Globe Tavern Confederate order of battle

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The following units and commanders of the Confederate army fought in the Battle of Globe Tavern from August 18 to 21, 1864. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

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August 18–19[]

Operations south of Petersburg[]

Gen P. G. T. Beauregard, Petersburg Defense Force

Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia[]

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Mahone's Division
MG William Mahone

Weisiger's Brigade


BG David A. Weisiger

  • 6th Virginia Infantry
  • 12th Virginia Infantry
  • 16th Virginia Infantry
  • 41st Virginia Infantry
  • 61st Virginia Infantry
Colquitt's Brigade

(from Hoke's Division)
BG Alfred H. Colquitt

  • 6th Georgia Infantry
  • 19th Georgia Infantry
  • 23rd Georgia Infantry
  • 27th Georgia Infantry
  • 28th Georgia Infantry
Clingman's Brigade

(from Hoke's Division)
BG Thomas L. Clingman (w)
Col Hector M. McKethan

  • 8th North Carolina Infantry
  • 31st North Carolina Infantry
  • 51st North Carolina Infantry: Col Hector M. McKethan
  • 61st North Carolina Infantry

Heth's Division
MG Henry Heth

Davis' Brigade


Cpt Robert W. Thomas

  • 1st Confederate Battalion
  • 2nd Mississippi Infantry
  • 11th Mississippi Infantry: Maj Reuben O. Reynolds
  • 26th Mississippi Infantry
  • 42nd Mississippi Infantry
  • 55th North Carolina Infantry
Walker's Brigade


Col Robert M. Mayo (ill, August 18)
Col William S. Christian

  • 13th Alabama Infantry
  • 2nd Maryland Battalion
  • 1st Tennessee Infantry (Provisional Army)
  • 7th Tennessee Infantry
  • 14th Tennessee Infantry
  • 40th Virginia Infantry
  • 47th Virginia Infantry
  • 55th Virginia Infantry: Col William S. Christian
  • 22nd Virginia Infantry Battalion
Colquitt's Brigade

(from Hoke's Division)
BG Alfred H. Colquitt

  • 6th Georgia Infantry
  • 19th Georgia Infantry
  • 23rd Georgia Infantry
  • 27th Georgia Infantry
  • 28th Georgia Infantry

Third Corps Artillery
Col Reuben L. Walker

Pegram's Battalion


Col William Pegram

  • Richard's (Mississippi) Battery
  • Gregg's (South Carolina) Battery
  • Braxton's (Virginia) Battery
  • Brander's (Virginia) Battery
  • Cayce's (Virginia) Battery
  • Ellett's (Virginia) Battery

August 21[]

Operations south of Petersburg[]

Gen P.G.T. Beauregard, Petersburg Defense Force

Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia[]

LTG A. P. Hill

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Mahone's Division
MG William Mahone

Sanders' Brigade


BG John C. C. Sanders (k)
Col J. Horace King

  • 8th Alabama Infantry
  • 9th Alabama Infantry: Col J. Horace King
  • 10th Alabama Infantry
  • 11th Alabama Infantry
  • 13th Alabama Infantry
  • 14th Alabama Infantry
Harris' Brigade


Col Joseph M. Jayne

  • 12th Mississippi Infantry
  • 16th Mississippi Infantry: Col Edward G. Counsell (mw)
  • 19th Mississippi Infantry
  • 48th Mississippi Infantry
Wright's Brigade


BG Ambrose R. Wright

  • 3rd Georgia Infantry
  • 22nd Georgia Infantry
  • 48th Georgia Infantry
  • 64th Georgia Infantry
  • 2nd Georgia Infantry Battalion
  • 10th Georgia Infantry Battalion
Hagood's Brigade

(from Hoke's Division)
BG Johnson Hagood

  • 11th South Carolina Infantry
  • 21st South Carolina Infantry
  • 25th South Carolina Infantry
  • 27th South Carolina Infantry: Col Peter Charles Gaillard
  • 7th South Carolina Infantry Battalion: Cpt John L. Jones
Finegan's Brigade


BG Joseph Finegan

  • 2nd Florida Infantry
  • 5th Florida Infantry
  • 8th Florida Infantry
  • 9th Florida Infantry: Cpt John William Pearson of Company B (mw)
  • 10th Florida Infantry
  • 11th Florida Infantry

Heth's Division
MG Henry Heth

Cooke's Brigade


BG John R. Cooke

  • 15th North Carolina Infantry
  • 27th North Carolina Infantry
  • 46th North Carolina Infantry
  • 48th North Carolina Infantry
  • 55th North Carolina Infantry
McRae's Brigade


BG William MacRae

  • 11th North Carolina Infantry
  • 26th North Carolina Infantry
  • 44th North Carolina Infantry
  • 47th North Carolina Infantry: Ltc John W. Lyell (w)
  • 52nd North Carolina Infantry
Kirkland's Brigade

(from Hoke's Division)
BG William W. Kirkland

  • 17th North Carolina Infantry
  • 42nd North Carolina Infantry
  • 66th North Carolina Infantry
Ransom's Brigade

(from Johnson's Division)
Ltc John L. Harris

  • 24th North Carolina Infantry
  • 25th North Carolina Infantry
  • 35th North Carolina Infantry
  • 49th North Carolina Infantry
  • 56th North Carolina Infantry

Third Corps Artillery
Col Reuben L. Walker

Pegram's Battalion


Col William Pegram

  • Richard's (Mississippi) Battery
  • Gregg's (South Carolina) Battery
  • Braxton's (Virginia) Battery
  • Brander's (Virginia) Battery
  • Cayce's (Virginia) Battery
  • Ellett's (Virginia) Battery

Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia[]

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

W.H.F. Lee's Division

Barringer's Brigade


BG Rufus Barringer

  • 1st North Carolina Cavalry
  • 2nd North Carolina Cavalry
  • 3rd North Carolina Cavalry
  • 5th North Carolina Cavalry
Dearing's Brigade


BG James Dearing

  • 7th Confederate Cavalry
  • 62nd Georgia Cavalry
  • 4th North Carolina Cavalry
  • 6th North Carolina Cavalry
  • Petersburg Artillery

Sources[]

  • Calkins, Chris. "The Battle of Weldon Railroad (or Globe Tavern), August 18–19 & 21, 1864", in Blue & Gray, Volume XXIII, issue 5 (Winter 2007). ISSN 0741-2207.
  • Katcher, Philip. The Army of Robert E. Lee. London, United Kingdom: Arms and Armour Press, 1994. ISBN 1-85409-174-3.
  • Trudeau, Noah Andre. The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia June 1864–April 1865. Little, Brown and Company, 1991. ISBN 0-316-85327-5.
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