The Confederate army.
right wing,
Lieut.-Gen. Leonidas Polk.
Cheatham's division [Polk's Corps],
Maj.-Gen. B. F. Cheatham.
Escort: G, 2d Ga. Cav.,
Capt. T. M. Merritt.
Jackson's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. John K. Jackson: 1st Ga. (Confed.) and 2d Ga. Battalion,
Maj. J. C. Gordon; 5th Ga.,
Col. C. P. Daniel; 2d Ga. Battalion Sharp-shooters,
Maj. R. H. Whiteley; 5th Miss.,
Lieut.-Col. W.
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Maj. J. B. Herring; 8th Miss.,
Col. J. C. Wilkinson.
Brigade loss: k, 55; w, 430; m, 5==490.
Maney's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. George Maney: 1st and 27th Tenn.,
Col. H. R. Feild; 4th Tenn. (Prov.
Army),
Col. J. A. McMurry (k),
Lieut.-Col. R. N. Lewis (w),
Maj. O. A. Bradshaw (w),
Capt. J. Bostick; 6th and 9th Tenn.,
Col. George C. Porter; 24th Tenn. Battalion Sharp-shooters,
Maj. Frank Maney.
Brigade loss: k, 54; w, 317; mn, 15 == 386.
Smith's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Preston Smith (k),
Col. A. J. Vaughan, Jr.: 11th Tenn.,
Col. G. W. Gordon; 12th and 47th Tenn.,
Col. W. M. Watkins; 13th and 154th Tenn.,
Col. A. J. Vaughan, Jr.,
Lieut.-Col. R. W. Pitman; 29th Tenn.,
Col. Horace Rice;
Dawson's Battalion
1 Sharp-shooters,
Maj. J. W. Dawson (w),
Maj. William Green.
Brigade loss: k, 42; w, 284; nm, 36 == 362.
Wright's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Marcus J. Wright: 8th Tenn.,
Col. John H. Anderson; 16th Tenn.,
Col. D. M. Donnell; 28th Tenn.,
Col. S. S. Stanton; 38th Tenn. and
Murray's (Tenn.) Battalion,
Col. J. C. Carter; 51st and 52d Tenn.,
Lieut.-Col. John G. Hall.
Brigade loss: k, 44; w, 400; m, 43 == 487.
Strahl's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. O. F. Strahl: 4th and 5th Tenn.,
Col. J. J. Lamb; 19th Tenn.,
Col. F. M. Walker; 24th Tenn.,
Col. J. A. Wilson; 31st Tenn.,
Col. E. E. Tansil; 33d Tenn.,----. Brigade loss: k, 19; w, 203; m, 28 == 250.
Artillery, Maj. Melancthon Smith: Tenn. Battery,
Capt. W. W. Carnes; Ga. Battery,
Capt. John Scogin; Tenn. Battery (
Scott's),
Lieut. J. H. Marsh (w),
Lieut. A. T. Watson; Miss. Battery (
Smith's),
Lieut. W. B. Turner; Miss. Bat'y,
Capt. T. J. Stanford.
Hill's Corps,
Lieut.-Gen. Daniel H. Hill.
Cleburne's division,
Maj.-Gen. P. R. Cleburne.
Wood's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. S. A. M. Wood: 16th Ala.,
Maj. J. H. McGaughy (k),
Capt. F. A. Ashford; 33d Ala.,
Col. Samuel Adams; 45th Ala.,
Col. E. B. Breedlove; 18th Ala. Battalion,
Maj. J. H. Gibson (k),
Col. Samuel Adams; 32d and 45th Miss.,
Col. M. P. Lowrey; Sharp-shooters,
Maj. A. T. Hawkins (k),
Capt. Daniel Coleman.
Brigade loss: k, 96; w, 680 == 776.
Polk's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Lucius E. Polk: 1st Ark.,
Col. J. W. Colquitt; 3d and 5th Confederate,
Col. J. A. Smith; 2d Tenn.,
Col. W. B. Robertson; 35th Tenn.,
Col. B. J. Hill; 48th Tenn.,
Col. G. H. Nixon.
Brigade loss: k, 58; w, 541; m, 6 == 605.
