Lee's Optimal Re-Organization before Gettysburg (The Extra Brigades)

[Stryker65]

Do you have a rough lists of the different Depts and the Districts below them around this time period? Or a link to where I can get that information?

Here's the full list, from the OR. See note a for your second question.

 

[Wizard of Cozz]

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Here's the full list, from the OR. See note a for your second question.

This helped immensely TY. What was in the District of West Florida around middle 1863? TY

 

[Stryker65]

This helped immensely TY. What was in the District of West Florida around middle 1863? TY

There was no District of West Florida, lol. Only Middle and East. Western Florida was completely controlled by Union forces. Any Confederate forces raiding into the area would come from the Department of the Gulf at Mobile.

 

[Wizard of Cozz]

There was no District of West Florida, lol. Only Middle and East. Western Florida was completely controlled by Union forces. Any Confederate forces raiding into the area would come from the Department of the Gulf at Mobile.

Was this not the district?

 

[Stryker65]

Was this not the district?

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Sure, but that district held none of West Florida, similar to how John B. Magruder's District of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona held none of New Mexico or Arizona. The Confederate District of West Florida was then merged (unofficially) into the District of Middle Florida.

Additionally, General Forney was captured at Vicksburg with what can be assumed was the majority of the district. General William M. Gardner commanded the District after Forney's relief, but Gardner commanded from Tallahassee in the District of Middle Florida.

The District of West Florida as organized in 1861 was principally for the defense of Pensacola, under General Braxton Bragg. Bragg was soon relieved, as well known, to send reinforcements to A. S. Johnston's army at Corinth. Col. Thomas M. Jones was placed in command of the remaining forces. After Shiloh, Jones evacuated the city and marched with his remaining forces to join Bragg as well. The Union division that occupied the city took control of the harbor and forts, as well, so there was really no need for Confederate troops to be in the area as there was nothing of value to defend. Confederate forces operated from Tallahassee with small raiding parties, but never again garrisoned western Florida.

 

[danny]

Stryker-FYI
Forney was commanding a division of Hebert's & Moore's brigades at the surrender of Vicksburg.
On 11/2063 he is shown as commanding the paroled and exchanged prisoners at Enterprise, Ms.

 

[Stryker65]

Stryker-FYI
Forney was commanding a division of Hebert's & Moore's brigades at the surrender of Vicksburg.
On 11/2063 he is shown as commanding the paroled and exchanged prisoners at Enterprise, Ms.

You're right, that erases that possibility. Not sure what troops would have constituted that district, then.

 

[Wizard of Cozz]

However, some of these may have been detached regiments from the brigades sent north to Lee, guarding railroad crossings and the like. The 44th NC had served this duty for over a year before moving to Richmond.


Two weeks after Lee moved into Virginia, the Siege of Charleston began. To counter the threat, the Confederate troops were reinforced by Colquitt's, Clingman's, Wise's, Evans's, Taliaferro's (from GA), and G. T. Anderson's brigades. Colquitt's and Clingman's brigades could only be moved from North Carolina because the four brigades you have going to Lee were extended to cover their territory in North Carolina (mostly Corse's brigade, sent to Hill). Without those troops in that territory, it is unlikely Colquitt and Clingman would be sent, which presents a problem to Charleston's safety.

Along with the detachments from the ANV (cavalry and the Second Corps guards at Winchester), these forces would be guarding the Shenandoah:
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Echols commands the 22nd VA, and the 23rd and 26th VA Battalions
Williams commands the 4th, 10th, and 13th KY Cavalry, 16th GA Cavalry Battalion, 1st Tennessee Cavalry, and 64th Virginia
Wharton commands the 30th VA SS Battalion, 45th VA, and 51st VA
McCausland commands the 36th, 60th, and 63rd VA
Jackson commands the 19th and 20th VA Cavalry
Gen. A. E. Jackson commands the Thomas Legion and SW VA reserves
Also present are the 8th and 21st Virginia Cavalry, the 13th Virginia Artillery Battalion, and seven light batteries.

Was going through my spreadsheet. Is the 63rd virginia the same 63rd virginia that fights at Chickamauga?

 

[Stryker65]

Was going through my spreadsheet. Is the 63rd virginia the same 63rd virginia that fights at Chickamauga?

Yep! It would be transferred to the Dept of East Tennessee a week before CHickamauga.

 

[51st Georgia]

Some of the Florida battalions could be moved to reform the brigade.

Infantry: 31
(6) 1st FL Battalion
(6) 2nd FL Battalion
(8) 4th FL Battalion
(7) 6th FL Battalion
4 Independent Companies

Cavalry: 32
(10) 2nd FL Cavalry
(9) FL Cavalry: Ltc Charles James Munnerlyn (Formed in 1864)
(5) 3rd FL Battalion
(8) 5th FL Battalion

Artillery: 4
(Milton; A) Dunham
(Milton; B) Abell
(Leon; A) Gamble
(Leon; B) Villepigue

I'd move the 1st, 2nd & 4th Battalions to Lee to form the 9th & 10th FL regiments. Maybe move a cavalry battalions and one of the artillery batteries.

I had a GG Grandfather in the 2nd Florida Cavalry and was present at Olustee. I am all for moving him to the ANV!!!

 

[Wizard of Cozz]

I had a GG Grandfather in the 2nd Florida Cavalry and was present at Olustee. I am all for moving him to the ANV!!!

This is my current situation in FL, as Lee begins his invasion of the North. I've brought the Western FL brigade back to FL, as well as Perry's ANV FL brigade. I've reinforced both brigades to above 1500 men each, and idea is that spending the rest of the summer in FL will allow them to recruit back up to strenght a bit more, they can also be pulled up to SC to help with the Siege of Charleston. When Lee returns from invasion, Lee could reinforce AoT with Longstreet's corps as in real life, but then the FL brigades could be brought in to bolster the other two ANV corps. I've also shifted Archer's TN brigade to E. TN to help it recruit and give it some time to recover as it was getting close to going under 1K Troops.

District of East FL
BG Joseph Finegan​

1. Units
   1. Perry's Brigade - BG E.A. Perry (1,648 men)
      1. 2nd FL (242 men)
      2. 5th FL (321 men)
      3. 8th FL (175 men) - Col. David Lang
      4. 1st FL Battalion (450 men)
      5. 6th FL Battalion (450 men)
   2. Cavalry
      1. Partisan Rangers (50 men)
   3. Artillery
      1. Milton Art (75 men)
      2. McCant's FL Battery (4 guns / 90 men)

District of Middle FL
BG Howell Cobb​

1. Units
   1. Finley's Brigade - BG Jesse Finley (1,761 men)
      1. 1st/3rd FL (285 men)
      2. 4th FL/1st FL CAV Dismounted (402)
      3. 6th FL (314 men)
      4. 7th FL - Col. Robert Bullock (300 men)
      5. 2nd FL Battalion (450 men)
      6. 4th FL Battalion (450 men)
   2. Cavalry Units
      1. 2nd FL CAV (250 men)
      2. 1 Independent CAV Company (50 men)
   3. Artillery
      1. Cobb Guards (Troupe Light ART)
      2. Echols GA ART
      3. Kilcrease ART
      4. Leon FL ART
      5. GA Siege ART

 

[Wizard of Cozz]

For Those interested here is what I have for each Confederate Dept. In this "optimal re-organization"

