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Part Five
Continued from: https://www.civilwartalk.com/thread...h-a-most-unexpected-victory-part-four.154358/
Part Three can be found here: https://www.civilwartalk.com/thread...-a-most-unexpected-victory-part-three.154279/
Part Two can be found here: https://www.civilwartalk.com/thread...ah-a-most-unexpected-victory-part-two.154169/
Part One can be found here: https://www.civilwartalk.com/thread...-–-a-most-unexpected-victory-part-one.154031/
As the final part of this I will look at the veritable who's who of the Confederacy that were present at the battle. (There will also be a single 'unifying' post looking at the two armies together).
So, in the Army of the Potomac we have Brigadier General P.G.T Beauregard. Very much the rising star of the Confederacy at this point due to disagreements with the President he will spend much of the war in secondary commands. Generally he does competently at this.
Commanding the 1st Brigade is Brigadier General Milledge L. Bonham. Not a West Pointer this lawyer and politician had however spent time as a Colonel during the Mexican war and as a result has a high rank in the South Carolina militia system. After the battle he will quickly leave the army first to enter the Confederate Congress. He will go on to become Governor of South Carolina (62-64). Then he returns to the army in a mostly administrative (recruiting) capacity.
2nd Brigade is Brigadier General Richard S Ewell.
3rd Brigade is Brigadier General D. R Jones. A Mexican War veteran and West Pointer he has links to General/ former President Taylor. Quickly attaining Divisional Command after Manassas he resigned from the army after Antietam due to ill health. He died soon thereafter.
4th Brigade is Brigadier General James Longstreet. Despite not having a great day at Manassas he will become Lee's warhorse.
5th Brigade is Colonel Philip St George Cocke. A West Pointer, Plantation owner and pre war Militia organiser. Despite being quickly promoted to Brigadier General he committed suicide in December.
6th Brigade is Colonel Jubal Early.
7th (Demi) Brigade is Major Nathan G. Evans. He is a West Pointer and career army man (in the cavalry). He will be quickly promoted to Brigadier General. However concerns about his alcoholism and general disagreeableness will result in him being court martialed (a charge he is found not guilty of). As such he will have a long and varied war until in the Spring of 1864 he will be badly injured in a buggy accident. He will eventually mostly recover from his wounds but will never be allowed field command again.
The Reserve Brigade is under Brigadier General Theophilus H. Holmes. Career army and well liked by the President he is quickly promoted after the battle to Major General and Divisional Command. He does not do well in the 7 Days Battle and is transferred to command the Trans Mississippi after questions are raised about his age. Promoted again to Lieutenant General however he is soon replaced by Kirby Smith under whom he serves in Arkansas. Again questions about his age surface and he ends the war commanding reserve formations in North Carolina.
Regimental Commanders at Manassas who will gain brigade (or higher) commands include:
Kershaw, Rhodes, Jenkins, Featherstone, Corse, Jones, Hunton, Barksdale, Kemper. (Almost certainly more but these were the ones I spotted and says something about Confederate strength at this level)
Meanwhile in The Army of the Shenandoah.
General Joe Johnston will have a controversial war. Opinions differ.
1st Brigade is commanded by some guy. Brigadier General Thomas J. Jackson. I am sure he will never be heard from again...
2nd Brigade is commanded by Colonel Francis S. Bartow. A Georgia lawyer and politician with a little militia experience. His career is ended by his participation in the battle.
3rd Brigade is commanded by Brigadier General Barnard E Bee. A career army officer whose career will also be terminated by his participation in the battle.
4th Brigade is commanded by Colonel A Elzey. A Mexican war veteran and career army officer he will later become a Major General with a Divisional Command. Shot through the head at Gaines Mill he will gain various administrative commands after he recovers. Later he was to become the artillery commander of The Army of Tennessee. However he arrives after the Battle of Franklin and there is little left for him to command. Therefore he ends up commanding militia in Georgia.
5th Brigade is commanded by Brigadier General Edmund Kirby Smith.
J. E. B. Stuart commands the cavalry.
Other notable individuals include Captain/ Colonel Pemberton, Imboden, Anderson, A.P. Hill, Steuart and Wilcox which again shows the strength of those present.
