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Battle Of Antietam (Sharpsburg)
17 September 1862

THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA (General Robert E. Lee, CSA, commanding)

JACKSON'S (II) CORPS

 

Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson: dark grey kepi.

 

Ewell's Division

 

Brig. Gen. Alexander R. Lawton

 

Lawton's Brigade   Col. M. Douglass
13th Georgia 375C Standard CSA, some officers in US blue.
26th Georgia 175B Standard CSA, some officers in US blue.
31st Georgia 150C Standard CSA, some officers in US blue.
38th Georgia 125C Standard CSA, some officers in US blue.
60th Georgia 150B Standard CSA, some officers in US blue.
61st Georgia 175B Standard CSA, some officers in US blue.
 
Early's Brigade   Brig. Gen. Jubal A. Early: light coloured hair, beard.
13th Virginia 100C Standard CSA.
25th Virginia 175C Standard CSA.
31st Virginia 150C Standard CSA.
44th Virginia 200C Standard CSA.
49th Virginia 275C Standard CSA.
52nd Virginia 200C Standard CSA.
58th Virginia 125C Standard CSA.
 
Trimble's Brigade   Col. James A. Walker
15th Alabama 225C Contains a zouave company. ACW4 p4 + A2.
12th Georgia 125C ACW5 p7. Standard CSA, some officers in US blue.
21st Georgia 150C Standard CSA, some officers in US blue.
21st North Carolina 125C Standard CSA, some officers in US blue.
1st North Carolina Battalion 75C Attached to 21st North Carolina. Standard CSA.
 
Hays' Brigade
(Louisiana Tigers)
  Brig. Gen. Harry T. Hays
5th Louisiana 125B ACW5 p12. ACW4 p13. No State uniform, red stripe on left shoulder. Some zouave companies.
6th Louisiana 100B ACW4 p13: grey. Some zouave companies.
7th Louisiana 100B ACW5 p11. ACW4 p13: grey. CUCW p111: zouaves.
8th Louisiana 125B AoNV D3. ACW4 p13: grey. Some zouave companies.
14th Louisiana 100B ACW4 p13. No State uniform, red stripe on left shoulder. Some zouave companies.
Louisiana Guard Artillery Capt. Louis E. D'Aquin. 1nr 10lb Parrott rifle, 2nr 3" rifles. B.
 
Artillery (not engaged at Antietam) Maj. A. R. Courtney
Chesapeake (Maryland) Artillery Capt. William D. Brown.2nr 10lb Parrott rifles, 1nr 3" rifle. B.
Courtney (Virginia) Artillery Capt. J. W. Latimer. 2nr 3" rifles, 2nr 12lb SB Napoleons. B.
1st Maryland Battery Capt. William F. Dement. 4nr 6lb SB guns. B.
Staunton (Virginia) Artillery (Balthis' Battery) Lieut. Asher W. Garber. 2nr 6lb SB guns. B.

 

JACKSON'S (II) CORPS

 

Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson: dark grey kepi.

 

A. P. Hill's Light Division

 

Maj. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill: red shirt.

NB: many of Hill's men were wearing new US blue uniforms after raiding Harper's Ferry.

Branch's Brigade   Brig. Gen. L. O'Brien Branch: dark blue.
7th North Carolina 175C ACW4 p24 + F1.
18th North Carolina 150C ACW4 p24 + F1.
28th North Carolina 125C ACW4 p24 + F1. ACW1 E2.
33rd North Carolina 150C ACW4 p24 + F1.
37th North Carolina 150C ACW4 p24 + F1.
 
Gregg's Brigade   Brig. Gen. Maxcy Gregg: beard, light sloch hat with brim pinned up.
1st South Carolina (Provisional Army) 250B ACW4 p37 +A1. Blanford p131, p173 + plate 49.
1st South Carolina Rifles 150B ACW5 p36. ACW4 p37 +A1. Blanford p131, p173 + plate 49.
12th South Carolina 225B ACW4 p37 +A1. Blanford p131, p173 + plate 49.
13th South Carolina 175B ACW4 p37 +A1. Blanford p131, p173 + plate 49.
14th South Carolina 200B ACW4 p37 +A1. Blanford p131, p173 + plate 49.
 