DEPT. OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA​

• McLaws has been shuffled out west. After Chancellorsville, Lee lost faith in McLaws. This led to Lee "orderding" Longstreet to keep McLaws on a short leash. This ultimately ruined their relationship, and caused his departure by the end of the year. In this scenario, Longstreet convinces McLaws to take a divisional command out west, once McLaws doesn't get one of the two corps commands, this also give the AoT another very dependable division commander, and gives McLaws the possibility of moving into corps command, not that I think he would of been great at that.​
• Kershaw has assumed McLaws division as in real life. Kershaw is the ranking brigade commander in the division, and was one of the best brigade commanders in the army, and was extremely dependable. Now, One could argue that Wilcox could get the division, but I kept the choice in house. Just because their are no alabama troops in this division, I think he would of been viewed as an outsider. I'm willing to listen if those who want to make the case. I know Wilcox is basically next in line for division command by seniority, and he's a west pointer.​
• Corse is attached to Pickett's division as historically, and will also be making the move North with the army. This gives Pickett four brigades, and over 7k men.​
• Micah Jenkins' SC Brigade has also been moved back into the army. It was originally part of Pickett's division, but it's the only non-VA brigade in that division, and doesn't really fit with the others. I've moved it to Hood's division, though the smarter move may be to move it to Kershaw's as their was emnity between Law and Jenkins, whereas Kershaw has defnite seniority, and being a south carolinian may be able to get the most out of the command. I just thought it would fit well as a hard hitting brigade under Hood. I think under Hood their won't be any issues.​
• Pegram is now in charge of Smith's brigade. Smith, has been convinced that since winning the governorship, it would be foolish to risk his life in battle. Pegram has been brought over from East Tennessee and assumed command of the brigade. He has both of his other regiments that were gone from Gettysburg attached to his command, that were off guarding prisoners from Winchester, giving him​
• Avery's/Hoke's brigade has been significantly reinforced with the two north carolinian regiments that were originially in Steuart's command. This strengthens this brigade, and gives more homogeneity to the army.​
• Steuart's Brigade has been reinforced by the four regiments originally designated as Field's/Heth's brigade. Those regiments were under a colonel, AND Heth has been promoted, so their is no one in line to take the brigade, on top of the fact it's is understrengthed. I have disbanded the 22nd VA Battalion and redistributed those units into the other understrengthed regiments. Steuart has 1600+ ment all from Virginia. His MD batallion has been detached and sent back to richmond, part of the exchange of troops that gets the ANV the brigades of Corse/Jenkins/Cooke/Ransom.​
• Rodes never wanted O'neal to take his AL Brigade. In this scenario he convinces Lee to promote Cullen Battle to BG and to take command of the vaunted brigade.​
• Ramseur's hard hitting outfit has been reinforced with the NC regiment from Davis. This large 650 man regiment gives Ramseur's smaller outfit much more punching power in the upcoming battle. This also creates another all NC unit instead of Davis's mixed unit.​
• The Florida brigade in Anderson's division is extremely small. I've sent it back to FL to recruit, as well as reinforce it with some FL Batallions down there. It can also be called on to help defend Charleston if necessary. This leaves Anderson with his four larger brigades.​
• Heth's division is formed how Lee originially envisioned. With the Pettigrew and Davis being added to Ransom and Cooke's NC Brigades. This creates a 3 NC Brigade + 1 MS Brigade. THis is the largest division in the army, as Cooke, Ransom, and Pettigrew are very large, having been in NC for a while.​
• Lastly, Pender commands the Light Division. Heth's old brigade has been sent to merge with Steaurt's brigade, while the TN Brigade has been sent to E. Tennesse for the summer to recruit and help defend that department. It can be called back in the fall or attached to any ANV troops that get sent west in the Fall.​
• Lastly, Stuart's Cavalry has been formed into a full corps. This should of happened before the campaign. Doing so would of made Stuart's operation much smoother. I've called up some more SC cavalry. Sent Jenkins back to the valley, and sent Robertson down to NC to take control of two other NC regiments down there. With DH Hill being moved out west, I think Lee could get rid of Robertson easier without Hill holding up the switch. Stuart has divided his command into four divisions. Hampton has taken the SC, GA, and MS regiments, while Fits Lee and WFH Lee take the two VA divisions of VA brigades. Now WHF Lee if he gets wounded at Brandy Station would most likely have Chambliss cover until he is well and gets exchanged. Lastly, Jones commands both his and Imboden's brigade. Jones hasn't been promoted to MG yet, though I could see a scenario with him getting promoted and leading his two brigades to the valley and taking command of valley forces there going forward.​

Army of Northern Virginia
89,267
General Robert E. Lee​

1. Corps - LtG James Longstreet (25,750 men)
   1. Kershaw's Division -MG Joseph Kershaw(7,395 Men / 16 guns)
      1. Kennedy's Brigade (2,185 Men) (SC) -BG John Kennedy
         1. 2nd SC "Palmetto" - LtC. Frank Gailard (412 men)
         2. 3rd SC - LtC. David Langston (406 men)
         3. 7th SC - Col. David Aiken (411 men)
         4. 8th SC - Col. John Hennagan (300 men)
         5. 15th SC - Col. W.D. de Saussure (448 men)
         6. 3rd SC BT - LtC. William Rice (203)
      2. Semmes' Brigade ((1,638 Men) GA) - BG Paul Semmes 03/11/1862
         1. 10th GA - Col. J.B. Weems (303 men)
         2. 50th GA - Col. William Manning (302 men)
         3. 51st GA - Col. Edward Ball (303 men)
         4. 53rd GA - Col. James P. Simms (422 men)
         5. 65th GA (From Trigg E. TN) (305 men)
      3. Wofford's Brigade (1,599 men)(GA) - BG William Wofford 01/17/1863
         1. 16th GA - Col. Goode Bryan (303 men)
         2. 18th GA - Ltc. S.Z. Ruff (302 men)
         3. 24th GA - Col. Robert McMillen (303 men)
         4. Cobbs' GA Legion - Ltc. Luther Glen (213 men)
         5. Phillip's GA Legion Ltc. Barclay (273 men)
         6. 3rd GA Sharpshooters - Ltc. Hutchins Jr. (200)
      4. Barksdale's Brigade (1,569 men) (MS) - BG William Barksdale 08/12/1862
         1. 13th MS - Col. James W. Carter (417 men)
         2. 17th MS - Col. W.D. Holder (481 men)
         3. 18th MS - Col. T.M. Griffin (242 men)
         4. 21st MS - Col. Benjamin Humphrey's (424 men)
      5. CABELL's ARTILLERY BATTALION - Col. Henry Cabell (16 guns / 404 men)
         1. 1st NC Light Artillery - Maj. Manly (4 guns / 140 men)
         2. Troup County GA Light Artillery - Maj. Carlton (4 guns / 90 men)
         3. Pulaski GA Artillery - Maj. Fraser (4 guns (70 men)
         4. 1st Richmond VA Howitzers - Maj. McCarthy (4 guns / 100 men)
   2. Pickett's Division - MG George Pickett (7,208 men)
      1. Garnett's Brigade (1,804) (VA) - BG Richard B. Garnett 11/14/1861
         1. 8th VA - Col. Eppa Hunton (250 men)
         2. 18th VA - Ltc. H.A. Carrington (360 men)
         3. 19th VA - Col. Henry Gantt (425 men)
         4. 28th VA - Col Robert Allen (375 men)
         5. 56th VA - Col. W.D. Stuart (390 men)
      2. Kemper's Brigader (1,721 men) (VA) - BG James Kemper
         1. 1st VA "Williams Rifles" - Col. L.B. Williams Jr. (215 men)
         2. 3rd VA - Col. Joseph Mayo Jr. (350 men)
         3. 7th VA - Col. W.T. Patton (360 men)
         4. 11th VA - Maj. Kirkwood Otey (400 men)
         5. 24th VA - Col. William Terry (440 men)
      3. Armistead's Brigade (2,149 men) (VA) - BG Lewis A. Armistead 04/01/1862
         1. 9th VA - Maj. J.C. Owens (250 men)
         2. 14th VA - Col. J.G. Hodges (470 men
         3. 38th VA - Col. E.C. Edmonds (475 men)
         4. 53rd VA - Col. W.R. Aylett (450 men)
         5. 57th VA - Col. J.B. Magruder (500 men)
      4. Corse's Brigade (1,100 men) (VA) - BG Montgomery Corse 04/22/1862
         1. 15th VA -Col. T.P. August (250 men)
         2. 17th VA - Col. Arthur Herbert (275 men)
         3. 30th VA - Col. Archibald Harrison (350 men)
         4. 32nd VA - Col. E.B. Montague (250 men)
      5. DEARING's ARTILLERY BATTALION - Maj. James Dearing (18 GUNS / 429 Men)
         1. Fauquier VA Artillery - Stribling (6 guns / 140 men)
         2. Richmond "Fayette" VA Artillery - Macon (4 guns / 90 men)
         3. Richmond "Hampden" VA Artillery - Caskie (4 guns 90 men)
         4. Lynchburg VA Artillery - Blount (4 guns / 100 men)
   3. Hood's Division - MG John B. Hood (10,213)
      1. Law's Brigade (1,991 men) (AL) - BG Evander Law 10/02/62
         1. 4th AL - Ltc. Scruggs (350 men)
         2. 15th AL - Col. William Oates (499 men)
         3. 44th AL - Col. William Perry (363 men)
         4. 47th AL - Ltc. M. Bulger (400 men)
         5. 48th AL - Col. James Sheffield (374 men)
      2. Robertson's "TEXAS" Brigade (1,734 men) (TX) - BG Jerome Robertson 11/01/62
         1. 3rd AR - Col. Van Manning (479 men)
         2. 1st TX - Ltc. P.A. Work (426 men)
         3. 4th TX - Col. J.C.G. Key (415 men)
         4. 5th TX - Col. R.M. Powell (409 men)
      3. Anderson's Brigade (1,903 men) (GA) - BG George "Tige" Anderson 11/01/62
         1. 7th GA - Col. William White (370 men)
         2. 8th GA - Col. J.R. Towers (318 men)
         3. 9th GA - Ltc. John Mounger (340 men)
         4. 11th GA - Col. F.H. Little (320 men)
         5. 59th GA - Col. W.A. Jackson Brown (550 men)
      4. Benning's Brigade (1,504 men) (GA) - BG Henry Benning 01/17/63
         1. 2nd GA - Ltc. W.T. Harris (348 men)
         2. 15th GA - Col. Dudley Dubose (368 men)
         3. 17th GA - Col. Wesley Hodges (303 men)
         4. 20th GA - Col. J.A. Jones (350 men)
      5. Jenkin's Brigade (2,644 men) (SC) - BG Micah Jenkins 06/22/1862
         1. 1st SC (Volunteers) - (450 men??)
         2. 2nd SC "Rifles" - (450 men??)
         3. 5th SC -(450 men??)
         4. 6th SC - Col. John Bratton (450 men??)
         5. Hampton's Legion - (425 men??)
         6. Palmetto Sharpshooters - (425 men??)
      6. HENRY's ARTILLERY BATTALION Major M.W. Henry (8 men) (19 guns / 426 men)
         1. Branch NC Battery - Capt. Latham (5 guns / 120 men)
         2. Charleston German SC Artillery - Capt. William Bachman (4 guns / 77 men)
         3. Palmetto SC Light Art - Capt. H.R. Garden (4 guns / 70 men)
         4. Rowan NC Art - Capt. James Reilly (6 guns / 151 men)
   4. I. Corp Artillery Reserve - Col. J.B. Walton (34 guns / 934 men)
      1. Alexander Artillery Battalion - Col. E.P. Alexander
         1. Ashland VA Art. - Capt. Woolfolk
         2. Bedford VA Art - Capt. Johnson
         3. Brooks SC Art - Capt. Fickling
         4. Madison LA Light Art - Capt. Moody
         5. Richmond VA Battery - Capt. Parker
         6. Bath VA Battery - Capt. Taylor
      2. Washington LA Art Battalion - Maj. Ben Eshelman
         1. 1st Co. - Capt. Squires
         2. 2nd Co. - Capt. Richardson
         3. 3rd Co. - Capt. Miller
         4. 4th Co. - Capt. Norcom

