The following

Confederate States Army The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...

units and commanders fought in the

Battle of Chickamauga The Battle of Chickamauga, fought on September 19–20, 1863, between United States, U.S. and Confederate States of America, Confederate forces in the American Civil War, marked the end of a Union Army, Union offensive, the Chickamauga Campaign ...

of the

American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...

. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.Official Records, Series I, Volume XXX, Part 2
pages 11-20

Abbreviations used

Military rank

* Gen = Full General (CSA), General * LTG =

Lieutenant General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

* MG =

Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

* BG =

Brigadier General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

* Col =

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of ...

* Ltc =

Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

* Maj =

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

* Cpt =

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

* Lt =

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations. The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...

Other

* w = wounded * mw = mortally wounded * k = killed * c = captured

Army of Tennessee The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating i ...
(September 19, 1863)

Gen

Braxton Bragg Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 – September 27, 1876) was an American army officer during the Second Seminole War and Mexican–American War and Confederate general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, serving in the Weste ...

, Commanding Escort: Cpt Guy Dreux * Dreux's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Lt O. De Buis * Holloway's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt E. M. Holloway

Polk's Corps

LTG

Leonidas Polk Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk (April 10, 1806 – June 14, 1864) was a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana and founder of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America, which separated from the Episcopal Chur ...

Escort: * Greenleaf's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Cpt Leeds Greenleaf (Corps headquarters) * Company G, 2nd Georgia Cavalry: Cpt Thomas M. Merritt (Cheatham's Division) * Lenoir's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt T.M. Lenoir (Hindman's Division)

Hill's Corps

LTG

Daniel H. Hill Lieutenant-General Daniel Harvey Hill (July 12, 1821 – September 24, 1889), commonly known as D. H. Hill, was a senior officer of the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the eastern and western theaters of the American Civil Wa ...

Escort: * Sanders' Company Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt C. F. Sanders (Cleburne's Division) * Foules' Company, Mississippi Cavalry: Cpt H. L. Foules (Breckinridge's Division)

Buckner's Corps

Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr. Simon Bolivar Buckner ( ; April 1, 1823 – January 8, 1914) was an American soldier, Confederate combatant, and politician. He fought in the United States Army in the Mexican–American War. He later fought in the Confederate States Army ...

Escort: * Clark's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. W. Clark (Corps headquarters)

Reserve Corps

William H. T. Walker William Henry Talbot Walker (November 26, 1816 – July 22, 1864) was an American soldier. He was a career United States Army officer who fought with distinction during the Mexican-American War, and also served as a Confederate States Army, ...

Longstreet's Corps

John B. Hood John Bell Hood (June 1 or June 29, 1831 – August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Although brave, Hood's impetuosity led to high losses among his troops as he moved up in rank. Bruce Catton wrote that "the dec ...

Reserve Artillery

Wheeler's Cavalry Corps

Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in ...

Forrest's Cavalry Corps

BG Nathan B. Forrest Escort: * Jackson's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. C. Jackson (Corps headquarters)

Army of Tennessee The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating i ...
(September 20, 1863)

Gen

, Commanding Escort: Cpt Guy Dreux * Dreux's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Lt O. De Buis * Holloway's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt E. M. Holloway

Right Wing

LTG

Escort: * Greenleaf's Company, Louisiana Cavalry: Cpt Leeds Greenleaf

Cheatham's Division

Escort: * Company G, 2nd Georgia Cavalry: Cpt Thomas M. Merritt

Hill's Corps

LTG

Escort: * Sanders' Company Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt C. F. Sanders (Cleburne's Division) * Foules' Company, Mississippi Cavalry: Cpt H. L. Foules (Breckinridge's Division)

Reserve Corps

Left Wing

LTG

James Longstreet James Longstreet (January 8, 1821January 2, 1904) was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse". He served under Lee as a corps ...

Hindman's Division

Escort: * Lenoir's Company, Alabama Cavalry: Cpt T.M. Lenoir

Buckner's Corps

Escort: * Clark's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. W. Clark (Corps headquarters)

Longstreet's Corps

(w)

Reserve Artillery

Cavalry

Wheeler's Corps

Forrest's Cavalry Corps

BG Nathan B. Forrest Escort: * Jackson's Company, Tennessee Cavalry: Cpt J. C. Jackson (Corps headquarters)

Notes

References

* U.S. War Department
''The War of the Rebellion''
''a Compilation of the

Official Records The ''Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies in the War of the Rebellion'', commonly known as the ''Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies'' or Official Records (OR or ORs), is the most extensive collection of Americ ...

of the Union and Confederate Armies'', U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901.
Civil War Home: The Chickamauga Campaign. Confederate Order of Battle

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chickamauga Confederate Order Of Battle American Civil War orders of battle Confederate Order Of Battle Braxton Bragg James Longstreet Leonidas Polk

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Other

Army of Tennessee The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating i ... (September 19, 1863)

Polk's Corps

Hill's Corps

Buckner's Corps

Reserve Corps

Longstreet's Corps

Reserve Artillery

Wheeler's Cavalry Corps

Forrest's Cavalry Corps

Army of Tennessee The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating i ... (September 20, 1863)

Right Wing

Cheatham's Division

Hill's Corps

Reserve Corps

Left Wing

Hindman's Division

Buckner's Corps

Longstreet's Corps

Reserve Artillery

Cavalry

Wheeler's Corps

Forrest's Cavalry Corps

Notes

References

Army of Tennessee The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating i ...
(September 19, 1863)

Army of Tennessee The Army of Tennessee was the principal Confederate army operating between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River during the American Civil War. It was formed in late 1862 and fought until the end of the war in 1865, participating i ...
(September 20, 1863)