Field's Brigade   Col. J. M. Brockenbrough
40th Virginia 175C Standard CSA.
47th Virginia 150C Standard CSA. Blanford p175 + plate 52: Co H.
55th Virginia 175C Standard CSA.
22nd Virginia Battalion 100C Standard CSA. ACW5 p38.
 
Archer's Brigade   Brig. Gen. James J. Archer
5th Alabama Battalion 50C ACW4 p4 + A2.
19th Georgia 100C Standard CSA, some officers in US blue.
1st Tennessee (Provisional Army) 100C Standard CSA.
7th Tennessee 75C Standard CSA.
14th Tennessee 75C Standard CSA. AoNV E1.
 
Pender's Brigade   Brig. Gen. William D. Pender: dark blue.
16th North Carolina 200C ACW4 p24 + F1.
22nd North Carolina 150C ACW4 p24 + F1.
34th North Carolina 175C ACW4 p24 + F1.
38th North Carolina 150C ACW4 p24 + F1.
 

Artillery

Lieut. Col. R. Lindsay Walker
Crenshaw (Virginia) Battery Capt. William G Crenshaw. 2nr 12lb howitzers, 2nr 12lb SB Napoleons. B.
Pee Dee (South Carolina) Artillery Capt. D. G. McIntosh. 1nr 10lb Parrott rifles, 1nr 3" rifle, 2nr 12lb SB Napoleons, 1nr 6lb SB gun. B.
Purcell (Richmond) Artillery Capt. W. J. Pegram. 2nr 10lb Parrott rifles, 2nr 12lb SB Napoleons. B.
Fredericksburg (Virginia) Artillery Capt. Carter M.Braxton. 2nr 10lb Parrott rifles, 2nr 12lb SB Napoleons. B.
Letcher (Virginia) Artillery Capt. Greenlee Davidson. 1nr 3" rifles, 2nr 12lb SB Napoleons, 1nr 6lb SB gun. B.

 

JACKSON'S (II) CORPS

 

Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson: dark grey kepi.

 

D.H. Hill's Division

 

Maj. Gen. Daniel H. Hill: mid-coloured hair, full beard, grey coat, dark kepi with light piping.

 

Ripley's Brigade   Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley
4th Georgia 350C ACW5 p8. Standard CSA, some officers in US blue. Blanford p132: Co B. Blanford p174 + plate 50: Co K. ACW1 p23: zouaves. Company ?: Sumter Light Guards: all in kepis and dark uniforms, flying stars + bars. SB muskets.
44th Georgia 250C ACW1 H2. Standard CSA, some officers in US blue.
1st North Carolina 225D ACW4 p24+F1. ACW5 p22/3. SB muskets.
3rd North Carolina 550D ACW4 p24+F1. SB muskets.
 
Rodes' Brigade   Brig. Gen. Robert E. Rodes: mid-coloured hair, moustache.
3rd Alabama 175B ACW4 p4 + A2.
5th Alabama 150B ACW4 p4 + A2.
6th Alabama 175A ACW4 p4 + A2. Colonel had beard and dark hair.
12th Alabama 150C ACW4 p4 + A2.
26th Alabama 150C ACW4 p4 + A2.
 
Garland's Brigade   Brig. Gen. Samuel Garland, Jr : dark blue.
5th North Carolina 125D ACW4 p24+F1.
12th North Carolina 50C ACW4 p24+F1.
13th North Carolina 175C ACW4 p24+F1.
20th North Carolina 225D ACW4 p24+F1.
23rd North Carolina 175C ACW4 p24+F1.
 
Anderson's Brigade   Brig. Gen. George B. Anderson: dark blue.
2nd North Carolina 300B ACW4 p24+F1.
4th North Carolina 75B ACW4 p24+F1. ACW5 p24.
14th North Carolina 525B ACW4 p24+F1. ACW5 p22.
30th North Carolina 250B ACW4 p24+F1.
 