1. Corps - LtG Richard Ewell (23,593 Men)
   1. Early's Division - MG Jubal Early (7,357 Men)
      1. Gordon's Brigade (1,807 men) (GA) - BG John B. Gordon 04/07/63
         1. 13th GA - Col. J.M. Smith (312 men)
         2. 26th GA - Col. E.N. Atkinson (310 men)
         3. 31st GA - Col. Clement Evans (252 men)
         4. 38th GA - Ltc. William McCloud (341 men)
         5. 60th GA - Capt. W.B. Jones (299 men)
         6. 61st GA - Col. J.H. Lamar (288 men)
      2. Hoke's Brigade (2,545 men) (NC) - Col. Isaac Avery
         1. 3rd NC - Maj. W.M. Parsley (548 men)
         2. 6th NC - Maj. Sam Tate (509 men)
         3. 21st NC - Col. W.W. Kirkland (436 men)
         4. 54th NC - Col. K.M. Murchison (600 men)
         5. 57th NC - Col. A.C. Godwin (297 men)
         6. 1st NC Battalion Sharpshooters - Col. D.M. Carter (150 men)
      3. Pegram's Brigade (1,405 men) - BG John Pegram
         1. 13th VA - Col. J.B. Terrell (295 men)
         2. 31st VA - Col. J.S. Hoffman (267 men)
         3. 49th VA - Ltc. J.C. Gibson (289 men)
         4. 52nd VA - Ltc. J.H. Skinner (254 men)
         5. 58th VA - Col. S.H. Letcher (295 men)
      4. Hay's Brigade (1,298 men) (LA) - BG Harry Hays 07/25/62
         1. 5th LA - Maj. Alexander Hart (197 men)
         2. 6th LA - Ltc. J. Hanlon (218 men)
         3. 7th LA - Col. D.B. Penn (235 men)
         4. 8th LA - Col. T.D. Lewis (296 men)
         5. 9th LA - Col. Leroy Stafford (347 men)
      5. JONE'S ARTILLERY BATTALION - Ltc. H.P. Jones (9 men)(16 guns / 302 men)
         1. Charlottesville VA Art - Capt. J.M. Carrington (4 guns / 75 men)
         2. Courtney VA Art - Capt. W.A. Tanner (4 guns / 90 men)
         3. LA Guard Battery - Capt. C.A. Green (4 guns / 64 men)
         4. Staunton VA Artillery - Capt. A.W. Garber (4 guns / 64 men)
   2. Johnson's Division - MG Edward "Allegheny" Johnson 03/28/63 (6,105 Men)
      1. "Stonewall" Brigade (1,328 men) (VA) - BG James A. Walker 05/15/63
         1. 2nd VA - Col. J.Q. Nadenbousch (333 men)
         2. 4th VA - MAJ. William Terry (257 men)
         3. 5th VA - Col. John Funk (345 men)
         4. 27th VA - Ltc. D.M. Shriver (148 men)
         5. 33rd VA - Capt. J.B. Golladay (236 men)
      2. Jone's Brigade (1,513 men) (VA) - BG John M. Jones 05/15/63
         1. 21st VA - Capt. W.P. Moseley (236 men)
         2. 25th VA - Col. J.C. Higginbottham (280 men)
         3. 42nd VA - Ltc. R.W. Withers (256 men)
         4. 44th VA - Maj. N.P. Cobb (227 men)
         5. 48th VA - Ltc. R.H. Dungan (265 men)
         6. 50th VA - Ltc. Logan Salyer (240 men)
      3. Steuart's Brigade (VA/MD) - BG George Steuart 03/06/62 (1,767 men)
         1. 10th VA - Col. E.T.H. Warren (315 men)
         2. 23rd VA - Ltc. S.T. Walton (291 men)
         3. 37th VA - Maj. H.C. Wood (303 men)
         4. 40th VA - Capt. T.E. Betts (292 men)
         5. 47th VA - Col. Robert Mayo (249 men)
         6. 55th VA - W.S. Christian (308 men)
         7. 22nd VA Battalion/DISBANDED (Distributed to other regiments)
      4. Nicholl's Brigade (1,111 men) (LA) - Col. J.M. Williams
         1. 1st LA - Ltc. Michael Nolan (172 men)
         2. 2nd LA - Ltc. R.E. Burke (236 men)
         3. 10th LA - Maj.T.N. Powell (226 men)
         4. 14th LA - Ltc. David Zable (281 men)
         5. 15th LA - Maj. Andrew Brady (186 men)
      5. LATIMER's ARTILLERY BATTALION - Maj. J.W. Latimer (9 men) (16 guns / 377 men)
         1. 1st MD Battery - Capt. W.F. Dement (4 guns / 100 men)
         2. Allegheny VA Art - Capt. J.C. Carpenter (4 guns / 97 men)
         3. 4th MD Chesapeake Art - Capt. W.D. Brown (4 guns / 81 men)
         4. Lee VA Art - Capt. C.I. Raine (4 guns / 90 men)
   3. Rode's Division - MG Robert Rodes, (9,423 Men)
      1. Battle's Brigade (1,794 men) (AL) - BG Cullen Battle
         1. 3rd AL - Ltc. C.M. Forsyth (372 men)
         2. 5th AL - Col. J.M. Hall (337 men)
         3. 6th AL - Col. James Lightfoot (406 men)
         4. 12th AL - Col. Sam Pickens (337 men)
         5. 26th AL - Ltc. J. Goodgame (339 men)
      2. Dole's Brigade (1,375 men) (GA) - BG George Doles 11/01/62
         1. 4th GA - Ltc. David Winn (352 men)
         2. 12th GA - Ltc. William Davis (343 men)
         3. 21st GA - Col. J.T. Mercer (300 men)
         4. 44th GA - Col. S.P. Lumpkin (370 men)
      3. Johnston's Brigade (1,476 men) (NC) - BG Robert D. Johnston
         1. 5th NC - Capt. S.B. West (503 men)
         2. 12th NC - Ltc. William Davis (232 men)
         3. 20th NC - Ltc. Nelson Slough (395 men)
         4. 23rd NC - Col. D.H. Christie (336 men)
      4. Daniel's Brigade (2,300 men) (NC) - BG Junius Daniel 09/01/62
         1. 32nd NC - Col. E.C. Brabble (498 men)
         2. 43rd NC - Col. T.S. Kenan (624 men)
         3. 45th NC - Ltc. S.H. Boyd (488 men)
         4. 53rd NC - Col. W.A. Owens (440 men)
         5. 2nd NC Battalion - Ltc. H.L. Andrews (240 men)
      5. Ramseur's Brigade (2,060 men) (NC) - BG S.D. Ramseur 11/01/62
         1. 1st NC - Ltc. H.A. Brown (377 men)
         2. 2nd NC - Maj. D.W. Hurt (243 men)
         3. 4th NC - Col Bryan Grimes (196 men)
         4. 14th NC - Col. R.T. Bennett (306)
         5. 30th NC - Col. F.M. Parker (278)
         6. 55th NC- Col John Connally (650 men)
      6. CARTER's ARTILLERY BATTALION (408 men)
         1. Jeff Davis AL Art - Capt. W.J. Reese (4 guns / 87 men)
         2. King William VA Art - Capt. W.P.P. Carter (4 guns / 109)
         3. Morris VA Art - Capt. R.C.M. Page (4 guns / 121 men)
         4. Orange VA Art - Capt. Charles Fry (4 guns / 85 men)
   4. II. Corps Artillery Reserve - Col. J.T. Brown (3 men) (31 guns / 691 men)
      1. 1st VA Artillery Battalion - Capt. W.J. Dance (9 men)
         1. 1st Rockbridge VA Art - Capt. Archibald Graham (4 guns / 90 men)
         2. 2nd Richmond VA Howitzers - Capt. D. Watson (4 guns / 70 men)
         3. 3rd Richmond VA Howitzers - Capt. B.J. Smith Jr. (4 guns / 65 men)
         4. Powhatan VA Art - Lt. John Cunningham (4 guns / 85 men)
         5. Salem VA Art - Lt. C.B. Griffin (4 guns / 75 men)
      2. Nelson's Artillery Battalion - Ltc. William Nelson (9 men)
         1. Amherst VA Art - Capt. T.J. Kirkpatrick (4 guns / 110 men)
         2. Fluvanna VA Art - Capt. J.L. Massie (4 guns / 100 men)
         3. Milledge's GA Battery - Capt. John Milledge Jr. (3 guns / 75 men)

