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~~ 6th Alabama Infantry ~~
Battle for the Wilderness - CSA Troops
Confederate Order of Battle for The Wilderness - May 5-6, 1864

The Army of Northern Virginia - General Robert E. Lee

  I Army Corps                  Lt. Gen. James Longstreet

     Kershaw's Division         Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw

       Kershaw's Brigade        Col. John W. Henagan
          2nd SC                Lt. Col. F. Gaillard
          3rd SC                Col. James D. Nance
          7th SC                Capt. James Mitchell
          8th SC                Lt. Col. E. T. Stackhouse
          15th SC               Col. John B. Davis
          3rd SC Battalion      Capt. B. M. Whitener

     Humphreys' Brigade         Brig. Gen. Benjamin G. Humphreys
          13th MS               Maj. G. L. Donald
          17th MS
          18th MS               Capt. W. H. Lewis
          21st MS               Col. D. N. Moody

     Wofford's Brigade          Brig. Gen. William T. Wofford
          16th GA
          18th GA
          24th GA
          Cobb's GA Legion
          Phillips GA Legion
          3rd GA Sharpshooters

     Bryan's Brigade            Brig. Gen. Goode Bryan
          10th GA               Col. Willis C. Holt
          50th GA               Col. P. McGlashan
          51st GA               Col. E. Ball
          53rd GA               Col. James P. Simms


  Field's Division              Maj. Gen. Charles W. Field

     Jenkins' Brigade           Brig. Gen. Micah Jenkins
          1st SC                Col. James R. Hagood
          2nd SC (Rifles)       Col. R. E. Bowen
          5th SC                Col. A. Coward
          6th SC                Col. John Bratton
          Palmetto Sharp.       Col. Joseph Walker

     Anderson's Brigade         Brig. Gen. George T. Anderson
          7th GA
          8th GA
          9th GA
          11th GA
          59th GA               Lt. Col. B. H. Gee

     Law's Brigade              Brig. Gen. E. McIver Law
          4th AL                Col. P. D. Bowles
          15th AL
          44th AL               Col. W. F. Perry
          47th AL
          48th AL               Lt. Col. W. M. Hardwick

     Gregg's Brigade            Brig. Gen. Hohn Gregg
          3rd AR                Col. Van H. Manning
          1st TX
          4th TX                Col. J. P. Bane
          5th TX                Lt. Col. K. Bryan

     Benning's Brigade          Brig. Gen. Henry L. Benning
          2nd GA
          15th GA               Col. D. M. DuBose
          17th GA
          20th GA

     Artillery                  Brig. Gen. E. Porter Alexander

       Huger's Battalion        Lt. Col. Frank Huger
          Fickling's Battery (VA)
          Moody's Battery (LA)
          Parker's Battery (VA)
          J. D. Smith's Battery (VA)
          Taylor's Battery (VA)
          Woolfolk's Battery (VA)

       Haskell's Battalion      Maj. John C. Haskell
          Flanner's Battery (NC)
          Garden's Battery (SC)
          Lamkin's Battery (VA)
          Ramsay's Battery (NC)

       Cabell's Battalion       Col. Henry C. Cabell
          Callaway's Battery (GA)
          Carlton's Battery (GA)
          McCarth's Battery (VA)
          Manly's Battery (NC)


  II Army Corps                 Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell

     Early's Division           Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early

       Hay's Brigade            Brig. Gen. Harry T. Hays
          5th LA                Lt. Col. Bruce Menger
          6th LA                Maj. William H. Manning
          7th LA                Maj. J. M. Wilson
          8th LA
          9th LA

       Pegram's Brigade         Brig. Gen. John Pegram
          13th VA               Col. JamesB. Terrill
          31st VA               Col. John S.Hoffman
          49th VA               Col. J. C. Gibson
          52nd VA
          58th VA

       Gordon's Brigade         Brig. Gen. John B. Gordon
          13th GA
          26th GA               Col. E. N. Atkinson
          31st GA               Col. C. A. Evans
          38th GA
          60th GA               Lt. Col. Thomas J. Berry
          61st GA


     Johnson's Division         Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson

       Stonewall Brigade        Brig. Gen. James A. Walker
          2nd VA                Capt. C. H. Stewart
          4th VA                Col. William Terry
          5th VA
          27th VA               Lt. Col. Charles L. Haynes
          33rd VA

