The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the siege of Petersburg of the American Civil War. The following order of battle is the organization from the Confederate forces near Petersburg of October 27, 1864.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
Other
- w = wounded
- mw = mortally wounded
- k = killed
Confederate forces near Petersburg
Gen Robert E. Lee
Army of Northern Virginia
Gen Robert E. Lee
- Provost Guard: Maj. David B. Bridgford
- Engineers: MG Jeremy Francis Gilmer
- 1st Confederate Engineers
- 2nd Confederate Engineers
First Corps
LTG James Longstreet
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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Kershaw's Division
MG Joseph B. Kershaw (Kershaw's Division was sent to join Early in the Valley on 7 August 1864, left the Valley on 14 September 1864, and then rejoined Early in the Valley 26 September 1864. It finally returned to Petersburg by 21 November 1864.)
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Kershaw's Brigade
Col John Doby Kennedy
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Wofford's Brigade
BG Dudley M. Du Bose
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Humphreys' Brigade
Maj George B. Gerald
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Bryan's Brigade
Col James P. Simms
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Field's Division
MG Charles W. Field
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Bratton's Brigade
BG John Bratton
Col Joseph Walker
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- 1st South Carolina
- 2nd South Carolina Rifles
- 5th South Carolina
- 6th South Carolina
- Palmetto Sharpshooters
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Law's Brigade
Col William F. Perry
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- 4th Alabama
- 15th Alabama
- 44th Alabama
- 47th Alabama
- 48th Alabama
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Anderson's Brigade
BG George T. Anderson
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Gregg's Brigade (Gregg was killed 7 October 1864, and Bass was wounded the same day. Winkler commanded after this.)
BG John Gregg
Col Frederick S. Bass
Ltc Clinton McK. Winkler
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Benning's Brigade
BG Henry L. Benning
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Pickett's Division
MG George E. Pickett
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Terry's Brigade
BG William R. Terry
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Hunton's Brigade
BG Eppa Hunton
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Steuart's Brigade
BG George H. Steuart
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Corse's Brigade
BG Montgomery D. Corse
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Corps Artillery
BG Edward Porter Alexander
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Huger's Battalion
Ltc Frank Huger
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- Fickling's (South Carolina) Battery
- Poindexter's (Louisiana) Battery
- Parker's (Virginia) Battery
- Smith's (Virginia) Battery
- Taylor's (Virginia) Battery
- Woolfolk's (Virginia) Battery
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Haskell's Battalion
Maj John C. Haskell
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- Flanner's (North Carolina) Battery
- Garden's (South Carolina) Battery
- Lamkin's (Virginia) Battery
- Ramsay's (North Carolina) Battery
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Cabell's Battalion
Col Henry C. Cabell
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- Callaway's (Georgia) Battery
- Carlton's (Georgia) Battery
- Anderson's (Virginia) Battery
- Manly's (North Carolina) Battery
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1st Virginia Artillery Battalion
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- Dance's (Virginia) Battery
- Smith's (Virginia) Battery
- Graham's (Virginia) Battery
- Griffin's (Virginia) Battery
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Johnson's Battalion
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- Pollock's (Virginia) Battery
- Wilkes' (Virginia) Battery
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Stark's Battalion
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- Green's (Virginia) Battery
- Armistead's (Virginia) Battery
- French's (Virginia) Battery
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Third Corps
LTG A. P. Hill
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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Mahone's Division
BG William Mahone
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Sander' Brigade
Col Joseph H. King
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Harris' Brigade
BG Nathaniel H. Harris
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Mahone's Brigade
BG David A. Weisiger
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Wright's Brigade
Col William Gibson
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- 3rd Georgia
- 22nd Georgia
- 48th Georgia
- 64th Georgia
- 2nd Georgia Battalion
- 10th Georgia Battalion
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Finnegan's Brigade
BG Joseph Finegan
Col Theodore W. Brevard, Jr.
