ORDER OF BATTLE

THE FIRST BATTLE OF KERNSTOWN

MARCH 23, 1862

THE UNION ARMY

(approximately 6500 men)

BG James Shields (wounded)

COL. Nathan Kimball, Commanding

FIRST BRIGADE, Col. Nathan Kimball

14th Ind., 8th Ohio, 67th Ohio, 84th Pa.

SECOND BRIGADE, Col. Jeremiah C. Sullivan

5th Ohio, 13th Ind., 62nd Ohio, 39th Ill.*

THIRD BRIGADE, Col. Erastus B. Tyler

7th Ohio, 7th Ind., 1st W.Va, 29th Ohio, 110th Pa.

CAVALRY, Col. Thornton F. Brodhead

1st squad Pa., Independant Co.s Md., 1st W.Va.(Battalion)

1st Ohio (Co. A,D) 1st Michigan (Battalion)

ARTILLERY, Lt. Col. Philip Daum

W.Va. Arty. - A Battery, W.Va. Arty - B Battery, 4th US Arty -E Battery

1st Ohio Arty. - H Batttery*, 1st Ohio -L Battery

*UNENGAGED

THE CONFEDERATE ARMY

(approximately 3500 men)

MG Thomas J. Jackson

GARNETT'S BRIGADE, BG Richard B. Garnett

2nd Va., 4th Va., 5th Va., 27th Va., 33rd Va.

Rockbridge Artillery, West Augusta Artillery

Carpenter's Va. Battery

BURKS' BRIGADE, Col. Jesse S. Burks

21st Va., 42nd Va., 48th Va.*, 1st Va. (Irish) BN

Pleasant's Va. Battery*

FULKERSON'S BRIGADE, Col. Samuel V. Fulkerson

23rd Va., 37th Va., Danville Artillery*

CAVALRY, Col. Turner Ashby

7th Va. Chew's Va. Battery

* UNENGAGED

James Shields, born May 10, 1810, Cty Tyrone, Ireland- died June 1, 1879, Ottumwa IA Pre-War Profession: Lawyer, Black Hawk War, politician, judge, Mexican War, US Senator. War Service August 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Shenandoah Valley campaign, resigned March 1863. Post War Career: Railroad executive, US Senator. Notes: Once challenged Lincoln to a duel, but they became good friends afterwards.

Thomas J. Jackson, born January 21, 1824, Clarksburg, VA - died May 10 1863, near Guiney's Station VA. Pre-War Profession: Graduated West Point 1842, Mexican War, 1851 resigned from US army, professor at VMI. War Service: 1861 Maj. in Virginia militia, Col. of Confederate infantry, Harper's Ferry, June 1861 Brig. Gen., First Manassas, October 1861 Maj. Gen., Shenandoah Valley campaign - fought brilliantly, Seven Days - fought poorly at times probably due to exhaustion, Groveton, commanded the Left Wing at Second Manassas, corps command in Sharpsburg campaign, Harper's Ferry, Sharpsburg, October 1862 Lt. Gen., Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville (mw). Notes He was a great commander, and is the subject of continued speculation as to how the Confederacy would have fared had he not been killed.

ORDER OF BATTLE

THE SECOND BATTLE OF KERNSTOWN

July 24, 1864

THE UNION ARMY

(approximately 10,000 men)

BVT. MAJ. GEN. George Crook

FIRST DIVISION, Col. Joseph Thoburn

FIRST BRIGADE, Col. George D. Wells

34th Mass., 116th Ohio, 123nd Ohio, 170th Ohio, 5th N.Y. Heavy Artillery

SECOND BRIGADE, Col. William G. Ely

18th Conn., 1st W.Va., 4th W.V., 12th W.Va., 2nd Md. (Eastern Shore)

SECOND DIVISION, Col. Isaac H. Duvall

FIRST BRIGADE, Col. Rutherford B. Hayes

23rd Ohio, 36th Ohio, 5th W.Va., 13th W.Va.

SECOND BRIGADE, Col. Daniel D. Johnson

34th Ohio, 91st Ohio, 9th W.Va., 14th W.Va.

THIRD DIVISION, Col. James A. Mulligan

Staff

FIRST BRIGADE, Col. Thomas M. Harris

23rd Illinois, 10th W.Va.

SECOND BRIGADE, Lt. Col. John P. Linton

54th Pa, 11th W.Va., 15th W.Va.

ARTILLERY

N.Y. Light - 30th Battery, Ohio Light - 1st Battery,

1st W.Va. Light - Battery F, 1st W.Va. Light - Battery E

CAVALRY

FIRST DIVISION, Brig. Gen. Alfred N. Duffie

FIRST BRIGADE, Col. William B. Tibbits

1st Md. Potomac Home Brigade Cav., 15th N.Y. Cav., 21st N.Y. Cav.

12th Pa. Cav.

SECOND BRIGADE, Col. Jacob Higgins

1st N.Y. (Lincoln) Cav., 1st N.Y. (Veteran) Cav., 20th Pa. Cav.,

22nd Pa. Cav.

SECOND DIVISION, Brig. Gen. William W. Averell

FIRST BRIGADE, Col. James M. Schoonmaker

8th Ohio Cav., 14th Pa. Cav.

SECOND BRIGADE, Col. William H. Powell

1st W.Va. Cav., 2nd W.Va. Cav., 3rd W.Va. Cav.

ARTILLERY - 5th U.S. Battery - L

.