Deshler's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. James Deshler (k),
Col. R. Q. Mills: 19th and 24th Ark.,
Lieut.-Col. A. S. Hutchinson; 6th, 10th, and 15th Tex.,
Col. R. Q. Mills,
Lieut.-Col. T. Scott Anderson; 17th, 18th, 24th, and 25th Tex.,
Col. F. C. Wilkes (w),
Lieut.-Col. John T. Coit,
Maj. W. A. Taylor.
Brigade loss: k, 52; w, 366== 418.
Artillery, Maj. T. R. Hotchkiss (w),
Capt. Henry C. Semple: Ark. Battery (
Calvert's),
Lieut. Thomas J. Key; Tex. Battery,
Capt. J. P. Douglas; Ala. Battery,
Capt. Henry C. Semple,
Lieut. R. W. Goldthwaite.
Breckinridge's division,
Maj.-Gen. J. C. Breckinridge.
Helm's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Benjamin H. Helm (k),
Col. J. H. Lewis: 41st Ala.,
Col. M. L. Stansel; 2d Ky.,
Col. J. W. Hewitt (k),
Lieut.-Col. J. W. Moss; 4th Ky.,
Col. Joseph P. Nuckols, Jr. (w),
Maj. T. W. Thompson; 6th Ky.,
Col. J. H. Lewis,
Lieut.-Col. M. H. Cofer; 9th Ky.,
Col. J. W. Caldwell (w),
Lieut.-Col. J. C. Wickliffe.
Brigade loss: k, 63; w, 408 == 471.
Adams's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Daniel W. Adams (w and c),
Col. R. L. Gibson: 32d Ala.,
Maj. J. C. Kimbell; 13th and 20th La.,
Col. R. L. Gibson,
Col. Leon von Zinken,
Capt. E. M. Dubroca; 16th and 25th La.,
Col. D. Gober; 19th La.,
Lieut.-Col. R. W. Turner (w),
Maj. L. Butler (k),
Capt. H. A. Kennedy; 14th La. Battalion,
Maj. J. E. Austin.
Brigade loss: k, w and m == 429.
Stovall's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. M. A. Stovall: 1st and 3d Fla.,
Col. W. S. Dilworth; 4th Fla.,
Col. W. L. L. Bowen; 47th Ga.,
Capt. William S. Phillips (w),
Capt. Joseph S. Cone; 60th N. C.,
Lieut.-Col. J. M. Ray (w),
Capt. J. T. Weaver.
Brigade loss: k, 37; w, 232; m, 46==315.
Artillery, Maj. R. E. Graves (k): Ky. Battery,
Capt. Robert Cobb; Tenn. Battery,
Capt. John W. Mebane; La. Battery,
Capt. C. H. Slocomb.
Reserve Corps,
Maj.-Gen. W. H. T. Walker.
Walker's division,
Brig.-Gen. S. R. Gist.
Gist's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. S. R. Gist,
Col. P. H. Colquitt (k),
Lieut.-Col. L. Napier: 46th Ga.,
Col. P. H. Colquitt,
Maj. A. M. Speer; 8th Ga. Battalion,
Lieut.-Col. L. Napier; 24th S. C.,
Col. C. H. Stevens (w),
Lieut.-Col. Ellison Capers (w). Brigade loss: k, 49; w, 251; m, 36 == 336.
Ector's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. M. D. Ector:
Stone's Ala. Battalion,----;
Pound's Miss. Battalion,----; 29th N. C.,----; 9th Texas,----; 10th, 14th, and 32d Tex. Cav. (dismounted),----. Brigade loss: k, 59; w, 239; m, 138 == 436.
Wilson's Brigade, Col. C. C. Wilson: 25th Ga.,
Lieut.-Col. A. J. Williams (k); 29th Ga.,
Lieut. G. R. McRae; 30th Ga.,
Lieut.-Col. James S. Boynton; 1st Ga. Battalion Sharp-shooters,----; 4th La. Battalion,----. Brigade loss: k, 99; w, 426; m, 80 == 605.
Artillery: Martin's Battery,----.
Liddell's division,
Brig.-Gen. St. John R. Liddell.
Liddell's Brigade, Col. Daniel C. Govan: 2d and 15th Ark.,
Lieut.-Col. R. T. Harvey; 5th and 13th Ark.,
Col. L. Featherston (k),
Lieut.-Col. John E. Murray; 6th and 7th Ark.,
Col. D. A. Gillespie (w),
Lieut.-Col. Peter Snyder; 8th Ark. and 1st La.,
Lieut.-Col. George F. Baucum (w),
Maj. A. Watkins.