1. Corps - LtG A.P. Hill (25,299 Men)
   1. Anderson's Division - MG Richard Anderson (6,631 Men)
      1. Mahone's Brigade (1,500 men) (VA) - BG WIlliam Mahone 11/16/61
         1. 6th VA - Col J.T. Rogers (300 men)
         2. 12th VA - Col. D.A. Weisiger (353 men)
         3. 16th VA - Col. J.H. Ham (228 men)
         4. 41st VA - Col. W.A. Parham (261 men)
         5. 61st VA - Col. Virginius Groner (354 men)
      2. Posey's Brigade (1,335 men) (MS) - BG Carnot Posey 11/01/62
         1. 12th MS - Col. William Taylor (311 men)
         2. 16th MS - Col. Sam Baker (391 men)
         3. 19th MS - Col. Nathaniel. Harris (372 men)
         4. 48th MS - Col. J.M. Jayne (256 men)
      3. Wilcox's Brigade (1,777 men) (AL) - BG Cadmus Wilcox 10/21/61
         1. 8th AL - Ltc. H.A. Herbert (475 men)
         2. 9th AL - Capt. J. King (325 men)
         3. 10th AL - Col. William Forney (327 men)
         4. 11th AL - Col. J.C.C. Sanders (310 men)
         5. 14th AL - Col. L. Pincard (335 men)
      4. Wright's Brigade (1,606 men) (GA) - BG Ambrose R. Wright 06/03/62
         1. 3rd GA - Col. E.J. Walker (508 men)
         2. 22nd GA - Col. J. Wasden (465 men)
         3. 48th GA - Col. W. Gibson (453 men)
         4. 2nd GA Battalion - Maj. G.W. Ross (175 men)
      5. LANE's ARTILLERY BATTALION - Maj. John Lane (9 men) (17 guns / 404 men)
         1. Company A - Capt. H.M. Ross (6 guns / 135 men)
         2. Company B - Capt. G.M. Patterson (6 guns / 130 men)
         3. Company C - Capt. J.T. Wingfield (5 guns / 130 men)
   2. Heth's Division - MG Henry Heth (11,067 Men)
      1. Pettigrew's Brigade (3,504 men) (NC) - BG J.J. Pettigrew 02/26/62
         1. 11th NC - Col. Colette Leaventhorpe (617 men)
         2. 26th NC - Col Henry Burgwyn (843 men)
         3. 44th NC - Ltc. Hargrove (900 men)
         4. 47th NC - Col. G.H. Faribault (567 men)
         5. 52nd NC - Col. J.K. Marshall (571 men)
      2. Ransom's Brigade (3,067 men) (NC) - BG Matthew Ransom 06/13/63
         1. 24th NC - (600 men)
         2. 25th NC - (600 men)
         3. 35th NC - (600 men)
         4. 49th NC - (600 men)
         5. 56th NC - (600 men)
      3. Cooke's Brigade (2,332 men) (NC) - BG John R. Cooke 11/01/62
         1. 15th NC (575 men)
         2. 27th NC (575 men0
         3. 46th NC (575 men)
         4. 48th NC (575 men)
      4. Davis's Brigade (1,740 men) (MS) - BG Joseph R. Davis 09/15/62
         1. 2nd MS - Col. John Stone (520 men)
         2. 11th MS - Col. F.M. Green (624 men)
         3. 42nd MS - Col. H.R. Miller (590 men)
      5. GARNETT's ARTILLERY BATTALION - Ltc. J.J. Garrett (9 men) (15 guns / 415 men )
         1. Donaldson LA Art - Capt. V. Maurin (3 guns / 120 men)
         2. Huger VA Art - Capt. J.D. Moore (4 guns / 80 men)
         3. Lewis VA Art - Capt. J.W. Lewis (4 guns / 95 men)
         4. Norfolk VA Blues Art - Capt. C.R. Grandy (4 guns / 111 men)
   3. Pender's "Light" Division - MG Dorsey Pender (6,800 Men)
      1. McGowan's Brigade (1,920 men) (SC) - Col. Abner Perrin
         1. 1st SC (Provisional Army) - Maj. C.W. McCreary (334 men)
         2. 1st SC Rifles - Capt. W.M. Hadden (371 men)
         3. 12th SC - Col. J.L. Miller (376 men)
         4. 13th SC - Ltc. B.T. Brockman (396 men)
         5. 14th SC - Ltc. J.N. Brown (434 men)
      2. Lane's Brigade (1,756 men) (NC) - BG James Lane 11/01/62
         1. 7th NC - Capt. J. Turner (297 men)
         2. 18th NC - Col. John Barry (346 men)
         3. 28th NC - Col. Samuel Lowe (351 men)
         4. 33rd NC - Col. C.M. Avery (Isaac's Brother)(374 men)
         5. 37th NC - Col. W.M. Barbour (379 men)
      3. Thomas's Brigade (1,316 men) (GA) - BG Edward Thomas 11/01/62
         1. 14th GA - Col. R.W. Fulsome (345 men)
         2. 35th GA - Col. B.H. Holt (336 men)
         3. 45th GA - Col. T.J. Simmons (311 men)
         4. 49th GA - Col. S.T. Player (315 men)
      4. Scale's Brigade (1,396 men) (NC) - BG Alfred Scales 06/13/63
         1. 13th NC - Col. J.H. Hyman (246 men)
         2. 16th NC - Capt L.W. Stowe (321 men)
         3. 22nd NC - Col. James Conner (276 men)
         4. 34th NC - Col. William Lowrance (315 men)
         5. 38th NC - Col. W.J. Hoke (229 men)
      5. POAGUE's ARTILLERY BATTALION - Maj. William Poague (9 men) (16 guns / 403 men)
         1. Madison MS Art - Capt. G. Ward (4 guns / 97 men)
         2. Albemarle Everett VA Art - Capt. J.W. Wyatt (4 guns / 105 men)
         3. 1st Charlotte NC ART - Capt. J. Graham (4 guns 130 men)
         4. Warrenton VA Art - Capt. J.V. Brooke (4 guns / 62 men)
   4. III. Corps Artillery Reserve - Col. Reuben Walker (36 guns / 781 men)
      1. McIntosh Artillery Battalion - Maj. D.G. McIntosh (9 men) (16 guns / 379 men)
         1. Hardaway AL Art - Capt. W.B. Hurt (4 guns / 80 men)
         2. Danville VA Art - Capt. Rice (4 guns / 120 men)
         3. 2nd Rockbridge VA Art - Lt. Wallace (4 guns / 70 men)
         4. "Jackson's Flying" Richmond VA Art - Capt. Johnson (4 guns / 100 men)
      2. Pegram's Artillery Battalion - Major "Willie" Pegram (9 men) (20 guns / 398 men)
         1. Pee Dee SC Art - Lt. Zimmerman (4 guns / 69 men)
         2. "Crenshaw" Richmond VA Battery - Capt. Crenshaw (4 guns / 80 men)
         3. Fredericksburg VA Art - Capt. Marye (4 guns / 75 men)
         4. Richmond "Letcher" VA Art - Capt. Brander (4 guns / 70 men)
         5. Richmond "Purcell" VA Art - Capt. McGraw (4 guns / 95 men)