THE CONFEDERATE ARMY

(approximately 13,000 men)

LT. COL. Jubal A. Early

RODES' DIVISION

BATTLE'S BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. Cullen A. Battle

3rd Al., 5th Al., 6th Al., 12th Al., 61st Al.

GRIMES BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. Bryan Grimes

32nd NC, 43rd NC, 45th NC, 53rd NC, 2nd NC (Battalion) Infantry

COOK'S BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. Philip Cook

4th Ga., 12th Ga., 21st Ga., 44th Ga.

COX'S BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. William R. Cox

1st N.C., 2nd N.C., 3rd N.C., 4th N.C., 14th N.C., 30th N.C.,

RAMSEUR'S DIVISION, Maj. Gen. Stephen D. Ramseur

LILLY'S BRIGADE Brig. Gen. Robert Lilley

13th Va., 31st Va., 49th Va., 52nd Va., 58th Va.

JOHNSTON'S BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. Robert D. Johnston

5th N.C., 12th N.C., 20th N.C., 23rd N.C.

LEWIS'S BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. William Lewis

6th N.C., 21st N.C., 54th N.C., 57th N.C.,

1st N.C. Battalion Sharpshooters

BRECKINRIDGE'S CORPS, Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge

GORDON'S DIVISION, Maj. Gen. John B. Gordon

EVANS BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. Clement A. Evans / Col. E.N. Atkinson

13th Ga., 26th Ga., 31st Ga., 38th Ga., 60th Ga., 61st Ga.,

12th Ga. (Battalion) Inf.

YORK'S BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. Zebulon York (consolidated)

HAY'S OLD BRIGADE (Louisiana Tigers), Col. W. R. Peck

5th La., 6th La., 7th La., 8th La., 9th La.

STAFFORD'S OLD BRIGADE, Col. E. Waggaman

1st La., 2nd La., 10th La., 14th La., 15th La.

TERRY'S BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. William Terry (consolidated)

JACKSON'S OLD 1ST or STONEWALL BRIGADE,

Col. J.H.S. Funk

2nd Va., 4th Va., 5th Va., 27th Va., 33rd Va.

JONES OLD 2ND BRIGADE, Col. R. H. Dungan

21st Va., 25th Va., 42nd Va., 44th Va., 48th Va., 50th Va.

STUART'S OLD 3RD BRIGADE, Lt. Col. S. H. Saunders

10th Va., 23rd Va., 37th Va.

ECHOL'S DIVISION (formerly Breckinridge's and Elzey's Divisions), Brig. Gen. John Echols

WHARTON'S BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. Gabriel C. Wharton

30th Va., 45th Va., 50th Va., 51st Va.

ECHOL'S BRIGADE, Col. George S. Patton

22nd Va., 23rd Va., 26th Va.

VAUGHN'S BRIGADE, Brigadier Gen. Thomas Smith

36th Va., 45th Va., 60th Va.,

Thomas' Legion Dismounted

RANSOM'S CAVALRY DIVISION, Maj. Gen. Robert Ransom

IMBODEN'S BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. John Imboden / Col. George Smith

18th Va. Cav., 23rd Va. Cav., 62nd Va. Mounted Cav.

Unauthorized Va. Cav. Battalion

McCAUSLAND'S BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. John McCausland

14th Va. Cav., 16th Va. Cav., 17th Va. Cav., 25th Va. Cav., 37th Va. Cav.

JOHNSTON'S BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. Bradley T. Johnson

8th Va. Cav., 21st Va. Cav., 36th Va. Cav.

1st Md. Cav. Battalion, 22nd Va. Cav. Battalion, 34th Va. Cav. Battalion

JACKSON'S BRIGADE, Brig. Gen. W. L. Jackson

2nd Md. Cav. Battalion, 19th Va. Cav., 20th Va. Cav.,

46th Va. Cav. Battalion, 47th Va. Cav. Battalion

HORSE ARTILLERY (10-14 Guns)

JACKSON'S CO. VA. HORSE ARTILLERY, T.E. Jackson

with McCausland's Brigade

McCLANAHAN'S CO. (Staunton, Virginia), McClanahan

with Imboden's Brigade

BALTIMORE LIGHT ARTILLERY (2nd Md.), Griffin

with Johnson's Brigade

LURTY'S VA. BATTERY, Lurty

with Jackson's Brigade

Note: The composition of the Horse Artillery is unclear. It may have included all or some of the following: 2nd Maryland Battery (Griffin), Charlottesville Battery of Va. (T.E. Jackson), Roanoke Battery of Va. (Lurty), Staunton Battery of Va. (McClanahan), 1st Stuart Horse Artillery Battery of Va. (Johnston), Lynchburg Battery of Va. (Shoemaker), Ashby Battery of Va. (Thomson).

ARTILLERY (36-40 guns), Brig. Gen. Armistead L. Long

BRAXTON'S BATTALION, Maj. Carter M. Braxton

Allegheny Art. (Va.) , Carpenter

Lee Art. (Va.), Hardwicke

Stafford Artillery (Va.), Cooper

KING'S BATTALION, Maj. J. Floyd King / Maj. William McLaughlin

Wise Legion Art. (Va.), Lowery

Centreville Rifles, Lowery's Artillery

Lewisburg Artillery (Va.), Bryan

Monroe Battery (Va.), Chapman

NELSON'S BATTALION, Maj. William Nelson

Amherst Artillery (Va.), Kirkpatrick

Fluvanna Artillery (Va.), Massie

Milledge Artillery (Ga.), Milledge

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