Second Battle of Deep Bottom order of battle: Confederate

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The following Confederate army units and commanders fought in the Second Battle of Deep Bottom from August 14 to 20, 1864 of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately

Abbreviations used[edit]

Military rank[edit]

Other[edit]

Army of Northern Virginia[edit]

Gen Robert E. Lee

Infantry forces[edit]

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Field's Division, First Corps
     MG Charles W. Field

Anderson's Brigade


   BG George T. Anderson

Law's Brigade


   Col William F. Perry

  • 4th Alabama Infantry
  • 15th Alabama Infantry
  • 44th Alabama Infantry
  • 47th Alabama Infantry
  • 48th Alabama Infantry
Gregg's Brigade


   BG John Gregg

Benning's Brigade


   Col. Dudley M. DuBose

Bratton's Brigade


   BG John Bratton

  • 1st South Carolina Infantry
  • 5th South Carolina Infantry
  • 6th South Carolina Infantry
  • 2nd South Carolina Rifles

From Third Corps

Lane's Brigade, Wilcox's Division


   BG James H. Lane

McGowan's Brigade, Wilcox's Division


   BG Samuel McGowan

Ambrose R. Wright's Brigade, Mahone's Division


   BG Victor Girardey (k)
   Col William Gibson

  • 3rd Georgia Infantry
  • 22nd Georgia Infantry
  • 48th Georgia Infantry
  • 64th Georgia Infantry
  • 2nd Georgia Infantry Battalion
  • 10th Georgia Infantry Battalion

Cavalry Corps[edit]

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

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

Barringer's Brigade


   BG Rufus Barringer

Beale's Brigade


   BG Richard L. T. Beale

Dearing's Brigade


   BG James Dearing

  • 8th Georgia Cavalry
  • 4th North Carolina Cavalry
  • 16th North Carolina Cavalry
Horse Artillery


   Maj R. Preston Chew

  • Hart's (South Carolina) Battery
  • Graham's (Virginia) Battery
  • McGregor's (Virginia) Battery

Sources[edit]

  • Trudeau, Noah Andre. The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia June 1864 – April 1865. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1991. ISBN 0-316-85327-5.