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Heth's Division
MG Henry Heth
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Davis' Brigade
BG Joseph R. Davis
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- 1st Confederate Battalion
- 2nd Mississippi
- 11th Mississippi
- 26th Mississippi
- 42nd Mississippi
- 55th North Carolina
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Cooke's Brigade
BG John R. Cooke
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MacRae's Brigade
BG William MacRae
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Archer's Brigade
BG James J. Archer (Archer was in command until 16 October 1864. Mayo then took over. Archer received a furlough and died 24 October 1864.)
Col Robert M. Mayo
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Wilcox's Division
MG Cadmus M. Wilcox
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Lane's Brigade
BG James H. Lane
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Scales' Brigade
BG Alfred M. Scales
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- 13th North Carolina
- 16th North Carolina
- 22nd North Carolina
- 34th North Carolina
- 38th North Carolina
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McGowan's Brigade
BG Samuel McGowan
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Thomas's Brigade
BG Edward L. Thomas
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- 14th Georgia
- 35th Georgia
- 45th Georgia
- 49th Georgia
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Corps Artillery
Col R. Lindsay Walker
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Cutts' Battalion
Col Allen S. Cutts
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- Patterson's (Georgia) Battery
- Ross's (Georgia) Battery
- Wingfield's (Georgia) Battery
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McIntosh's Battalion
Ltc David G. McIntosh
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- Dement's (Maryland) Battery
- Chesapeake (Maryland) Battery
- Hurt's (Alabama) Battery
- Price's (Virginia) Battery
- Donald's (Virginia) Battery
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Pegram's Battalion
Ltc William J. Pegram
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- Brander's (Virginia) Battery
- Ellett's (Virginia) Battery
- Cayce's (Virginia) Battery
- Gregg's (South Carolina) Battery
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Poague's Battalion
Ltc William T. Poague
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- Utterback's (Virginia) Battery
- Richard's (Mississippi) Battery
- William's (North Carolina) Battery
- Johnston's (Virginia) Battery
- Penick's (Virginia) Battery
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Richardson's Battalion
Ltc Charles Richardson
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- Grandy's (Virginia) Battery
- Landry's (Louisiana) Battery
- Moore's (Virginia) Battery
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Washington (Louisiana) Artillery Battalion:
Ltc Benjamin F. Eshleman
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- First Company
- Second Company
- Third Company
- Fourth Company
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Fourth Corps
LTG Richard H. Anderson
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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Johnson's Division
MG Bushrod Johnson
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Elliott's Brigade
BG William Henry Wallace
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- 17th South Carolina
- 18th South Carolina
- 22nd South Carolina
- 23rd South Carolina
- 26th South Carolina
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Gracie's Brigade
BG Archibald Gracie, Jr.
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Ransom's Brigade
BG Matt Whitaker Ransom
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Wise's Brigade
Col. J. Thomas Goode
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Hoke's Division
MG Robert F. Hoke
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Martin's Brigade
BG William Whedbee Kirkland
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Clingman's Brigade
Col. Hector McKethan
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- 8th North Carolina
- 31st North Carolina
- 51st North Carolina
- 61st North Carolina
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Hagood's Brigade
BG Johnson Hagood
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- 11th South Carolina
- 21st South Carolina
- 25th South Carolina
- 27th South Carolina
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Colquitt's Brigade
BG Alfred H. Colquitt
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- 6th Georgia
- 19th Georgia
- 23rd Georgia
- 27th Georgia
- 28th Georgia
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Corps Artillery
Col Hilary P. Jones
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38th Virginia Artillery Battalion
Ltc John P.W. Read
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- Blount's (Virginia) Battery
- Sullivan's (Virginia) Battery
- Macon's (Virginia) Battery
- Marshall's (Virginia) Battery
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Moseley's Artillery Battalion
Ltc Edgar F. Moseley
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- Young's (Virginia) Battery
- Miller's (North Carolina) Battery
- Slaten's (Georgia) Battery
- Cumming's (North Carolina) Battery
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Boggs' Artillery Battalion
Maj Francis J. Boggs
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- Darracott's (Virginia) Battery
- Martin's (Virginia) Battery
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Coit's Artillery Battalion
Maj James C. Coit
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- Wright's (Virginia) Battery
- Pegram's (Virginia) Battery
- Bradford's (Mississippi) Battery
- Kelly's (South Carolina) Battery