Colquitt's Brigade   Col. Alfred. H. Colquitt: dark hair, beard, light grey jacket.
13th Alabama 325C ACW4 p4 + A2. SB muskets.
6th Georgia 250B ACW5 p8. Standard CSA, some officers in US blue. SB muskets.
23rd Georgia 300B Standard CSA, some officers in US blue. SB muskets.
27th Georgia 250B Standard CSA, some officers in US blue. SB muskets.
28th Georgia 200B Standard CSA, some officers in US blue. SB muskets.
 
Artillery Maj. S. F. Pierson
Hardaway's (Alabama) Battery Capt. R. A. Hardaway. 2nr 3" rifles, 1nr 12lb Whitworth rifle. B.
Jeff. Davis (Alabama) Artillery Capt. J. W. Bondurant. 2nr 3" rifles, 2nr 12lb howitzers. B.
Jones's (Virginia) Battery Capt. William B. Jones. 2nr 10lb rifles, 2nr 6lb SB guns. B.
King William (Virginia) Artillery Capt. Thomas H. Carter. 1nr 10lb Parrott rifle, 2nr 12lb howitzers, 2nr 6lb SB guns. B.

 

JACKSON'S (II) CORPS

 

Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson: dark grey kepi.

 

Jackson's Division

 

Brig. Gen. John R. Jones

 

Winder's Brigade   Col. Arnold J. Grigsby
4th Virginia 50B Standard CSA. ACW5 p39.
5th Virginia 75B Standard CSA. ACW5 p40.
27th Virginia 50B Standard CSA.
33rd Virginia 50B Standard CSA. CUCW p198: blue.
 
Taliaferro's Brigade   Col. E. T. H. Warren
47th Alabama 100B ACW4 p4 + A2.
48th Alabama 125C ACW4 p4 + A2.
10th Virginia 100C Standard CSA. (left at Martinsburg)
23rd Virginia 100C Standard CSA. AoNV B1. Blanford p174 + plate 51.
37th Virginia 75C Standard CSA.
 
Jones's Brigade   Col. Bradley T. Johnson
21st Virginia 75C Standard CSA. ACW5 p37.
42nd Virginia 100C Standard CSA.
48th Virginia 75C Standard CSA.
1st Virginia Battalion 25C Standard CSA.
 
Starke's Brigade   Brig. Gen. William E. Starke: T-beard, grey jacket with darker (blue?) collar.
1st Louisiana (Volunteers) 125B ACW4 p13: no state uniform, red stipe on left shoulder. Flew stars + bars. Some zouave companies.
2nd Louisiana 100B ACW4 p13: no state uniform, red stipe on left shoulder. Some zouave companies.
9th Louisiana 125B ACW4 p13: grey. Some zouave companies.
10th Louisiana 125B ACW4 p13: no state uniform, red stipe on left shoulder. Some zouave companies.
15th Louisiana 75C ACW4 p13: no state uniform, red stipe on left shoulder. ACW5 p12. Some zouave companies.
1st Louisiana (Coppen's Wild Zouaves) Battalion 75C Zouaves p48+. AoNV A3. Blanford p178 + plate 55. Baggy trousers, white gaiters, chasseur jackets, stocking caps. Officers in kepi, frock coats with Prussian knots.
 
Artillery Maj. L. M. Shumaker
Alleghany (Virginia) Artillery Capt. Joseph Carpenter. 2nr 3" rifles, 2nr 12lb SB Napoleons. B.
Danville (Virginia) Artillery Capt. George W. Wooding. 2nr 10lb Parrott rifles, 1nr 3" rifle, 1nr 12lb SB Napoleon. B.
Lee (Virginia) Artillery Capt. Charles I Raine. 3nr 3" rifle, 1nr 12lb howitzer. B.
Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery Capt. W. T. Poague. 2nr 10lb Parrott rifles, 2nr 20lb Parrott rifles. B.
Baltimore (Maryland) Artillery Capt. J. B. Brockenbrough. 1nr 3" rifle, 1nr 12lb howitzer, 2nr 12lb Blakely rifles. B.
Hampden (Virginia) Artillery Capt. William H. Caskie. 1nr 10lb Parrott rifles, 3nr 6lb SB guns. B.

Gustavus Adolfus

 
Last Modified: 15 August 2000