1. Cavalry Corps - LtG - J.E.B. Stuart (14,625 men)
   1. Hampton's Cavalry Division - MG Wade Hampton (3,659 men)
      1. Young's Brigade - BG Pierce Young (1,655 men)
         1. 1st SC - (400 men)
         2. 2nd SC - (250 men)
         3. Cobb's GA Legion - (375 men)
         4. Jeff Davis Legion - (300 men)
         5. Phillip's GA Legion - (325 men)
      2. Butler's Brigade - BG Matthew Butler (2,000 men)
         1. 5th SC Volunteer - Col. J. Dunovant (12 companies) (1,200 men)
         2. 6th SC Cav - Col. H.K. Aiken (400 men)
   2. Lee's Cavalry Division - MG Fitzhugh Lee 3,617 men)
      1. Wickhams's Brigade - BG William Wickham (2,029 men)
         1. 1st VA - (550 men)
         2. 2nd VA -(450 men)
         3. 3rd VA - (400 men)
         4. 4th VA - (625 men)
      2. Lomax's Brigade - BG Lumsford Lomax (1,584 men)
         1. 5th VA - (430 men)
         2. 6th VA - (650 men)
         3. 15th VA - (500 men)
   3. W.H.F. Lee's Division - MG W.H.F. Lee (3,457 men)
      1. Chambliss's Brigade - BG John Chambliss Jr. (1,525 men)
         1. 9th VA - (600 men)
         2. 10th VA - (475 men)
         3. 13th VA - (450 men)
      2. Robertson's Brigade - BG James B. Gordon (1,929 men)
         1. 1st NC - Col. James B. Gordon (475 men)
         2. 2nd NC - Col. S. Williams (475 men)
         3. 4th NC - (500 men)
         4. 5th NC - (475 men)
   4. Jones's Division - BG William "Grumble" Jones (3,858 men)
      1. Jone's Brigade - Col. Thomas Rosser (1,754 men)
         1. 7th VA - (550 men)
         2. 11th VA - (500 men)
         3. 12th VA - (500 men)
         4. 35th VA Battalion CAV - (200 men)
      2. Imboden's Brigade - BG John Imboden (2,100 men)
         1. 18th VA - (900 men)
         2. 62nd VA - (1025 men)
         3. VA Partisan Rangers (75 men)
         4. Staunton VA Artillery Battery 9 (6 guns / 100 men)
   5. Stuart's Horse Artillery (23 guns / 646 men)
      1. Hart's SC Battery
      2. McGregor's VA Battery
      3. Moorman's VA Battery
      4. Breathed's VA Battery
      5. Chew's VA Battery
      6. Griffin's MD Battery

 

[Wizard of Cozz]

• This Command includes Echols and Whartons small brigades.
• Mclauslands brigsde reinforced by the two western Army VA regiments has been sent temporarily to Richmond to give Ricond more defenses. Jenkins Brigade will not head north during the invasion also reinforcing what the Valley lost in McLausland.
• I've brigaded the other cavalry regiments under Jackson.

TRANS ALLEGHENY DEPARTMENT
Western Virginia Command (7,469 men)
MG Samuel Jones
I. Jones Command
A. Infantry
1. Echol's Brigade - BG John Echols (1,325 men)
a) 22nd VA - Col. George S. Patton (575 men)
b) 23rd VA Battalion (350 men)
c) 26th VA Battalion (400 men)
2. Wharton's Brigade - BG Gabriel Wharton (815 men)
a) 30th VIR Sharpshooters (115 men)
b) 45th VA(350 men)
c) 51st VA (350 men)
B. Cavalry
1. Jackson's CAV Brigade - Col. W.L. Jackson (1,975 men)
a) 8th VA CAV (205 men)
b) 19th VA CAV (570 men)
c) 20th VA CAV (570 men)
d) 21st VA CAV (250 men)
e) 64th VA CAV (275 men)
2. Jenkin's Brigade - BG Albert Jenkins (1,654 men)
a) 14th VA - (375 men)
b) 16th VA - (375 men)
c) 17th VA - (300 men)
d) 34th VA Battalion - (175 men)
e) 36th VA Battalion - (150 men)
f) Jackson's VA Battery (4 guns / 100 men)
C. Artillery (36 guns / 675 men)
1. Jeffress VA Battery - Capt. William Jeffress (75 men)
2. 13th VA Art (75 men)
3. 7 light batteries. (525 men)

 

[Wizard of Cozz]

• Cooke, Ransom, Jenkins, and Corse have all been sent north. I've reconstituted the Maryland Line, I've brought McLausland in from the Valley, the 9th GA Art Battalion has reinforced the area as well.

DEPARTMENT OF RICHMOND
Maj. Gen. Elzey
(8,491 men)


I. Richmond Defense
A. Elzey's Division (5,846 men)
1. Wise's Brigade - BG Henry Wise (1,733 men)
a) 26th VA - (400 men)
b) 46th VA - (400 men)
c) 59th VA - (400 men)
d) 4th VA Heavy Art (infantry) - (400 men)

2. Maryland Line - Col. Bradley T. Johnson (1,250 men)
a) 2nd MD (400 men)
b) 1st MD CAV Battalion (350 men)
c) 2nd MD CAV Battalion "Gilmore" (500 men)

3. McClausland's Brigade - Col. John McClausland (1,505 men)
a) 36th VA (315 men)
b) 54th VA - Ltc. J.W. Wade (425 men)
c) 60th VA (315 men)
d) 63rd VA (450 men)

4. Artillery Reserve (599 men)
a) McCant's FL Battery (4 guns / 90 men)
b) Starkes Artillery Battalion (3 guns / 199 men)

5. Cavalry (750 men)
a) 32nd VA Cavalry Battalion (200 men)
b) Godwin's Cavalry Battalion - (400 men)
c) 19th VA (Cavalry) Co. D (75 men)
d) 15 VA (Cavalry) Co. C (75 men)
B. Rett's Artillery / Richmond Defenses ( 1,622 men)

1. Heavy Artillery
a) 10 Vir Heavy Artillery Battalion
b) 18th Vir Heavy Artillery Battalion
c) 19th Vir Heavy Artillery Battalion
d) 20th Vir Heavy Artillery Battalion

2. Light Artillery
a) Alexandria Light Artillery
b) Caroline Artillery
c) Nelson Artillery
d) Surry Artillery

C. Chaffin's Farm Artillery (368 men)
1. Gloucester Artillery
2. King and Queen Artillery
3. Lunenberg Artillery
4. Pamunkey Artillery

D. Drewry's Bluff Artillery (665 men)
1. Johnston Artillery
2. Neblett Artillery
3. Southside Artillery
4. United Artillery
5. 9th GA Artillery Battalion (270 men / 12 guns)
a) Company C: Cpt Andrew M. Wolihin
b) Company D: Cpt Tyler M. Peeples
c) Jeffress' (Virginia) Battery: Cpt William C. Jeffress

 

[51st Georgia]

Outstanding work

 

[danny]

Outstanding work

Great work!!

 

[Wizard of Cozz]

• This is probably one of the departments that has been stripped the most. But as I've said before you have 2 Florida brigsdes that can be brought North. Shanks Evans SC Brigade is also in SC and available as well.
• Ransom commands the field Divison of Colquitts veteran Brigade, as well as Clingman's, and Martin's brigade.
• Beverly Robertson has organized the two NC Regiments into a cavalry brigade as well.
• There are some other unattached Infantry Regiments as well that can be added to the brigades in the region if necessary.

DEPARTMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
(11,204 men)
MG W.H.C. Whiting​

I. Fixed Formations
A. Forts - MG Whiting (2,325 men)
1. Fort Causwell - 7 companies (550 men)
2. Fort Fisher - 9 companies (600 men)
3. Fort St. Philip - 5 companies (350 men)
4. City and River defenses (200 men)
5. Light Batteries (5) (400 men)
6. Cavalry - 3 companies (225 men)
II. Field Formations
A. Ransom's Division - MG Robert Ransom Jr. (6,400 men)
1. Colquitt's Brigade - BG Alfred Colquitt (1,175 men)
a) 6th GA - (250 men)
b) 19th GA - (250 men)
c) 23rd GA - (225 men)
d) 27th GA - (250 men)
e) 28th GA - (200 men
2. Clingman's Brigade - BG T.L. Clingman (1,966 men)
a) 8th NC - (393 men)
b) 31st NC - (550 men)
c) 51st NC - (683 men)
d) 61st NC - (331 men)
3. Martin's Brigade - BG J.G. Martin (3,250 men)
a) 17th NC - (1,000 men)
b) 42nd NC - (650 men)
c) 50th NC - (1,000 men)
d) 66th North Carolina (600 men)
e) 8th NC Partisan Battalion ⇒ 66 NC (300 men)
f) 13th "Wrights" NC Partisan Battalion. (300 men)
B. Cavalry
1. Robertson's Brigade - BG Beverly. Robertson (800 men)
a) 3rd (41st) NC Cav (300 men)
b) 6th NC CAV (500 men)
(1) 5th NC Battalion
(2) 7th NC Battalion

