Peachtree Creek Confederate order of battle


The following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Battle of Peachtree Creek of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Gen John B. Hood

Stewart’s Corps

LTG Alexander P. Stewart

Escort
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Loring's Division


MG William W. Loring


Escort
  • Company B, 7th Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt James P. Russell
Featherston's Brigade

BG Winfield S. Featherston
  • 1st Mississippi Infantry: Maj Milton S. Alcorn
  • 3rd Mississippi Infantry
  • 22nd Mississippi Infantry
  • 31st Mississippi Infantry
  • 33rd Mississippi Infantry
  • 40th Mississippi Infantry
  • 1st Mississippi Battalion Sharpshooters: Maj James M. Stigler
Loring's Division


MG William W. Loring


Escort
  • Company B, 7th Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt James P. Russell
Adam's Brigade

BG John Adams
  • 6th Mississippi Infantry: Col Robert Lowry
  • 14th Mississippi Infantry: Ltc Washington L. Doss
  • 15th Mississippi Infantry: Col Michael Farrell
  • 20th Mississippi Infantry: Col William N. Brown
  • 23rd Mississippi Infantry
  • 43rd Mississippi Infantry: Col Richard Harrison
Loring's Division


MG William W. Loring


Escort
  • Company B, 7th Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt James P. Russell
Scott's Brigade

BG Thomas M. Scott
  • 27th-35th-49th Alabama Infantry: Col Samuel S. Ives
  • 55th Alabama Infantry
  • 57th Alabama Infantry
  • 12th Louisiana Infantry
French's Division


BG Samuel Gibbs French		Ector's Brigade


BG Mathew Ector
  • 29th North Carolina Infantry: Ltc Bacchus S. Proffitt
  • 39th North Carolina Infantry: Col David Coleman
  • 9th Texas Infantry
  • 10th Texas Cavalry : Col Cullen R. Earp
  • 14th Texas Cavalry : Col John L. Camp
  • 32nd Texas Cavalry : Col Julius A. Andrews
  • Jaques's Cavalry Battalion: Maj J. Jaques
French's Division


BG Samuel Gibbs French		Cockrell's Brigade


BG Francis M. Cockrell
  • 1st Missouri Cavalry-3rd Missouri Cavalry Btln.
  • 1st-4th Missouri Infantry
  • 2nd-6th Missouri Infantry: Col Peter C. Flournoy
  • 3rd-5th Missouri Infantry: Col James McCown
French's Division


BG Samuel Gibbs French		Sear's Brigade


BG Claudius W. Sears
  • 4th Mississippi Infantry: Col Thomas N. Adair
  • 35th Mississippi Infantry
  • 36th Mississippi Infantry: Col William W. Witherspoon
  • 39th Mississippi Infantry
  • 46th Mississippi Infantry: Col William H. Clark
  • 7th Mississippi Infantry Battalion
Walthall's Division


BG Edward C. Walthall		Quarles's Brigade


BG William A. Quarles
  • 1st Alabama Infantry: Col Samuel L. Knox
  • 42nd Tennessee Infantry
  • 46th-55th Tennessee Infantry
  • 48th Tennessee Infantry
  • 49th Tennessee Infantry
  • 52nd Tennessee Infantry
Walthall's Division


BG Edward C. Walthall		Reynold's Brigade


BG Daniel H. Reynolds
Walthall's Division


BG Edward C. Walthall		Cantey's Brigade


Col Edward A. O'Neal
Artillery


Ltc Samuel C. Williams		Waddell's Battalion
  • Bellamy's Alabama Battery
  • Emery's Alabama Battery: Cpt Winslow D. Emery
  • Missouri Battery
Artillery


Ltc Samuel C. Williams		Myrick's Battalion


Maj John D. Myrick
Artillery


Ltc Samuel C. Williams		Storrs's Battalion


Maj George S. Storrs
  • Ward's Alabama Battery
  • Hoskins' Mississippi Battery: Cpt James A. Hoskins
  • Guibor's Missouri Battery
Artillery


