Battle of Boydton Plank Road order of battle: Confederate

The following Confederate States Army regiments and commanders fought in the Battle of Boydton Plank Road on October 27 to 28, 1864. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Other

Third Corps

Main article: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

MG Henry Heth[1]

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Heth's Division
MG Henry Heth

Davis' Brigade


BG Joseph R. Davis

Cooke's Brigade


BG John R. Cooke

  • 15th North Carolina Infantry
  • 27th North Carolina Infantry
  • 46th North Carolina Infantry
  • 48th North Carolina Infantry
  • 55th North Carolina Infantry
MacRae's Brigade


BG William MacRae

Archer's Brigade


Col R.M. Mayo

Lane's Brigade, Wilcox's Division


BG James H. Lane

McGowan's Brigade, Wilcox's Division


BG Samuel McGowan

Mahone's Division
MG William Mahone

Sanders' Brigade


Col J. Horace King

Weisiger's Brigade


BG David A. Weisiger

Harris' Brigade


BG Nathaniel H. Harris

Cavalry Corps

Main article: Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

LTG Wade Hampton

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

W.H.F. Lee's Division
MG W.H.F. Lee

Barringer's Brigade


BG Rufus Barringer

  • 1st North Carolina Cavalry
  • 2nd North Carolina Cavalry
  • 3rd North Carolina Cavalry
  • 5th North Carolina Cavalry
Beale's Brigade


BG Richard L. T. Beale

Dearing's Brigade


BG James Dearing

  • 8th Georgia Cavalry
  • 4th North Carolina Cavalry
  • 16th North Carolina Cavalry

Notes

  1. ^ Heth commanded the Third Corps in A. P. Hill's absence.

Sources

  • Katcher, Philip. The Army of Robert E. Lee. London, United Kingdom: Arms and Armour Press, 1994. ISBN 1-85409-174-3.
  • Trudeau, Noah Andre. The Last Citadel: Petersburg, Virginia June 1864–April 1865. Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1991. ISBN 0-316-85327-5.