Brigade loss: k, 73; w, 502; m, 283==858.
Walthall's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. E. C. Walthall: 24th Miss.,
Lieut.-Col. R. P. McKelvaine (w),
Maj. W. C. Staples (w),
Capt. B. F. Toomer,
Capt. J. D. Smith (w); 27th Miss.,
Col. James A. Campbell; 29th Miss.,
Col. William F. Brantly; 30th Miss.,
Col. Junius I. Scales (c),
Lieut.-Col. Hugh A. Reynolds (k),
Maj. J. M. Johnson (w); 34th Miss.,
Maj. W. G. Pegram (w),
Capt. H. J. Bowen,
Lieut.-Col. H. A. Reynolds (k). Brigade loss: k, 61; w, 531; m, 196 == 788.
Artillery, Capt. Charles Swett: Ala. Battery,
Capt. W. H. Fowler (w); Miss. Battery (
Warren Light Art'y),
Lieut. H. Shannon.
Artillery loss included in loss of brigades.
left wing,
Lieut.-Gen. James Longstreet.
Hindman's division [Polk's Corps],
Maj.-Gen. T. C. Hindman (w),
Brig.-Gen. J. Patton Anderson.
Staff loss: w, 1.
Anderson's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. J. Patton Anderson,
Col. J. H. Sharp: 7th Miss.,
Col. W. H. Bishop; 9th Miss.,
Maj. T. H. Lynam; 10th Miss.,
Lieut.-Col. James Barr; 41st Miss.,
Col. W. F. Tucker; 44th Miss.,
Col. J. H. Sharp,
Lieut.-Col. R. G. Kelsey; 9th Miss. Batt. Sharp-shooters,
Maj. W. C. Richards; Ala. Battery,
Capt. J. Garrity.
Brigade loss: k, 80; w, 464; m, 24 == 568.
Deas's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Z. C. Deas: 19th Ala.,
Col. Samuel K. McSpadden; 22d Ala.,
Lieut.-Col. John Weedon (k),
Capt. H. T. Toulonin; 25th Ala.,
Col. George D. Johnston; 39th Ala.,
Col. W. Clark; 50th Ala.,
Col. J. G. Coltart; 17th Ala. Batt. Sharp-shooters,
Capt. Jas. F. Nabers;
Robertson's Battery,
Lieut. S. H. Dent.
Brigade loss: k, 123; w, 578; m, 28 == 729.
Manigault's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. A. M. Manigault: 24th Ala.,
Col. N. N. Davis; 28th Ala.,
Col. John C. Reid; 34th Ala.,
Maj. John N. Slaughter; 10th and 19th S. C.,
Col. James F. Pressley; Ala. Battery (
Waters's),
Lieut. Charles W. Watkins.
Brigade loss: k, 66; w, 426; m, 47 == 539.
Buckner's Corps,
Maj.-Gen. Simon B. Buckner.
Stewart's division,
Maj.-Gen. Alexander P. Stewart.
Staff loss: w, 1; m, 1 == 2.
Johnson's Brigade (attached to
Johnson's Provisional Division),
Brig.-Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson,
Col. J. S. Fulton: 17th Tenn.,
Lieut.-Col. Watt W. Floyd; 23d Tenn.,
Col. R. H. Keeble; 25th Tenn.,
Lieut.-Col. R. B. Snowden; 44th Tenn.,
Lieut.-Col. J. L. McEwen, Jr. (w),
Maj. G. M. Crawford; Ga. Battery,
Lieut. W. S. Everett.
Brigade loss: k, 28; w, 271; m, 74 == 373.
Brown's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. John C. Brown (w),
Col. Edmund C. Cook: 18th Tenn.,
Col. J. B. Palmer (w),
Lieut.-Col. W. R. Butler (w),
Capt. Gideon H. Lowe; 26th Tenn.,
Col. J. M. Lillard (k),
Maj. R. M. Saffell; 32d Tenn.,
Col. Edmund C. Cook,
Capt. C. G. Tucker; 45th Tenn.,
Col. A. Searcy; 23d Tenn. Batt.,
Maj. T. W. Newman (w),
Capt. W. P. Simpson.