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Cavalry Corps
MG Wade Hampton III
Department of Richmond
LTG Richard S. Ewell
Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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Johnson's Brigade
Col John M. Hughs
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- 17th/23rd Tennessee
- 25th/44th Tennessee
- 63rd Tennessee
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Gary's Cavalry Brigade
BG Martin Witherspoon Gary
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Richmond forces
MG James L. Kemper
Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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Local Defense Brigade
MG G.W.C. Lee
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- 1st Virginia Battalion, Local Defense Troops
- 2nd Virginia Local Defense Troops
- 3rd Virginia Local Defense Troops
- 4th Virginia Battalion, Local Defense Troops
- 5th Virginia Battalion, Local Defense Troops
- 2nd Virginia Battalion, Reserves
- VMI Cadet Battalion (1 company)
- Richmond Ambulance Company
- Maryland Line (detachment)
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Barton's Command
BG Seth Barton
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- 18th Georgia Battalion
- 25th Virginia Battalion
- 1st Virginia Battalion, Reserves
- 3rd Virginia Battalion, Reserves
- 4th Virginia Battalion, Reserves
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Independent Richmond Infantry
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- 1st Virginia Militia
- 19th Virginia Militia
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Independent Richmond Cavalry
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- Owen's City Cavalry Regiment
- 1st Virginia Cavalry Battalion, Local Defense Troops
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Post of Richmond
BG William M. Gardner
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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Artillery Defenses
Ltc John C. Pemberton
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First Division (Inner Line)
Ltc John W. Atkinson
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- 10th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion
- 19th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion
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Second Division (Inner Line)
Ltc James Howard
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- 18th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion
- 20th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion
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Lightfoot's Artillery Battalion
Ltc Charles E. Lightfoot
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- Hudgin's (Virginia) Artillery
- Rives' (Virginia) Artillery
- Barham's (Virginia) Artillery
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Miscellaneous Artillery
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Chaffin's Bluff
Maj William S. Basinger
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- Guerrant's (Virginia) Artillery
- Davis' (Virginia) Artillery
- Allen's (Virginia) Artillery
- Jones' (Virginia) Artillery
- Winder's (Virginia) Artillery
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9th Georgia Artillery Battalion
Maj. Augustin Leyden
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- Company A
- Company B
- Company C
- Company D
- Company E
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Naval Batteries
Lt Charles W. Hays
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- Battery Semmes
- Battery Brooke
- Battery Wood
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Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia
Gen Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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1st Military District
BG Henry A. Wise
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Walker's Brigade
BG James A. Walker
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- 1st Virginia Reserves
- 3rd Virginia Reserves
- 5th Virginia Battalion, Reserves
- Withers' Virginia Battalion, Reserves
- Maurin's Artillery
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Post of Petersburg
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Fort Clifton
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Garnett's Brigade at Hicksford
Ltc John J. Garnett
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- Confederate States Zouave Battalion
- Company H, 62nd Georgia Cavalry
- Bradford's (Mississippi) Artillery (section)
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High Bridge
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- 6th Virginia Battalion, Reserves
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Mattoax Bridge
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- 7th Virginia Battalion, Reserves
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Staunton River Bridge
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- 8th Virginia Battalion, Reserves
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Danville Virginia
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- 4th Virginia Reserves
- 9th Virginia Battalion, Reserves
- 10th Virginia Battalion, Reserves
- 11th Virginia Battalion, Reserves
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Drewry's Bluff
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- Coleman's (Virginia) Heavy Artillery
- Drewry's (Virginia) Heavy Artillery
- Marine Battalion (Companies A, B and C)
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Smith's Artillery Battalion
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- Epes' (Virginia) Artillery
- Kevill's (Virginia) Artillery
- Battery Danztler
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References
http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/regimental-level-orders-of-battle/