       Steuart's Brigade        Brig. Gen. George H. Steuart
          1st NC                Col. H. A. Brown
          3rd NC                Col. S. D. Thruston
          10th VA
          23rd VA
          37th VA

       Jone's Brigade           Brig. Gen. John M. Jones
          21st VA
          25th VA               Col. J. C. Higginbotham
          42nd VA
          44th VA
          48th VA
          50th VA

       Stafford's Brigade       Brig. Gen. Leroy A. Stafford
          1st LA
          2nd LA                Col. J. M. Williams
          10th LA
          14th LA
          15th LA


     Rode's Division            Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes

       Daniel's Brigade         Brig. Gen. Junius Daniel
          32nd NC
          43rd NC
          45th NC
          53rd NC
          2nd NC Battery

       Ramseur's Brigade        Brig. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur
          2nd NC                Col. W. R. Cox
          4th NC                Col. Bryan Grimes
          14th NC               Col. R. T. Bennett
          30th NC               Col. F. M. Parker

       Doles' Brigade           Brig. Gen. George Doles
          4th GA
          12th GA               Col. Edward Willis
          44th GA               Col. W. H. Peebles

       Battle's Brigade         Brig. Gen. Cullen A. Battle
          3rd AL                Col. Charles Forsyth
          5th AL
          6th AL
          12th AL
          26th AL

       Johnston's Brigade       Brig. Gen. Robert D. Johnston
          5th NC                Col. T. M. Garrett
          12th NC               Col. H. E. Collman
          20th NC               Col. Thomas F. Toon
          23rd NC


     Artillery                  Brig. Gen. Armistead L. Long

       Hardaway's Battalion     Lt. Col. R. A. Hardaway
          Dance's Battery (VA)
          Graham's Battery (VA)
          C. B. Griffin's Battery (VA)
          Jones' Battery (VA)
          B. H. Smith's Battery (VA)

       Nelson's Battalion       Lt. Col. William Nelson
          Kirkpatrick's Battery (VA)
          Massie's Battery (VA)
          Milledge's Battery (GA)

       Braxton's Battalion      Lt. Col. Carter M. Braxton
          Carpenter's Battery (VA)
          Cooper's Battery (VA)
          Hardwicke's Battery (VA)

       Cutshaw's Battalion      Maj. W. E. Cutshaw
          Carrington's Battery (VA)
          A. W. Garber's Battery (VA)
          Tanner's Battery (VA)

       Page's Battalion         Maj. R. C. M. Page
          W. P. Carter's Battery (VA)
          Fry's Battery (VA)
          Page's Battery (VA)
          Reese's Battery (AL)



  III Army Corps                Lt. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill

     Anderson's Division        Maj. Gen. Richard H. Anderson

       Perrin's Brigade         Brig. Gen. Abner Perrin
          8th AL
          9th AL
          10th AL
          11th AL
          14th AL

       Mahone's Brigade         Brig. Gen. William Mahone
          6th VA                Lt. Col. H. W. Williamson
          12th VA               Col. D. A. Weisiger
          16th VA               Lt. Col. R. O. Whitehead
          41st VA
          61st VA               Col. V. D. Groner

       Harris' Brigade          Brig. Gen. Nathaniel H. Harris
          12th MS
          16th MS               Col. S. E. Baker
          19th MS               Col. T. J. Hardin
          48th MS

       Wright's Brigade         Brig. Gen. Ambrose R. Wright
          3rd GA
          22nd GA
          48th GA
          2nd GA Battalion      Maj. C. J. Moffett

       Perry's Brigade          Brig. Gen. E. A. Perry
          2nd FL
          5th FL
          8th FL


     Heth's Division            Maj. Gen. Henry Heth

       Davis' Brigade           Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Davis
          2nd MS
          11th MS
          42nd MS
          55th NC

       Cooke's Brigade          Brig. Gen. John R. Cook
          15th NC
          27th NC
          46th NC
          48th NC

       Kirkland's Brigade       Brig. Gen. William W. Kirkland
          11th NC
          26th NC
          44th NC
          47th NC
          52nd NC

       Walker's Brigade         Brig. Gen. Henry H. Walker
          40th VA
          47th VA               Col. R. M. Mayo
          55th VA               Col. W. S. Christian
          22nd VA Battalion