Brigade loss: k, 50; w, 426; am, 4 == 480.
Bate's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. William B. Bate: 58th Ala..
Col. Bushrod Jones; 37th Ga.,
Col. A. F. Rudler (w),
Lieut.-Col. Joseph T. Smith; 4th Ga. Battalion Sharp-shooters,
Maj. T. D. Caswell (w),
Capt.
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B. M. Turner (w),
Lieut. Joel Towers; 15th and 37th Tenn.,
Col. R. C. Tyler (w),
Lieut.-Col. R. D. Frayser (w),
Capt. R. M. Tankesley; 20th Tenn.,
Col. T. B. Smith (w),
Maj. W. M. Shy.
Brigade loss: k, 63; w, 530; m, 11==604.
Clayton's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. H. D. Clayton (w): 18th Ala.,
Col. J. T. Holtzclaw (w),
Lieut.-Col. R. F. Inge (m w),
Maj. P. F. Hunley; 36th Ala.,
Col. L. T. Woodruff; 38th Ala.,
Lieut.-Col. A. R. Lankford.
Brigade loss: k, 86; w, 518; m, 15 == 619.
Artillery, Maj. J. W. Eldridge: 1st Ark. Battery,
Capt. J. T. Humphreys; Ga. Battery (
Dawson's),
Lieut. R. W. Anderson; Eufaula Art'y,
Capt. McD.
Oliver. Artillery loss: k, 4; w, 23 == 27.
Preston's division,
Brig.-Gen. William Preston.
Gracie's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Archibald Gracie, Jr.: 43d Ala.,
Col. Y. M. Moody; 1st Ala. Battalion,
2 Lieut.-Col. J. H. Holt (w),
Capt. G. W. Huguley; 2d Ala. Battalion,
3 Lieut.-Col. Bolling Hall, Jr. (w),
Capt. W. D. Walden (w); 3d Ala. Battalion, .
Maj. Joseph W. A. Sanford; 4th Ala.,
4 Maj. J. D. McLennan; 63d Tenn.,
Lieut.-Col. A. Fulkerson (w),
Maj. John A. Aiken.
Brigade loss: k, 90; w, 576; m, 2 == 668.
Trigg's Brigade, Col. Robert C. Trigg: 1st Fla. Cav. (dismounted),
Col. G. T. Maxwell; 6th Fla.,
Col. J. J. Finley; 7th Fla.,
Col. R. Bullock; 54th Va.,
Lieut.-Col. John J. Wade.
Brigade loss: k, 46; w, 231; m, 4 == 281.
Kelly's Brigade, Col. J. H. Kelly: 65th Ga.,
Col. R. H. Moore; 5th Ky.,
Col. H. Hawkins; 58th N. C.,
Col. John B. Palmer (w); 63d Va.,
Maj. J. M. French.
Brigade loss: k, 66; w, 241; m, 3 == 310.
Artillery Battalion, Maj. A. Leyden: Ga. Battery,
Capt. A. M. Wolihin; Ga. Battery,
Capt. T. M. Peeples; Va. Battery,
Capt. W. C. Jeffress; Ga. Battery (York's). Artillery loss: w, 6.
Reserve artillery,
Maj. S. C. Williams:
Baxter's (Tenn.) Battery;
Darden's (Miss.) Battery;
Kolb's (Ala.) Battery; McCant's (Fla.) Battery.
Artilleryloss: k, 2; w, 2 == 4.
Johnson's division,
5 Brig.-Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson.
Gregg's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. John Gregg (w),
Col. C. A. Sugg: 3d Tenn.,
Col. C. H. Walker; 10th Tenn.,
Col. William Grace; 30th Tenn.,----; 41st Tenn.,
Lieut.-Col. James D. Tillman (w); 50th Tenn.,
Col. C. A. Sugg,
Lieut.-Col. T. W. Beaumont (k),
Maj. C. W. Robertson (w),
Col. C. H. Walker; 1st Tenn. Battalion,
Maj. S. H. Colms (w),
Maj. C. W. Robertson; 7th Texas,
Col. H. B. Granbury (w),
Maj. K. M. Vanzandt; Mo. Battery (
Bledsoe's),
Lieut. R. L. Wood.
Brigade loss: k, 109; w, 474; m, 18 == 601.
