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
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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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| 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
Fourth Corps
LTG Richard H. Anderson
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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
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Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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Butler's Division
BG Matthew C. Butler
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Young's Brigade
BG Pierce M. B. Young
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| Dunovant's Brigade
BG John Dunovant (k)
Col Benjamin H. Rutledge
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Fitzhugh Lee's Division
BG Thomas L. Rosser
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Wickham's Brigade
Col Thomas T. Munford
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| Rosser's Brigade
Col Oliver R. Funsten Sr.
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| Payne's Brigade
BG Lunsford L. Lomax
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W.H.F. Lee's Division
MG W.H.F. Lee
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Barringer's Brigade
BG Rufus Barringer
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| Chambliss's Brigade
BG John R. Chambliss (k)
Col J. Lucius Davis
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| Dearing's Brigade
BG James Dearing
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- 8th Georgia Cavalry: Col Joel R. Griffin
- 4th North Carolina Cavalry: Col Dennis D. Ferebee
- 16th North Carolina Cavalry Battalion: Col John T. Kennedy
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Horse Artillery
Maj R. Preston Chew
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Breathed's Battalion
Maj
James Breathed (w)
Cpt
William McGregor
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- Hart's (South Carolina) Battery: Cpt James F. Hart (w), Lt E. Lindsley Halsey
- McGregor's (Virginia) Battery: Cpt William McGregor, Lt George W. Brown
- Graham's (Virginia) Battery: Cpt Archibald Graham
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Department of Richmond
LTG Richard S. Ewell
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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: Col Richard H. Keeble (k), Col Horace Ready
- 25th/44th Tennessee: Ltc Robert B. Snowden (w), Cpt Jonathan E. Spencer
- 63rd Tennessee: Col Abram Fulkerson (w&c), Ltc William H. Fulkerson
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| Gary's Cavalry Brigade
BG Martin Witherspoon Gary
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Richmond forces
MG James L. Kemper
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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: Cpt A.J. Suddith
- 2nd Virginia Local Defense Troops: Ltc D.E. Scruggs
- 3rd Virginia Local Defense Troops: Ltc John McAnerney Jr.
- 4th Virginia Battalion, Local Defense Troops: Cpt Martin W. Curlin
- 5th Virginia Battalion, Local Defense Troops: Cpt Philip J. Ennis
- 2nd Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Ltc John H. Guy
- VMI Cadet Battalion (1 company): Cpt Andrew Pizzini
- Richmond Ambulance Company: Maj John Dooley
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| Barton's Command
BG Seth Barton
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- 18th Georgia Battalion: Maj William S. Basinger
- 25th Virginia Battalion: Ltc Wyatt M. Elliot
- 1st Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Ltc Richard T.W. Duke
- 3rd Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Ltc F.H. Archer
- 4th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Maj D.E. Godwin
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| Independent Richmond Cavalry
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- 1st Virginia Cavalry Battalion, Local Defense Troops: Maj Samuel A. Swann
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Post of Richmond
BG William M. Gardner
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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: Maj James O. Hensley
- 19th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion: Maj N.R. Cary
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| Second Division (Inner Line)
Ltc James Howard
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- 18th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion: Maj Mark B. Hardin
- 20th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion: Maj James E. Robertson
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| Lightfoot's Artillery Battalion
Ltc Charles E. Lightfoot
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- Hudgins’ (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Robert E. Hudgins
- Rives' (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt J. Henry Rives
- Barham's (Virginia) Artillery: Lt William R. Barham
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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: Lt John Guerrant
- Davis' (Virginia) Artillery: Lt Lemuel T. Davis
- Allen's (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt William T. Allen (w)
- Jones' (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Andrew J. Jones
- Winder's (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Charles S. Winder
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| 9th Georgia Artillery Battalion
Maj. Augustin Leyden
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- Company A: Cpt William A. Barnes
- Company B: Cpt Edwin H. Guess
- Company C: Cpt Andrew M. Wolihin
- Company D: Cpt Tyler M. Peeples
- Company E: Cpt William S. Everett
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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
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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: Col Benjamin L. Farinholt
- 3rd Virginia Reserves: Col Richard A. Booker
- 5th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Col Patrick M. Henry
- Withers' Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Col Robert E. Withers
- Maurin's Artillery: Maj Victor A. Maurin
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| Post of Petersburg
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- Holcombe (South Carolina) Legion: Col William J. Crawley
- 44th Virginia Battalion: Maj Peter V. Batte (c), Cpt Thomas W. Branch
- Hood's Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Ltc William H. Hood
- Independent Signal Corps: Maj James F. Milligan
- Hobson's Company, Second Class Militia: Cpt Owen H. Hobson
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| Fort Clifton
↵Ltc Henry T. Guion
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| Garnett's Brigade at Hicksford
Ltc John J. Garnett
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- Confederate States Zouave Battalion: Marie Alfred Coppens
- Company H, 62nd Georgia Cavalry: Cpt Thomas R. Janes
- Bradford's (Mississippi) Artillery (section): Lt Andrew J. Cochran
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| High Bridge
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- 6th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Ltc Robert Smith
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| Mattoax Bridge
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- 7th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Maj George Chrisman
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| Staunton River Bridge
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- 8th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Maj William A.J. Miller
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| Danville Virginia
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- 4th Virginia Reserves: Maj David B. Godwin
- 9th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Maj Archibald Taylor
- 10th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Maj William W. Byrd
- 11th Virginia Battalion, Reserves: Ltc Samuel M. Wallace
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| Drewry's Bluff
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- Coleman's (Virginia) Heavy Artillery: Cpt Wiley G. Coleman
- Drewry's (Virginia) Heavy Artillery: Cpt Augustus Drewry
- Marine Battalion (Companies A, B and C): Cpt John R. Tucker
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| Smith's Artillery Battalion
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- Epes' (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Branch J. Epes
- Kevill's (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Thomas Kevill
- Battery Danztler
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References
http://www.brettschulte.net/CWBlog/regimental-level-orders-of-battle/