Continued from: https://www.civilwartalk.com/thread...h-a-most-unexpected-victory-part-four.154358/
Part Three can be found here: https://www.civilwartalk.com/thread...-a-most-unexpected-victory-part-three.154279/
Part Two can be found here: https://www.civilwartalk.com/thread...ah-a-most-unexpected-victory-part-two.154169/
Part One can be found here: https://www.civilwartalk.com/thread...-–-a-most-unexpected-victory-part-one.154031/
As the final part of this I will look at the veritable who's who of the Confederacy that were present at the battle. (There will also be a single 'unifying' post looking at the two armies together).
So, in the Army of the Potomac we have Brigadier General P.G.T Beauregard. Very much the rising star of the Confederacy at this point due to disagreements with the President he will spend much of the war in secondary commands. Generally he does competently at this.
Commanding the 1st Brigade is Brigadier General Milledge L. Bonham. Not a West Pointer this lawyer and politician had however spent time as a Colonel during the Mexican war and as a result has a high rank in the South Carolina militia system. After the battle he will quickly leave the army first to enter the Confederate Congress. He will go on to become Governor of South Carolina (62-64). Then he returns to the army in a mostly administrative (recruiting) capacity.
2nd Brigade is Brigadier General Richard S Ewell.
3rd Brigade is Brigadier General D. R Jones. A Mexican War veteran and West Pointer he has links to General/ former President Taylor. Quickly attaining Divisional Command after Manassas he resigned from the army after Antietam due to ill health. He died soon thereafter.
4th Brigade is Brigadier General James Longstreet. Despite not having a great day at Manassas he will become Lee's warhorse.
5th Brigade is Colonel Philip St George Cocke. A West Pointer, Plantation owner and pre war Militia organiser. Despite being quickly promoted to Brigadier General he committed suicide in December.
6th Brigade is Colonel Jubal Early.
7th (Demi) Brigade is Major Nathan G. Evans. He is a West Pointer and career army man (in the cavalry). He will be quickly promoted to Brigadier General. However concerns about his alcoholism and general disagreeableness will result in him being court martialed (a charge he is found not guilty of). As such he will have a long and varied war until in the Spring of 1864 he will be badly injured in a buggy accident. He will eventually mostly recover from his wounds but will never be allowed field command again.
The Reserve Brigade is under Brigadier General Theophilus H. Holmes. Career army and well liked by the President he is quickly promoted after the battle to Major General and Divisional Command. He does not do well in the 7 Days Battle and is transferred to command the Trans Mississippi after questions are raised about his age. Promoted again to Lieutenant General however he is soon replaced by Kirby Smith under whom he serves in Arkansas. Again questions about his age surface and he ends the war commanding reserve formations in North Carolina.
Regimental Commanders at Manassas who will gain brigade (or higher) commands include:
Kershaw, Rhodes, Jenkins, Featherstone, Corse, Jones, Hunton, Barksdale, Kemper. (Almost certainly more but these were the ones I spotted and says something about Confederate strength at this level)
Meanwhile in The Army of the Shenandoah.
General Joe Johnston will have a controversial war. Opinions differ.
1st Brigade is commanded by some guy. Brigadier General Thomas J. Jackson. I am sure he will never be heard from again...
2nd Brigade is commanded by Colonel Francis S. Bartow. A Georgia lawyer and politician with a little militia experience. His career is ended by his participation in the battle.
3rd Brigade is commanded by Brigadier General Barnard E Bee. A career army officer whose career will also be terminated by his participation in the battle.
4th Brigade is commanded by Colonel A Elzey. A Mexican war veteran and career army officer he will later become a Major General with a Divisional Command. Shot through the head at Gaines Mill he will gain various administrative commands after he recovers. Later he was to become the artillery commander of The Army of Tennessee. However he arrives after the Battle of Franklin and there is little left for him to command. Therefore he ends up commanding militia in Georgia.
5th Brigade is commanded by Brigadier General Edmund Kirby Smith.
J. E. B. Stuart commands the cavalry.
Other notable individuals include Captain/ Colonel Pemberton, Imboden, Anderson, A.P. Hill, Steuart and Wilcox which again shows the strength of those present.