III. Unattached Units
A. Unattached Infantry Regiments (1,358)
1. 10th GA Battalion (300 men)
2. 11th NC "Home Guards" Partisan Battalion ⇒ 67th NC - Ltc. J.N. Whitford
(400 men)
3. Provost and Bridge Guards - Goldsborough and Weldon
B. Artillery (76 guns / 1,620 men)
1. Mosely's Battalion (16 guns / 350 men)
a) Dabney VA Battery
b) Richardson VA Battery
c) Talley's VA Battery
d) Young's VA Battery
2. Bogg's Battalion (12 guns / 260 men)
a) Martin's Battery
b) Sturdivant's Battery
c) Webb's Battery
3. Branch's Battalion (16 guns / 360 men)
a) Bradford MS Battery
b) Coit's SC Battery
c) Pegram's VA Battery
d) Wright's VA Battery
4. Unattached - 8 batteries (32 guns / 650 men)

 

[Wizard of Cozz]

• You'll notice that Braxton Bragg commands the Dept of SC, GA, and FL. I've moved Bragg to SC to handle this larger department. Bragg was always good at drilling troops and seemed fine in corps command. This type of department will lend better to his command style then the AoT. Also felt like a full General was needed in the department considering it encompasses four different districts.
• Obviously SC district is going to come under heavy pressure as the siege of Charleston begins in July. Currently there are 9350 men in SC, There is the equivalent of 2 full brigades + a lot of artillery and some heavy artillery that can act as infantry in the district, as well as other unattached units.
• In NC, Whiting can send some of Ransom's Division to assist, while in Florida, Bragg can call up Perry's and Finley's reinforced FL brigades. Lastly, in GA Mercer's brigade can be brought in as well. All told if necessary, Bragg can concentrate Evans, Hagoods, Clingman's, Colquitt's, Martin's, Mercer's, Perry's, and Finley's Brigades near Charleston. That's nearly 15k men. That's not even counting all of the artillery or other cavalry units currently in the Department.
• Between NC, Richmond, and SC,GA, and FL the Confederacy has roughly 36,000 men they can shuffle back and forth to meet any crisis that could unfold while Lee's "reinforced" army is moving North.

DEPT. OF SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA
15,925 men
General Braxton Bragg

District. of South Carolina
9,351 men
General Braxton Bragg​

1. First District - BG Roswell Ripley (3,968 men)
   1. First Sub-Division - Col. C.H. Simonton
   2. Second Sub-Division - Col. L.M. Keit
   3. Third Sub-Division - Col. R.M. Graham
   4. Fourth Sub-Division - Col. Alfred Rhett
   5. Troops in Charleston - Lt.Col. P.C. Gallard provost-marshal
      1. Infantry (1,778 men)
         1. 20th SC - Col. L.M. Keitt (328 men)
         2. 21st SC - Col. R.F. Graham (395 men)
         3. 25th SC - Col. R.H. Simonton (605 men)
         4. 1st SC "Charleston" Battalion (450 men??)
      2. Light Artillery (590 men)
         1. Santee (90 men)
         2. Palmetto Battalion (Co. D/E/G/H/I/K) (500 men)
      3. Heavy Artillery (1,600 men)
         1. 1st SC Heavy Art
         2. 2nd SC Heavy Art
         3. 3rd SC Heavy Art (1st SC Regulars)
         4. Lucas Battalion
2. Second Military District - BG Johnson Hagood (2,643 men)
   1. Hagood's Brigade - BG Johnson Hagood (670 men)
      1. 7th SC Battalion (250 men)
      2. Rebel Troop (75 men)
      3. Stono Scouts (75 men)
      4. Chestnut SC Art (90 men)
      5. Marion SC Art (90 men)
      6. Washington SC Art (90 men)
   2. Evan's Brigade - BG Nathan "Shanks" Evans (1,973 men)
      1. 17th SC, Col. Fitz William McMasters (325 men)
      2. 18th SC, Col. William H. Wallace (363 men)
      3. 22d SC, Lt. Col. James O'Connell (360 men)
      4. 23d SC, Col. Henry L. Benbow (297 men)
      5. 26th SC, Col. Alexander D. Smith (343 men)
      6. Holcombe SC Legion, Lt. Col. William J.Crawley (276 men)
3. Third Military District - BG W.S. Walker (1,669 men)
   1. Walker's Brigade - BG W.S. Walker (1,669 men)
      1. 11th SC (400 men)
      2. Palmetto SC Battalion Co. A (100 men)
      3. Beaufort Artillery (90 men)
      4. Chestatee GA Art (90 men)
      5. Lafayette Art (90 men)
      6. Nelson VA Light Art (90 men)
      7. 3rd SC Cav (400 men)
      8. 4th SC Cav (400 men)
      9. Partisan Rangers - 1 Co.
4. Fourth Military District - BG J.H. Trapier (1,191 men)
   1. Infantry
      1. 1st SC Battalion Sharpshooters (350 men)
   2. Artillery (370 men)
      1. German Art - 2 co. (180 men)
      2. Inglis Light Art (100 men)
      3. Waccamaw Light Art (90 men)
   3. Cavalry
      1. 7th SC CAV (621 men)
         1. Holcombe SC Legion CAV (becomes 7th SC CAV) (250 men)
         2. Rutledge Mounted Rifles Squad CAV - (2 cos.)(171 men)
         3. Tucker's SC Cav (2 co. squadron) (will merge with Holcombe legion) (200 men)

District of Georgia
2,300 men
BG H.W. Mercer​

1. Mercer''s Command
   1. Mercer's Brigade - BG H.W. Mercer (1,200 men)
      1. 1st GA Volunteers (200 men)
      2. 12th GA Battalion (250 men)
      3. 54th GA (350 men)
      4. 63rd GA (300 men)
      5. Thompson Light Art (100 men)
   2. Heavy Art (800 men)
      1. 1st GA Volunteers (300 men)
      2. 18th GA Volunteers (300 men)
      3. 22nd GA Battalion (200 men)
   3. Light Art
      1. Chatham GA Art (100 men)
      2. Regular GA Art (100 men)
      3. Terrell GA Art (100 men)

District of East FL
1,863 men
BG Joseph Finegan​

1. Units
   1. Perry's Brigade - BG E.A. Perry (1,648 men)
      1. 2nd FL (242 men)
      2. 5th FL (321 men)
      3. 8th FL (175 men) - Col. David Lang
      4. 1st FL Battalion (450 men)
      5. 6th FL Battalion (450 men)
   2. Cavalry
      1. Partisan Rangers (50 men)
   3. Artillery
      1. Milton Art (75 men)
      2. McCant's FL Battery (4 guns / 90 men)

District of Middle FL
2,561 men
BG Howell Cobb​

1. Units
   1. Finley's Brigade - BG Jesse Finley (1,761 men)
      1. 1st/3rd FL (285 men)
      2. 4th FL/1st FL CAV Dismounted (402)
      3. 6th FL (314 men)
      4. 7th FL - Col. Robert Bullock (300 men)
      5. 2nd FL Battalion (450 men)
      6. 4th FL Battalion (450 men)
   2. Cavalry Units
      1. 2nd FL CAV (250 men)
      2. 1 Independent CAV Company (50 men)
   3. Artillery
      1. Cobb Guards (Troupe Light ART)
      2. Echols GA ART
      3. Kilcrease ART
      4. Leon FL ART
      5. GA Siege ART

 

[Wizard of Cozz]