       Archer's Brigade         Brig. Gen. James J. Archer
          1st TN                Maj. F. G. Buchanan
          7th TN                Lt. Col. S. G. Shepard
          14th TN               Col. William McComb


     Wilcox's Division          Maj. Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox

       Lane's Brigade           Brig. Gen. James H. Lane
          7th NC                Lt. Col. W. Lee Davidson
          18th NC               Col. John D. Barry
          28th NC
          33rd NC               Lt. Col. R. V. Cowan
          37th NC               Col. William M. Barbour

       Scale's Brigade          Brig. Gen. Alfred M. Scales
          13th NC               Col. J. H. Hyman
          16th NC               Col. W. A. Stowe
          22nd NC
          34th NC               Col. W. L. J. Lowrance
          38th NC               Lt. Col. John Ashford

       McGowan's Brigade        Brig. Gen. Samuel McGowan
          1st SC                Lt. Col. W. P. Shooter
          12th SC               Col. John L. Miller
          13th SC               Col. B. T. Brockman
          14th SC               Col. Joseph N. Brown
          1st SC Rifles         Lt. Col. G. McD. Miller

       Thomas' Brigade          Brig. Gen. Edward L. Thomas
          14th GA
          35th GA
          45th GA
          49th GA               Lt. Col. J. T. Jordan


     Artillery                  Col. R. Lindsay Walker

       Poague's Battalion       Lt. Col. William T. Poague
          Richard's Battery (MS)
          Utterback's Battery (VA)
          Williams' Battery (NC)
          Wyatt's Battery (VA)

       McIntosh's Battalion     Lt. Col. D. G. McIntosh
          Clutter's Battery (VA)
          Donald's Battery (VA)
          Hurt's Battery (AL)
          Price's Battery (VA)

       Pegram's Battalion       Lt. Col. W. J. Pegram
          Brander's Battery (VA)
          Cayce's Battery (VA)
          Ellett's Battery (VA)
          Marye's Battery (VA)
          Zimmerman's Battery (SC)

       Cutts' Battalion         Col. A. S. Cutts
          Patterson's Battery (GA)
          Ross' Battery (GA)
          Wingfield's Battery (GA)

       Richardson's Battalion   Lt. Col. Charles Richardson
          Grandy's Battery (VA)
          Landry's Battery (LA)
          Moore's Battery (VA)
          Penick's Battery (VA)



  Calvary Corps                 Maj. Gen. James E. B. Stuart

     Hampton's Division         Maj. Gen. Wade Hampton

       Young's Brigade          Brig. Gen. P. M. B. Young
          7th GA                Col. W. P. White
          Cobb's Legion (GA)    Col. G. J. Wright
          Phillips Legion (GA)
          20th GA               Lt. Col. John M. Millen
          Jeff Davis Legion (MS)

       Rosser's Brigade         Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Rosser
          7th VA                Col. R. H. Dulany
          11th VA
          12th VA               Lt. Col. Thomas B. Massie
          35th VA Battalion

       Butler's Brigade         Brig. Gen. M. C. Butler
          4th SC                Col. B. H. Rutledge
          5th SC                Col. John Dunovant
          6th SC                Col. Hugh K. Aiken


     Fitz Lee's Division        Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee

       Lomax's Brigade          Brig. Gen. Lunsford L. Lomax
          5th VA                Col. Henry C. Pateh
          6th VA
          15th VA

       Wickham's Brigade        Brig. Gen. William C. Wickham
          1st VA
          2nd VA                Col. Thomas T. Munford
          3rd VA                Col. Thomas H. Owen
          4th VA


     W. H. F. Lee's Division    Maj. W. H. F. Lee

       Chambliss' Brigade       Brig. Gen. John R. Chambliss Jr.
          9th VA
          10th VA
          13th VA

       Gordon's Brigade         Brig. Gen. James B. Gordon
          1st NC
          2nd NC                Col. C. M. Andrews
          5th NC                Col. S. B. Evans


     Horse Artillery            Maj. R. P. Chew

       Breathed's Battalion     Maj. James Breathed
          Hart's Battery (SC)
          Johnston's Battery (VA)
          McGregor's Battery (VA)
          Shoemaker's Battery (VA)
          Thompson's Battery (VA)
The effective strength of the above forces was at least 61,000 men Casualty figures are imprecise 
but estimated at about 11,000 killed, wounded and missing in the engagement 
Source: _The Wilderness Campaign_ by Edward Steere


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