McNair's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. E. McNair (w),
Col. D. Coleman: 1st Ark. Mounted Rifles,
Col. Robert W. Harper (m w); 2d Ark. Mounted Rifles,
Col. James A. Williamson; 25th Ark.,
Lieut.-Col. Eli Hufstedler (w); 4th and 31st Ark. and 4th Ark. Battalion,
Maj. J. A. Ross; 39th N. C.,
Col. D. Coleman; S. C. Battery,
Capt. J. F. Culpeper.
Brigade loss: k, 51; w, 336; m, 64 == 451.
Longstreet's Corps,
6 Maj.-Gen. John B. Hood (w). Staff loss: w, 1.
McLaws's division,
Brig.-Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw,
Maj.-Gen. Lafayette McLaws.
Kershaw's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw: 2d S. C.,
Lieut.-Col. F. Gaillard; 3d S. C.,
Col. James D. Nance; 7th S. C.,
Lieut.-Col. Elbert Bland (k),
Maj. John S. Hard (k),
Capt. E. J. Goggans; 8th S. C.,
Col. John W. Henagan; 15th S. C.,
Lieut.-Col. Joseph F. Gist; 3d S. C. Battalion,
Capt. J. M. Townsend (k). Brigade loss: k, 68; w, 419; m, 1==488.
Wofford's Brigade,7 Brig,--
Gen. W. T. Wofford: 16th Ga.,----; 18th Ga.,----24th Ga.,----; 3d Ga. Battalion Sharp-shooters,----;
Cobb's (Ga.) Legion,----;
Phillips's (Ga.) Legion,----.
Humphreys's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Benjamin G. Humphreys: 13th Miss.,----; 17th Miss.,----; 18th Miss.,----; 21st Miss.,----. Brigade loss: k, 20; w, 132 == 152.
Bryan's Brigade,8 Brig.-Gen. Goode Bryan: 10th Ga.,----; 50th Ga.,----; 51st Ga.,----; 53d Ga.,----.
Hood's division,
Maj.-Gen. John B. Hood,
Brig.-Gen. E. McIver Law.
Jenkins's Brigade,9 Brig.-Gen. Micah Jenkins; 1st S. C.,----; 2d S. C. Rifles,----; 5th S. C.,----; 6th S. C.,----; Hampton Legion,----;
Palmetto (S. C.) Sharp-shooters,----.
Law's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. E. McIver Law,
Col. James L. Sheffield: 4th Ala.,----; 15th Ala.,
Col. W. C. Oates; 44th Ala.,----; 47th Ala.,----; 48th Ala.,----. Brigade loss: k, 61; w, 329 == 390.
Robertson's Brigade,10 Brig.-Gen. J. B. Robertson,
Col. Van H. Manning: 3d Ark.,
Col. Van H. Manning; 1st Texas,
Capt. R. J. Harding; 4th Texas,
Col. John P. Bane (w),
Capt. R. H. Bassett (w); 5th Texas,
J. C. Rogers (w),
Capt. J. S. Cleveland (w),
Capt. T. T. Clay.
Brigade loss: k, 78; w, 457; m, 35 == 570.
Anderson's Brigade,11 Brig.-Gen. George T. Anderson: 7th Ga.,----; 8th Ga.,----; 9th Ga.,----; 11th Ga.,----; 59th Ga.,----.
Benning's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Henry L. Benning: 2d Ga.,
Lieut.-Col. William S. Shepherd (w).
Maj. W. W. Charlton; 15th Ga.,
Col. D. M. Du Bose (w),
Maj. P. J. Shannon; 17th Ga.,
Lieut.-Col. Charles W. Matthews (m w); 20th Ga.,
Col. J. D. Waddell.
Brigade loss: k, 46; w, 436; m, 6 == 488.
Corps artillery,
12 Col. E. Porter Alexander: S. C. Battery (
Fickling's); Va. Battery (
Jordan's); La. Battery (
Moody's); Va. Battery (
Parker's); Va. Battery (
Taylor's); Va. Battery (
Woolfolk's).
Reserve artillery, army of Tennessee,
Maj. Felix H. Robertson:
Barret's (Mo.) Battery;
Le Gardeur's (La.) Battery;
Havis's (Ala.) Battery;
Lumsden's (Ala.) Battery; Massenburg's (Ga.) Battery.