• I've made some major changes to the Army of Tennessee, as you can see.
• First off, we've got PGT Beauregard in command of the Army of Tennessee. There obviously aren't alot of options to consider in leading the Army of Tennessee. You have Bragg, Johnston, Beauregard, and the senior corps commander in all armies is Longstreet. That's really it. I went with Beauregard for a few reasons. Firstly, historically he does well at Charleston, and then later up at Petersburg. He led offensives at First Bull Run and at Shiloh. I'm not here to necessarily debate whether those were great plans, but he at least shows competancy. The reality is that Bragg can't get along well enough with the corps commanders, and if you move Johnston here, I'm sure he would keep the army together, but I'm not sure he would be aggressive enough to advantage of any mistakes by Rosecrans. Tullahoma was a very good maneuver by Rosecrans, but on the flip side Bragg made major mistakes. Reinforcing the army to 50K men gives Beauregard an opportunity to meet Rosecrans at somewhat parity.
• As for the corps commanders. The easiest and healthiest move for the Army of Tennessee is shuffling out Polk. Polk is a cancer in the army, on top of not being really good at much of anything. I've appointed D.H. Hill to command Polk's Corps. Most here will know of Hill's strengths and weaknesses. I'm hoping that considering they cooperated quite well historically between their departments, that Hill work solidly for Beauregard. I've kept Hardee as the other corps commander. I don't necessarily think Hardee really ever shown out at any battle, but he is solid, and again hopefully bringing in Bearegard and providing solid leadership will do wonders for the army.
• I've moved most of the artillery batterys from their brigades and turned them into artillery battalions under divisional command. I've considered taking a battery from each and making a artillery reserve, but have not done so yet.
• In Hill's Corps, D.H. HIll has Cheatham's Tennessee Division, which has been reinforced by Bushrod Johnson's TN Brigade bringing the division up to 6600 men. This is a competant division with solid brigade commanders especially with Strahl and Maney. Cheatham was always a hard hitting divisional commander. I've moved John K. Jackson's Georgia brigade to McLaw's division, while as I mentioned earlier bringing in Bushrod Johnson's brigade.
• Next Hill has Lafayette McLaws as a division commander. I've created a four brigade division for McLaws composed of two Georgian brigades for the Georgian divisional commander. These include Claudius Wilson's brigade, as well as John K. Jackson's brigade mentioned above. On top of that you have S.R. Gist's very good brigade of South Carolinians, and finally Arthur Manigault's Alabamians. I think this division could be one of the best in the army, and is led by the competant McLaws.
• Lastly we have WHT Walker's Division. Walker still has his Texans under Ector as well as Gregg's Tennesseans. Originally the division also included Gist and Wilson, but those Georgians have been given to McLaws to compensate for their loss I've combined what's left of Walker with the rest of Hindman's division of Patton Anderson and Zach Deas. I'm not very high on Hindman, and Walker, while abrasive is a hard hitter, and dependable in divisional command. This gives Hill three hard hitting divisions with no brigade commander that I feel is lacking.
• For Hardee's Corps he has the talented and dependable combination of Stewart and Cleburne, with Breckinridge's division reinforcing the corps.
• A.P. Stewart still has his original 3 brigades of Bates, Brown, and Clayton. I've done some major reshuffling of regiments. Bates, a Georgian, now commands and all Georgian brigade. The 58th AL has been moved to S.A.M. Wood's brigade, while the 15/37th TN and 20th TN has reinforced Bushrod Johnson's Brigade. To compensate for their losses Bates has been reinforced with 1st and 32nd GA from District of Georgia, and the 55th Georgia from E. Tennessee. Brown retains his historical brigade, while Clayton retains his historical three alabama regiments plus the 41st Alabama from Helm's brigade. This keeps Helm's brigade as all Kentuckians, and Clayton as all Alabamians. Lastly with Wither's resigning I sent Walthall's brigade to join Stewart giving him four brigades. Deas and Anderson to Walker, and Manigault to McLaws.
• Cleburne's Division contains all the regiments he had historically around this time plus some reinforcements. Thomas Churchill has been sent back to the Trans Mississippi, so Deshler commands the Texas Regiments. He has been reinforced by Granbury's 7th TX. St. John Liddell commands his historical brigade + the 19/24th AR. Lucious Polk also commands his historical brigade. Lastly Cleburn has S.A.M Wood's Alabama/Mississippi brigade. This is one of the best divisions in the army, all I've done is some slight reshuffling of regiments to make the brigades more homogenous.
• Lastly, Hardee has Breckinridge's divisions. I've added the other Kentucky brigade under Preston who was in E. Tennessee to this division. That gives the two Kentucky brigades that are in the army of Tennessee to a Kentuckian in Breckinridge. On top of that he has Adam's LA brigade which he had historically but reinforced by some other LA Regiments/Battalions, basically all the LA troops in the Army of Tennessee. Lastly, he has Stovall's brigade. The Florida troops have been sent back to FLorida, while he's been reinforced by the 46th GA, 64th Georgia from the District of Georgia, and the 8th Georgia Battalion. This gives him an all Georgia unit.
  Lastly, we have the cavalry. I've made a lot of similar moves that were made historically just a little bit quicker. You have Wheeler and Forrest's Cav Corps. I did move Pegram to Virginia to take over for Smith.

DEPARTMENT OF #2 (Tennessee)
Army of Tennessee
50,295 Men
General P.G.T. Beauregard​

