Civil War Regiments: Brigades, Divisons, & Corps

The brigade was the common tactical unit for both cavalry and infantry in the Civil War. It consisted, usually, of 4-6 regiments and would have a strength of, say, 4,000-5,000 men, all of whom were commanded by a brigadier general.

The division was the next largest unit in the Civil War armies and consisted normally of three brigades of 12,000-15,000 men, all of whom were commanded by a major general (although brigadier generals occasionally were in command).

The corps was generally composed of two or more divisions, and except for a corps of cavalry, consisted of all branches of service. There were 43 corps, designated by Roman numerals, established in the Union army prior to the end of the Civil War, all commanded by a major general.

General Information

• CSA "Orders of Battle"
  • Chattanooga
  • Gettysburg [Battle of; Georgia troops]
  • Jackson
  • Monocacy [Battle of; Confederate and Union OOBs]
  • Olustee [Battle of]

C.S.A. Cavalry Brigades

• Arizona Brigade [Capsule history, illustrations]
• Armistead's Cavalry Brigade [Outline history, partial muster roll]
• Confederate Cavalry Brigade
• Morgan's Cavalry Brigade: 1st, 3rd, 4th (Russell's), 9th, and 51st AL Cavalry [Capsule histories]
• Parson's Texas Cavalry Brigade: 12th, 19th, 21st, 30th, and Morgan's TX Cavalry
  • Col. William H. Parsons [Photograph, scroll down]
• Ross' Texas Brigade
  • Brig. Gen'l Lawrence Sullivan Ross [Photograph]

C.S.A. Infantry Brigades

• Adams' Brigade
  • Yazoo City, 1864 [History]
• Anderson's Brigade: 7th, 8th, 9th, 11th, and 59th GA Regiments [Brief notes]
• Archer's Brigade [Capsule history, biography, photograph, partial muster rolls, more]
• Barksdale's Brigade
  • Brig. Gen'l William Barksdale [Biographical sketch, illustration]
• Bartow's-Anderson's Brigade [Brief notes]
• Benning's Brigade: 2nd, 15th, 17th, and 20th GA Regiments [Book excerpts, photographs]
• Clayton's - Holtzclaw's Brigade [Capsule histories, biographies]
• Cobb's - Cobb's - Wofford's -DuBose's Brigade [Brief notes]
• Colquitt's Brigade
• Doles' - Cook's Brigade[Brief notes; 44th GA Infantry at Gettysburg]
• Finegan's Brigade
• Florida Brigade [At Cold Harbor; scroll down for brief notes, illustration]
• Gardner's - Deas' Brigade: 19th, 22nd, 25th, 39th, 50th AL Regiments, and 17th AL Battalion [Capsule histories]
• Gist's Brigade [Brief notes, partial muster rolls, photographs, maps]
• Gracie's Brigade: 23rd AL Battalion, and 41st, 43rd, 59th, and 60th AL Regiments [Capsule histories]
• Harrison's Brigade
• Hilliard's Legion: 1st-4th Alabama Infantry Battalions, 5th Alabama Cavalry Battalion [Capsule histories]
• Kentucky Brigade, 1st [Detailed history, partial muster rolls, flags, photographs, more] [Newsletter article]
• Kershaw's Brigade [Detailed history, photograph, biography, plus regimental information]
• Law's Alabama Brigade: 4th, 15th, 44th, 47th, and 48th AL Regiments [Capsule histories, muster rolls, photographs]
• Lawton's - Gordon's - Evans' Brigade: 13th, 26th, 31st, 38th, 60th, and 61st GA Regiments [History, biographical notes, photographs, bibliography]
• Louisiana Brigade, 1st [Reenactors' page, with brief notes]
• Orphan Brigade, The [See, Kentucky Brigade, 1st]
• Pegram's Brigade
  • Archibald Atkinson [Biographical sketch, history]
• Pettigrew's Brigade [Reenactors' page, with capsule history, illustrations]
• Rodes' Brigade: 34th, 5th, 6th, 12th, and 26th AL regiments [Capsule histories, biographical notes]
  • Brig. Gen'l Robert E. Rodes [Biographical notes, photograph]
• Semmes' - Bryan's - Simms' Brigade: 10th, 50th, 51st, and 53rd GA Infantry Regiments
• South Carolina State Militia, 4th Brigade of Charleston [Outline history]
• Stovall's Georgia Brigade: 40th, 41st, 42nd, 43rd, and 52nd GA regiments [Muster rolls]
• Thomas' Brigade
• Tracy's - Pettus' Brigade: 20th, 23rd, 30th, 31, and 46th AL Regiments [Capsule histories, biographical notes]
• Wilcox' Brigade: 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 14th AL regiments [Capsule histories, biographical notes]
• Wright's Brigade
• Young's Brigade

   

C.S.A. Cavalry Units

• Chalmer's Division [Casualty returns, 12 April 1864, Fort Pillow, TN]

   

C.S.A. Infantry Units

• Army of Tennessee [Table of organization, Nov/Oct 1864]
• Cleburne's Division
  • Patrick Cleburne[Biography, photograph]
• Gordon's Division
  • John Brown Gordon [Biography,photographs, history]
• Longstreet's [1st] Corps
  • Maj. Gen'l James Longstreet[Biography, photograph, documents, correspondence]
• Loring's Division [Table of organization, Vicksburg Campaign]
  • William Wing Loring [Biography, illustration, more]
• Stonewall Division
  • Maj. Gen'l Edward Johnson [Biography, photograph, more]
• Walker's Texas Division [Capsule history] [Capsule history, illustration] [Flag]

• General Index
• Alabama
• Arkansas-Florida
• Georgia-Native American Units
• Kentucky-Mississippi
• Missouri-South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Virginia-West Virginia

You may also visit Union Army Regimental Histories, or Civil War Naval Forces