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The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Siege of Suffolk of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.
Abbreviations used[]
Military rank[]
Other[]
Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia[]
LTG James Longstreet, Commanding
Infantry and Artillery[]
Division
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Brigade
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Regiments
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Pickett's Division
MG George E. Pickett
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Armistead's Brigade
BG Lewis A. Armistead
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- 9th Virginia: Maj John C. Owens
- 14th Virginia: Col James G. Hodges
- 38th Virginia: Col Edward C. Edmonds
- 53rd Virginia: Col William R. Aylett
- 57th Virginia: Col John B. Magruder
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Corse's Brigade
BG Montgomery D. Corse
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- 15th Virginia: Col Thomas P. August
- 17th Virginia: Maj Robert H. Simpson
- 30th Virginia: Col Archibald T. Harrison
- 32nd Virginia:[1] Col Edgar B. Montague
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Kemper's Brigade
BG James L. Kemper
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Garnett's Brigade
BG Richard B. Garnett
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- 8th Virginia: Col Eppa Hunton
- 18th Virginia: Ltc Henry A. Carrington
- 19th Virginia: Col Henry Gantt
- 28th Virginia: Col Robert C. Allen
- 56th Virginia: Col William D. Stuart
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Dearing's Artillery Battalion
Maj James Dearing
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- Fauquier (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Robert M. Stribling
- Hampden (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt William H. Caskie
- Latham (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Joseph G. Blount
- Richmond Fayette (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt Miles C. Macon
- Confederate Guards (Mississippi) Artillery: Cpt William D. Bradford
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Hood's Division
MG John B. Hood
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Law's Brigade
BG Evander M. Law
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- 4th Alabama: Ltc Laurence H. Scruggs
- 15th Alabama: Maj William C. Oates
- 44th Alabama: Ltc John H. Jones
- 47th Alabama: Col James W. Jackson
- 48th Alabama: Col James L. Sheffield
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Robertson's Brigade
BG Jerome B. Robertson
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- 3rd Arkansas: Col Van H. Manning
- 1st Texas: Ltc Philip A. Work
- 4th Texas: Col John C. G. Key
- 5th Texas: Col Robert M. Powell
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Anderson's Brigade
BG George T. Anderson
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- 7th Georgia: Col William W. White
- 8th Georgia: Col John R. Towers
- 9th Georgia: Col John C. Mounger
- 11th Georgia: Col Francis H. Little
- 59th Georgia: Col William A. J. Brown
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Benning's Brigade
BG Henry L. Benning
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- 2nd Georgia: Ltc William T. Harris
- 15th Georgia: Col Dudley M. Du Bose
- 17th Georgia: Col Wesley C. Hodges
- 20th Georgia: Col John A. Jones
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Henry's Artillery Battalion
Maj Mathias W. Henry
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- Rowan (North Carolina) Artillery, Reilly's battery
- Gatlin (North Carolina) Artillery, Lane's battery
- German (South Carolina) Light Artillery, Bachman's battery
- Palmetto (South Carolina) Light Artillery, Garden's battery
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French's Division
MG Samuel G. French
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Jenkins' Brigade
BG Micah Jenkins
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- 1st South Carolina (Hagood's)
- 2nd South Carolina (Rifles): Col Thomas Thompson
- 5th South Carolina: Col Asbury Coward
- 6th South Carolina: Col John Bratton
- Hampton's Legion: Col Martin W. Gary
- Palmetto Sharpshooters: Col Joseph Walker
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Davis' Brigade
BG Joseph R. Davis
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Shumaker's Artillery Battalion
Maj Lindsay M. Shumaker
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- Chesterfield (South Carolina) Artillery: Cpt James C. Coit
- Alexandria (Virginia) Artillery: Cpt David L. Smoot
- Martin's (Virginia) battery: Cpt S. T. Martin
- Sturdivant's (Virginia) battery: Cpt
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Cavalry[]
Brigade
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Regiments and Others
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Baker's Brigade
Col John A. Baker
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- 2nd North Carolina
- 3rd North Carolina
- 4th North Carolina: Col Dennis D. Ferbee
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Notes[]
- ^ Provost guard, Petersburg, Virginia
References[]
- Cormier, Steven A., The Siege of Suffolk: The Forgotten Campaign, April 11 – May 4, 1863, H. E. Howard, 1989, ISBN 978-0-930919-82-5.
Categories:
- American Civil War orders of battle