1. Hill's Corps - Lt. Gen D.H. Hill (19,695 men)
   1. Cheatham's Division - MG Benjamin Cheatham (6,651 men)
      1. Strahl's Brigade - BG Otto Strahl (1,271 men)
         1. 4th-5th TN (425 men)
         2. 19th TN (242 men)
         3. 24th TN (299 men)
         4. 31st TN (169 men)
         5. 33rd TN (136 men)
      2. Wright's Brigade - BG Marcus Wright (1,262 men)
         1. 8th TN (260 men)
         2. 16th TN (242 men)
         3. 28th TN (254 men)
         4. 38th TN (264 men)
         5. 51st/52n TN (232 men)
      3. Maney's Brigade - BG George Maney (1,024 men)
         1. 1st/27th TN (475 men)
         2. 4th TN (165 men)
         3. 6th/9th TN (335 men)
         4. 24th TN Battalion Sharpshooters (39 men)
      4. Smith's Brigade - BG Preston Smith (1,520 men)
         1. 11th TN (360 men)
         2. 12th TN/47th TN (425 men)
         3. 13th TN/154th Sr. TN (400 men)
         4. 29th TN (275 men)
         5. Dawson's SS Battalion (50 men)
      5. Johnson's Brigade - BG Bushrod Johnson (1,274 men)
         1. 17th TN (249 men)
         2. 23rd TN (191 men)
         3. 25th TN (145 men)
         4. 44th TN (294 men)
         5. 15th/37th TN (202 men)
         6. 20th TN (183 men)
      6. Smith's Artillery Battalion - Maj. Smith (300 men)
         1. Carnes TN Battery - Capt. Carnes
         2. Scogin's GA Battery - Capt. Scogins
         3. Scott's TN Battery - Capt. Scott
         4. Smith's MS Battery - Capt. Stanford
         5. Stanford's MS Battery
   2. McLaw's Division - MG Lafayette McLaws (6,154 men)
      1. Manigault's Brigade - BG Arthur Manigault 04/26/63 (1,236 men)
         1. 24th AL (381 men)
         2. 28th AL (325 men)
         3. 34th AL (500 men)
         4. 40th AL Battalion SS - Maj. Thomas O. Stone (50 men)
      2. Gist's Brigade - BG S.R. Gist (1,856 men)
         1. 10th SC (368 men)
         2. 16th SC, Col. James McCullough (600 men)
         3. 19th SC (368 men)
         4. 24th SC, Col. C.H. Stevens (510 men)
      3. Jackson's Brigade - BG John K. Jackson (1,897 men)
         1. 1st Conf GA Volunteers (918 men)
         2. 2nd GA Sharpshooters (152 men)
         3. 5th GA (227 men)
         4. 5th MS (225)
         5. 8th MS (375 men)
      4. Wilson's Brigade - Col. Claudius Wilson (765 men)
         1. 25th GA, Lt. Col. Andrew J. Williams (325 men)
         2. 29th GA, Col. William J. Young (200 men)
         3. 30th GA, Col. T.W. Mangham (200 men)
         4. 1st GA Sharpshooter Battalion, Maj. Arthur Shaaff (40 men)
      5. Divisional Artillery - Maj. Alfred Courtney (400 men)
         1. Dents AL Battery - Capt. Dent
         2. Garrity's AL Battery - Capt Garrity
         3. Water's AL Battery - Lt. Watkins
         4. Warren's Light MS Battery - Lt. Shannon
   3. Walker's Division - MG W.H.T. Walker (6,880 men)
      1. Ector's Brigade - BG Matthew Ector (1,667 men)
         1. 9th TX - Lt. Col. Miles A. Dillard (300 men)
         2. 10th TX CAV (dismounted) - Lt. Col. C.R. Earp (687 men)
         3. 14th TX CAV (dismounted) - Col. John L. Camp (320 men)
         4. 32d TC CAV (dismounted) - Col. Julius A. Andrews (300 men)
         5. 43d MS Battalion SS - Capt. M. Pounds (50 men)
      2. Gregg's Brigade - BG John Gregg (1,272 men)
         1. 3d TN, Col. Calvin H. Walker (275 men)
         2. 10th TN, Lt. Col. William Grace (190 men)
         3. 30th TN, Col. Randall MacGavock (182 men)
         4. 41st TN, Col. Robert Farquharson (325 men)
         5. 50th TN, Lt. Col. Thomas W. Beaumont (190 men)
         6. 1st TN Infantry Battalion, Maj. Stephen H. Colms (100 men)
      3. Anderson's Brigade - BG Patton Anderson (1,635 men)
         1. 7th MS (269 men)
         2. 9th MS (322 men)
         3. 10th MS (260 men)
         4. 41st MS (502 men)
         5. 44th MS (272 men)
         6. 9th MS Battalion Sharpshooters
      4. Deas Brigade - BG Zach Deas (1,906 men)
         1. 19th AL (500 men)
         2. 22nd AL (371 men)
         3. 25th AL (330 men)
         4. 39th AL (310 men)
         5. 50th AL (320 men)
         6. 17th AL Battalion Sharpshooters (65 men)
      5. Martin's Artillery Battalion - Maj. Robert Martin (400 men)
         1. Martin's GA Battery - Lt. Evan P. Howell
         2. Ferguson's South Carolina Battery, Capt. T.B. Ferguson
         3. McNally's AR Battery, Lt. F.A. Moore
         4. Bledsoe's MO Battery, Capt. Hiram M. Bledsoe
2. Corps - Lt Gen. William Hardee (20,207 men)
   1. Stewart's Division - MG A.P. Stewart (7,208 men)
      1. Bate's Brigade - BG William Bate (1,891 men)
         1. 1st GA (350 men)
         2. 32nd GA - Col. G.P. Harrison (500 men)
         3. 37th GA - Col. A.F. Rudler (391 men)
         4. 55th GA (550 men)
         5. 4th GA Sharpshooters Battalion (92 men)
      2. Brown's Brigade - BG John Brown (1,385 men)
         1. 18th TN (330 men)
         2. 26th TN (229 men)
         3. 32nd TN (361 men)
         4. 45th TN (300 men)
         5. 23rd TN Battalion (155 men)
      3. Clayton's Brigade - BG Henry Clayton (1,810 men)
         1. 18th AL (527 men)
         2. 36th AL (458 men)
         3. 38th AL (490 men)
         4. 41st AL (325 men)
      4. Walthall's Brigade - BG Edward Walthall (1,805 men)
         1. 24th MS (398 men)
         2. 27th MS (406 men)
         3. 29th MS (364 men)
         4. 30th MS (320 men)
         5. 34th MS (307 men)
      5. Eldridge Artillery Battalion - Maj. John Eldridge (225 men)
         1. 1st AR Battery: Cpt John T. Humphreys
         2. T. H. Dawson's (GA) Battery: Lt R. W. Anderson
         3. Eufaula Artillery (AL Battery): Cpt McDonald Oliver
   2. Cleburne's Division - MG Patrick Cleburne (7,124 men)
      1. Deshler's Brigade - BG James Deshler (1,544 men)
         1. 6th/10th/15th TX (667 men)
         2. 7th TX, Col. Hiram B. Granbury (177 men)
         3. 17th/18th/24th/25th TX (690 men)
      2. Lidell's Brigade - BG St. John Liddell (1,736 men)
         1. 2nd/15th AR (Josey's) - Col. Daniel Govan (300 men)
         2. 5th/13th AR (450 men)
         3. 6th/7th AR (400 men)
         4. 19/24th AR (226 men)
         5. 8th AR/1st LA (350 men)
      3. Wood's Brigade - BG S.A.M. Wood (2,079 men)
         1. 16th AL (419 men)
         2. 32nd/58th AL (200 men)
         3. 33rd AL (600 men)
         4. 45th AL (400 men)
         5. 32nd MS/45th MS (600 men)
         6. Hawkins BAttalion Sharpshooters (50 men)
      4. Polk's Brigade - BG Lucius Polk (1,469 men)
         1. 1st AR (430 men)
         2. 3rd (18th AR/TN/MS Cos.) CONF/5th (2/21st TN) CONF (350 men)
         3. 2nd TN (264 men)
         4. 35th TN (215 men)
         5. 48th TN - Col. Vorhees (200 men)
      5. Hotchkiss Artillery Battalion - Maj. Thomas Hotchkiss (300 men)
         1. Calvert's AR Battery - Lt. Key
         2. Douglas TX Batter - Capt. James Douglas
         3. Semple's AL Battery - Capt. Henry Semple
         4. Baxter's TN Battery - Capt. Edmund Baxter
   3. Breckinridge Division - MG John C. Breckinridge (5,875 men)
3. Adam's Brigade - BG Daniel Adams (2,223 men)
   1. 4th LA, Lt. Col. William F. Pennington (300 men)
   2. 12th LA, Col. Thomas M. Scott (400 men)
   3. 13th/20th LA (289 men)
   4. 16th/25th LA (319 men)
   5. 19th LA (350 men)
   6. 30th LA, Lt. Col. Thomas Shields (330 men)
   7. 4th LA Infantry Battalion, Lt. Col. John McEnery (175 men)
   8. 14th LA Sharpshooters Battalion (50 men)
4. Orphan Brigade - BG Benjamin Helm (1,037 men)
   1. 2nd KY (302 men)
   2. 4th KY (275 men)
   3. 6th KY (220 men)
   4. 9th KY (230 men)
5. Stovall's Brigade - BG Marcellus Stoval (1,500 men)
   1. 46th GA, Col. Peyton H. Colquitt (650 men)
   2. 47th GA (200 men)
   3. 64th GA (400 men)
   4. 8th GA Battalion, Capt. Zachariah L. Watters (250 men)
6. Preston's Brigade - BG William Preston (815 men)
   1. 5th KY (215 men)
   2. 3d KY, Col. Albert P. Thompson (200 men)
   3. 7th KY, Col. Edward Crossland (200 men)
   4. 8th KY, Col. Hylan B. Lyon, Lt. Col. A.R. Shacklett (200 men
7. Artillery Battalion - Maj. Rice E. Graves (300 men)
   1. Cobb's (KY) Battery: Cpt Robert Cobb
   2. Graves' (KY) Battery: Lt S. M. Spencer
   3. Mebane's (TN) Battery: Cpt John W. Mebane
   4. Slocomb's (LA) Battery: Cpt C. H. Slocomb
8. Forrest's Cavalry Corps - BG Nathan Forrest (5,150 men)
   1. Armstrong's Division - BG Frank Armstrong (2,650 men)
      1. Armstrong's Brigade - Col. Thomas Harrison (1,100 men)
         1. 3rd AR CAV (300 men)
         2. 8th TX (Terry's TX Rangers) (300 men)
         3. 11th TX (300 men)
         4. McDonald's TN Battalion (200 men)
      2. Second Brigade - Col. Nicholas Cox (1,500 men)
         1. 4th TN (300 men)
         2. 8th (13th) TN (300 men)
         3. 9th (19th) TN (300 men)
         4. 10th TN (300 men)
         5. 11th TN (300 men)
      3. Artillery Battalion (150 men)
         1. Huggin's TN Battery
         2. Morton's TN Battery
   2. Allen's Division - BG William Allen
      1. Scott's Cavalry Brigade - Col. John Scott (1,200 men)
         1. 1st TN CAV (300 men)
         2. 2nd TN CAV (300 men)
         3. 5th TN CAV (300 men)
         4. Rucker's TN Legion (300 men0
            1. 12th TN Battalion CAV
            2. 16th TN Battalion CAV
         5. 22nd TN CAV - Col. C.R. Barteau (317 men)
      2. Davidson's Cavalry Brigade - BG Henry Davison (1,100 men)
         1. 1st GA CAV (300 men)
         2. 5th GA CAV (300 men)
         3. 6th GA CAV (300 men)
         4. 16th GA Battalion (200 men)
      3. Artillery Battalion (150 men)
         1. Huwald's TN Battery
         2. Robinson's LA Battery

1. Cavalry Corps - MG Joseph Wheeler (5,150 men)
   1. Martin's Division - BG William Martin (2,775 men)
      1. First Brigade - Col. John T Morgan (1,500 men)
         1. 1st AL (300 men)
         2. 3rd AL (300 men)
         3. 4th AL (300 men)
         4. 7th AL (300 men)
         5. 51st AL (300 men)
      2. Second Brigade - Col. William B. Wade (1,200 men)
         1. 1st CONF (300 men)
         2. 3rd CONF (300 men)
         3. 8th CONF (300 men)
         4. 10th CONF (300 men)
      3. Artillery Battery (75 men)
         1. Wiggin's AR Battery - Lt. Bryant
   2. Wharton's Division - BG John Wharton (2,175 men)
      1. First Brigade -Col. Crews (900 men)
         1. 2nd GA (300 men)
         2. 3rd GA (300 men)
         3. 4th GA (300 men)
      2. Second Brigade - Col. James T. Wheeler (1,200 men)
         1. 1st (3rd) KY (300 men
         2. 2nd KY (300 men)
         3. 1st (6th) TN (300 men)
         4. 4th (8th) TN (300 men)
      3. Artillery Battery (75 men)
         1. White's TN Battery - Capt. B.F. White Jr.
2. Army Artillery Reserve (375 men)
   1. Artillery Battalion - Maj. Felix H. Robertson
      1. Lumsden's (AL) Battery: Cpt Charles L. Lumsden
      2. Havis' (GA) Battery: Cpt Minor W. Havis
      3. Massenburg's (GA) Battery: Cpt T. L. Massenburg
      4. Le Gardeur's (LA) Battery: Cpt G. Le Gardeur, Jr.
      5. Barret's (MO) Battery: Cpt Overton W. Barret

 

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- Why not consolidate the two Kentucky brigades? The total would be easier to manage. Preston is an administrator, not a soldier, so his skills would be better spent in East Tennessee.
- 22nd Tennessee Cavalry is now only known as 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Battalion, and is still in north Mississippi under James Chalmers
- 40th AL and 43d MS Battalions, having been part of Pemberton's army, most likely should remain with Loring in Mississippi;
- I would suggest consolidating Wilson's and J. K. Jackson's brigades under the latter, replacing the 40th AL Bn with the 5th and 8th MS, and consolidating the GA Sharpshooter battalions.