Civil War Cycling’s flashcards are for students who want help memorizing Gettysburg’s Orders of Battle to the brigade-level. My favorite reference on this topic is Bradley M. Gottfried’s book, Brigades of Gettysburg (New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2012). You can read the Order of Battle from the Official Records, available online through Cornell University Library. Are you looking for the Army of the Potomac? Click here.
Army of Northern Virginia
Gettysburg Battle Lineups: July 1, 1863 | July 2, 1863 | July 3, 1863
Army of Northern Virginia (CSA) - Lee
Who were Lee’s corps commanders at Gettysburg?
1st Corps – Lt. Gen. James Longstreet (1821–1904). Longstreet was from South Carolina and Georgia.
2nd Corps – Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell (1817–72). He was born in Washington, DC but grew up in Virginia.
3rd Corps – Lt. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill (1825–65). A. P. Hill was from Virginia.
What is the ANV?
Army of Northern Virginia. The Confederate (CSA) army at Gettysburg.
Who commanded the Confederate army at Gettysburg?
Gen. Robert E. Lee (1807–70)
Quiz: Gettysburg CSA Corps and Divisions
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Longstreet’s Corps
ANV 1st Corps (Infantry) - Longstreet
Who were Longstreet’s division commanders at Gettysburg?
Maj. Gen John B. Hood (1831–79). Hood was from Kentucky. (Brig. Gen. Evander Law replaced the wounded Hood on July 2.)
Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws (1821–97). McLaws was from Georgia.
Maj. Gen George E. Pickett (1825–75). Pickett was from Virginia.
Who commanded the Confederate 1st Corps?
Lt. Gen. James Longstreet (1821–1904)
ANV 1st Corps, McLaws' Division
Who were the brigade commanders in McLaws’ Division (Longstreet’s Corps)?
Brig. Gen. William Barksdale — a brigade from Mississippi.
Brig. Gen. Joseph Kershaw — a brigade from South Carolina.
Brig. Gen. Paul J. Semmes — a brigade from Georgia.
Brig. Gen. William Wofford — a brigade from Georgia.
ANV 1st Corps, Hood's Division (Law)
Who were the brigade commanders in Hood’s Division (Longstreet’s Corps)?
Brig. Gen. G. T. Anderson — a brigade from Georgia.
Brig. Gen. Henry Benning — a brigade from Georgia.
Brig. Gen. Evander Law — a brigade from Alabama. Law assumed command after Hood was wounded on July 2.
Brig. Gen. Jerome Robertson — a brigade from Texas and Arkansas.
ANV 1st Corps, Pickett's Division
Who were the brigade commanders in Pickett’s Division (Longstreet’s Corps)?
Brig. Gen. Lewis A. Armistead — a brigade from Virginia.
Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett — a brigade from Virginia.
Brig. Gen. James L. Kemper — a brigade from Virginia.
Quiz: Gettysburg CSA Longstreet Brigades
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Ewell’s Corps
ANV 2nd Corps (Infantry) - Ewell
Who were Ewell’s division commanders at Gettysburg?
Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early (1816–94). Early was from Virginia.
Maj. Gen. Edward Johnson (1816–73). Johnson was from Virginia.
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Rodes (1829–64). Rodes was from Virginia.
Who commanded the Confederate 2nd Corps?
Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell (1817–72)
ANV 2nd Corps, Early's Division
Who were the brigade commanders in Early’s Division (Ewell’s Corps)?
Brig. Gen. John B. Gordon — a brigade from Georgia.
Brig. Gen. Harry T. Hays — a brigade from Louisiana.
Col. Isaac E. Avery (for Brig. Gen. Robert F. Hoke, wounded in May 1863) — a brigade from North Carolina.
Brig. Gen. William Smith — a brigade from Virginia.
ANV 2nd Corps, Rodes' Division
Who were the brigade commanders in Rodes’ Division (Ewell’s Corps)?
Brig. Gen. Junius Daniel — a brigade from North Carolina.
Brig. Gen. George P. Doles — a brigade from Georgia.
Brig. Gen. Alfred Iverson — a brigade from North Carolina.
Brig. Gen. Edward A. O’Neal — a brigade from Alabama.
Brig. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur — a brigade from North Carolina.
ANV 2nd Corps, Johnson's Division
Who were the brigade commanders in Johnson’s Division (Ewell’s Corps)?
Brig. Gen. John M. Jones — a brigade from Virginia.
Brig. Gen. George Steuart — a brigade from Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia.
Col. Jesse M. Williams (for Brig. Gen. Nicholls, wounded in May 1863) — a brigade from Louisiana.
Brig. Gen. James. A. Walker — a brigade from Virginia.
Quiz: Gettysburg CSA Ewell Brigades
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Hill’s Corps
ANV 3rd Corps (Infantry) - Hill
Who were Hill’s division commanders at Gettysburg?
Maj. Gen. Richard H. Anderson (1821–79). Anderson was from South Carolina.
Maj. Gen. Henry Heth (1825–99). Heth was from Virginia.
- Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew (1828-1863), from North Carolina, replaced the wounded Heth at Pickett’s Charge on July 3.
Maj. Gen. William D. Pender (1834–63). Pender was from North Carolina.
- Maj. Gen. Isaac R. Trimble (1802–88), from Kentucky, replaced the wounded Pender at Pickett’s Charge on July 3.
Who commanded the Confederate 3rd Corps?
Lt. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill (1825–65). Also called A. P. Hill.
ANV 3rd Corps, Anderson's Division
Who were the brigade commanders in Anderson’s Division (Hill’s Corps)?
Brig. Gen. William Mahone — a brigade from Virginia.
Col. David Lang (for Brig. Gen. Edward Perry, who was very ill) — a brigade from Florida.
Brig. Gen. Carnot Posey — a brigade from Mississippi.
Brig. Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox — a brigade from Alabama.
Brig. Gen. Ambrose R. Wright — a brigade from Georgia.
ANV 3rd Corps, Heth's Division
Who were the brigade commanders in Heth’s Division (Hill’s Corps)?
Brig. Gen. James J. Archer — a brigade from Alabama and Tennessee.
Col. John M. Brockenborough — a brigade from Virginia.
Brig. Gen. Joseph R. Davis — a brigade from Mississippi and North Carolina.
Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew — a brigade from North Carolina.
ANV 3rd Corps, Pender's Division
Who were the brigade commanders in Pender’s Division (Hill’s Corps)?
Brig. Gen. James H. Lane — a brigade from North Carolina.
Col. Abner Perrin (for Brig. Gen. Samuel McGowan, wounded in May 1863) — a brigade from South Carolina.
Brig. Gen. Alfred M. Scales — a brigade from South Carolina.
Brig. Gen. Edward L. Thomas — a brigade from Georgia.
Quiz: Gettysburg CSA Hill Brigades
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Hints
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