Ltc Samuel C. Williams		Preston's Battalion


Maj William C. Preston
  • Lovelace's Selma Alabama Battery: Lt Charles W. Lovelace
  • Tarrant's Alabama Battery
  • Mississippi Battery: Cpt James H. Yates

Hardee's Corps

LTG William J. Hardee
DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Cheatham's Division


MG Benjamin F. Cheatham		Maney's Brigade


BG George Maney
  • 1st-27th Tennessee Infantry
  • 4th Confederate Infantry: Ltc Oliver A. Bradshaw
  • 6th-9th Tennessee Infantry
  • 19th Tennessee Infantry
  • 50th Tennessee Infantry: Col Stephen H. Colms
  • 24th Tennessee Infantry Battalion: Ltc Oliver A. Bradshaw
Cheatham's Division


MG Benjamin F. Cheatham		Wright's Brigade


BG John C. Carter
  • 8th Tennessee Infantry: Col John H. Anderson
  • 16th Tennessee Infantry: Maj Benjamin Randals
  • 28th Tennessee Infantry
  • 38th Tennessee Infantry: Ltc Andrew D. Gwynne, Maj Hamilton W. Cotter
  • 51st-52nd Tennessee Infantry
Cheatham's Division


MG Benjamin F. Cheatham		Strahl's Brigade


BG Otho F. Strahl
  • 4th-5th Tennessee Infantry
  • 24th Tennessee Infantry
  • 31st Tennessee Infantry
  • 33rd Tennessee Infantry
  • 41st Tennessee Infantry
Cheatham's Division


MG Benjamin F. Cheatham		Vaughn's Brigade


BG Alfred J. Vaughn Jr.
  • 11th Tennessee Infantry
  • 12th-47th Tennessee Infantry
  • 29th Tennessee Infantry: Col Horace Rice
  • 13th-154th Senior Tennessee Infantry
Cleburne's Division


MG Patrick Cleburne		Polk's Brigade


BG Lucius E. Polk
  • 1st-15th Arkansas Infantry
  • 5th Confederate Infantry
  • 2nd Tennessee Infantry
  • 35th-48th Tennessee Infantry
Cleburne's Division


MG Patrick Cleburne		Lowrey's Brigade


BG Mark P. Lowrey
  • 16th Alabama Infantry: Col Frederick A. Ashford
  • 33rd Alabama Infantry
  • 45th Alabama Infantry
  • 32nd Mississippi Infantry: Col William H.H. Tison
  • 45th Mississippi Infantry: Col Aaron B. Hardcastle
  • 3rd Mississippi Infantry Battalion: Ltc John D. Williams
Cleburne's Division


MG Patrick Cleburne		Govan's Brigade


BG Daniel Govan
  • 2nd-24th Arkansas Infantry
  • 5th-13th Arkansas Infantry
  • 6th-7th Arkansas Infantry
  • 8th-19th Arkansas Infantry
  • 3rd Confederate Infantry: Cpt Mumford H. Dixon
Cleburne's Division


MG Patrick Cleburne		Granbury's Brigade


BG Hiram B. Granbury
  • 6th Texas Infantry
  • 7th Texas Infantry
  • 10th Texas Infantry
  • 15th Texas Infantry
  • 17th Texas Cavalry
  • 24th Texas Cavalry
Walker's Division


MG William H.T. Walker		Jackson's Brigade


BG John K. Jackson
  • 65th Georgia Infantry: Cpt William G. Foster
  • 5th Mississippi Infantry
  • 8th Mississippi Infantry: Col John C. Wilkinson
  • 2nd Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion: Maj Richard H. Whiteley
Walker's Division