Artillery loss: k, 2; w, 6 == 8.
cavalry,
Maj.-Gen. Joseph Wheeler.
Wharton's division,
Brig.-Gen. John A. Wharton.
First Brigade, Col. C. C. Crews: 7th Ala.,----; 2d Ga.,----; 3d Ga.,----; 4th Ga.,
Col. Isaac W. Avery.
Second Brigade, Col. Thomas Harrison: 3d Confederate,
Col. W. N. Estes; 1st Ky.,
Lieut.-Col. J. W. Griffith; 4th Tenn.,
Col. Paul F. Anderson; 8th Texas,----; 11th Texas,----; Ga. Battery (
White's).
Martin's division,
Brig.-Gen. William T. Martin.
First Brigade, Col. J. T. Morgan; 1st Ala.,----; 3d Ala.,
Lieut.-Col. T. H. Mauldin; 51st Ala.,----; 8th Confederate,----.
Second Brigade, Col. A. A. Russell: 4th Ala.,
13----; 1st Confederate,
Col. W. B. Wade; Ark. Battery (
Wiggins's).
Roddey's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. P. D. Roddey; 4th Ala.,
14 Lieut.-Col. William A. Johnson; 5th Ala.,----; 53d Ala.,----; Tenn.
Reg't (
Forrest's); Ga. Battery (
Newell's). Loss of
Wheeler's cavalry (estimated), 375 killed, wounded, and missing.
Forrest's Corps,
Brig.-Gen. N. B. Forrest.
Armstrong's division,
Brig.-Gen. Frank C. Armstrong.
Armstrong's Brigade, Col. J. T. Wheeler: 3d Ark.,----; 1st Tenn.,----; 18th Tenn. Battalion,
Maj. Charles McDonald.
Forrest's Brigade, Col. G. G. Dibrell: 4th Tenn.,
Col. W. S. McLemore; 8th Tenn.,
Capt. Hamilton McGinnis; 9th Tenn.,
Col. J. B. Biffle; 10th Tenn.,
Col. N. N. Cox; 11th Tenn.,
Col. D. W. Holman;
Shaw's Battalion,
Maj. J. Shaw; Tenn. Battery,
Capt. A. L. Huggins; Tenn. Battery,
Capt. John W. Morton.
Pegram's division (composition of division uncertain).
Brig.-Gen. John Pegram.
Davidson's Brigade, Brig.-Gen. H. B. Davidson: 1st Ga.,----; 6th Ga.,
Col. John R. Hart; 6th N. C.,----;
Rucker's Legion,----; Tenn. Battery (
Huwald's).
Scott's Brigade, Col. J. S. Scott: 10th Confederate,
Col. C. T. Goode; Detachment of
Morgan's command,
Lieut.-Col. R. M. Martin; 1st La.,----; 2d Tenn.,----; 5th Tenn.,----; 12th Tenn. Battalion,----; 16th Tenn. Battalion,
Capt. J. Q. Arnold (w); La. Battery (section),----. Brigade loss: k, 10; w, 39 == 49.
Total Confederate loss: killed, 2389; wounded, 13,412 captured or missing, 2003 == 17,804.
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As to the strength of the Confederate army at
Chickamauga,
Major E. C. Dawes contributed to “The century” magazine, for April, 1888, the following note:
An examination of the original returns in the War Department, which I have personally made, shows the following result: General Bragg's return, 31st of August, 1863, shows under the heading “present for duty,” officers and men, 48,998.
This return does notinclude the divisions of General Breckinridge or General Preston, the brigades of Generals Gregg and McNair, or the reenforcement brought by General Longstreet.
The strength of each is accurately given in Confederate official returns.
The total Confederate force available for battle at Chickamauga was as follows: General Bragg's army, 31st of August, 1863, for duty, 48,998; Longstreet's command (Hood's and McLaws's divisions), by return of Army of Northern Virginia, 31st of August, 1863, for duty, 11,716; Breckinridge's division, by his official report in “Confederate reports of battles,” for duty, 3769; Preston's division, by his official report in “Confederate reports of battles,” for duty, 4509; Brigades of Gregg and McNair, by General Bushrod Johnson's official report (So.
Hist. Soc. Papers, Vol.
XIII.), for duty, 2559,--total, 71,551.