MG William H.T. Walker		Gists's Brigade


BG States Rights Gist
Walker's Division


MG William H.T. Walker		Stevens's Brigade


BG Clement H. Stevens
Walker's Division


MG William H.T. Walker		Mercer's Brigade


BG Hugh W. Mercer
Bate's Division


MG William B. Bate		Lewis's Brigade


BG Joseph H. Lewis
Bate's Division


MG William B. Bate		Tyler's Brigade


BG Thomas B. Smith
  • 37th Georgia Infantry: Ltc Joseph T. Smith
  • 10th Tennessee Infantry
  • 15th Tennessee Infantry
  • 20th Tennessee Infantry: Ltc William M. Shy
  • 30th Tennessee: Ltc James J. Turner
  • 4th Georgia Sharpshooters Battalion
Bate's Division


MG William B. Bate		Finley's Brigade


BG Jesse J. Finley
Artillery


Col Melancthon Smith		Hoxton's Battalion


Maj Llewellyn G. Hoxton
  • Alabama Artillery Battery
  • Florida Artillery Battery
  • Mississippi Artillery Battery
Artillery


Col Melancthon Smith		Hotchkiss's Battalion


Maj Thomas R. Hotchkiss
  • Helena Artillery: Cpt Thomas J. Key
  • Alabama Artillery Battery: Lt H. Shannon
  • Mississippi Artillery Battery: Lt Henry N. Steele
Artillery


Col Melancthon Smith		Martin's Battalion
  • Missouri Artillery Battery
  • South Carolina Artillery Battery
  • Georgia Artillery Battery
Artillery


Col Melancthon Smith		Cobb's Battalion


Maj Robert Cobb
  • Kentucky Artillery Battery: Lt Robert B. Matthews
  • Tennessee Artillery Battery
  • Louisiana Artillery Battery
Artillery


Col Melancthon Smith		Palmer's Battalion
  • Alabama Artillery Battery: Cpt Charles L. Lumsden
  • Georgia Artillery Battery: Cpt R.W. Anderson
  • Georgia Artillery Battery: Cpt M.W. Havis

Other units

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

Cavalry Division


BG William H. Jackson		Armstrong's Brigade


BG Frank C. Armstrong
  • 1st Mississippi Cavalry: Col Richard A. Pinson
  • 2nd Mississippi Cavalry: Maj John J. Perry
  • 28th Mississippi Cavalry
  • Ballentine's Mississippi Cavalry
  • Company "A" 1st Confederate Cavalry: Cpt James Ruffin
Cavalry Division


BG William H. Jackson		Ross's Brigade


BG Lawrence S. Ross
  • 1st Texas Legion: Col Edwin R. Hawkins
  • 3rd Texas Cavalry: Ltc Jiles S. Boggess
  • 6th Texas Cavalry: Ltc Peter F. Ross
  • 9th Texas Cavalry
Cavalry Division


BG William H. Jackson		Ferguson's Brigade


BG Samuel W. Ferguson
  • 2nd Alabama Cavalry: Col John N. Carpenter
  • 56th Alabama Cavalry
  • 9th Mississippi Cavalry: Col Horace H. Miller
  • 11th Mississippi Cavalry: Col Robert O. Perrin
  • 12th Mississippi Cavalry Battalion
Cavalry Division


BG William H. Jackson		Artillery


Cpt John Waties
  • Georgia Artillery Battery
  • Missouri Artillery Battery: Cpt Houston King
  • South Carolina Artillery Battery: Lt R.B. Waddell
1st Division, Georgia State Militia


MG Gustavus W. Smith		1st Brigade


BG R.W. Carswell
  • 1st Regiment State Troops: Col Edward H. Pottle
  • 2nd Regiment State Troops: Col Charles D. Anderson
  • 5th Regiment State Troops: Col S.S. Stanford
  • 1st Battalion State Troops: Ltc H.K. McCay
1st Division, Georgia State Militia


MG Gustavus W. Smith		2nd Brigade


BG Pleasant J. Philips
1st Division, Georgia State Militia


MG Gustavus W. Smith		3rd Brigade


BG Charles D. Anderson
Composition unknown

1st Division, Georgia State Militia


MG Gustavus W. Smith		4th Brigade


BG H.K. McCay
Composition unknown

1st Division, Georgia State Militia


MG Gustavus W. Smith		State Artillery Battalion


Col C.W. Stiles
Composition unknown