Sherman's March to the Sea
Confederate Order of Battle
Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
Lieut Gen. William J. Hardee
McLaws' Division
Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws
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1st Georgia Regulars
Col. Richard A. Wayne
Barnwell's (Georgia) Light Artillery
Col. Richard A. Wayne
22nd Georgia Battalion (6 Companies)
Maj. Thomas D. Bertody
27th Georgia Battalion, Company D
Lieut. W. R. McLaws
29th Georgia Battalion Cavalry (6 Companies)
Capt. J. T. Wimberly
3rd South Carolina Cavalry (8 Companies)
Capt. A. M. Lowry
Symons' Reserves (10 Companies)
Maj. John Cunningham
Beaufort (South Carolina) Artillery
Lieut. John J. Rhodes
Bonaud's (Georgia) Battalion (2 Companies)
Capt. Malcolm T. McGregor
Terrell (Georgia) Light Artillery
Capt. John W. Brooks
Clinch's (Georgia) Light Artillery (2 Companies)
Maj. George W. Anderson
Cobb Guards (2 Companies)
Maj. Alfred L. Hartridge
Daniell's (Georgia) Light Battery }
Guerard's (Georgia) Light Battery }
Maxwell's (Georgia) light Battery }
Capt. J. A. Maxwell
German (South Carolina) Artillery, Company A
Capt. F. W. Wagener
German (South Carolina) Artillery
Capt. William K. Bachman
Hanleiter's (Georgia) Battery
Capt. Cornelius R. Hanleiter
South Carolina Horse Artillery (section)
Lieut. Richard Johnson
Lafayette (South Carolina) Artillery
Capt. J. T. Kanapaux
Mercer (Georgia) Artillery
Lieut. Col. William R. Pritchard
2nd Engineer Troops, Company D
Capt. James W. McAlpine
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​Ripley's Brigade
Brig. Gen. Roswell S. Ripley
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32nd Georgia Volunteers (7 Companies and detachment)
Capt. S. H. Heath
1st South Carolina Regulars (10 companies)
Col. William Butler
1st South Carolina Cavalry, Company K
Capt. Angus P. Brown
Keitt's (South Carolina) Mounted Rifles
Capt. Ellison S. Keitt
Ripley (South Carolina) Rangers
Lieut. C. P. Bolton
1st South Carolina Artillery (7 Companies)
Maj. Ormsby Blanding
Gist Guards (South Carolina) Artillery
Lieut. Theodore G. Boag
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Trapier's Brigade
Brig. Gen. James H. Trapier
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Kirk's Squadron (South Carolina) Cavalry (2 Companies)
Capt. M. J. Kirk
Steele's Company (South Carolina) Cavalry
Capt. J. J. Steele
German (South Carolina) Artillery, Company B
Capt. F. Melchers
Santee (South Carolina) Light Artillery
Capt. Christopher Gaillard
Waccamaw (South Carolina) Light Artillery
Capt. Mayhem Ward
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Brig. Gen. Beverly H. Robertson
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3rd South Carolina Cavalry, Company B
Capt. Archibald L. Campbell
Stono (South Carolina) Scouts
Capt. John B. L. Walpole
2nd South Carolina Artillery (2 Companies)
Capt. Medicus Rickenbaker
Marion (South Carolina) Artillery
Capt. Edward L. Parker
Palmetto Battery Light Artillery (3 Companies)
Capt. Charles E. Kanapaux
Washington (South Carolina) Artillery
Capt. George H. Walter
Mathewes' (South Carolina) Heavy Artillery
Capt. J. Raven Mathewes
South Carolina Siege Train, Company A
Capt. Benjamin C. Webb
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Taliaferro's Brigade
Brig. Gen. William B. Taliaferro
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47th Georgia Cavalry (6 Companies)
Col. Aaron C. Edwards
1st South Carolina Cavalry (9 Companies) }
Palmetto Light Artillery, Company E }
South Carolina Siege Train (2 Companies)
Lieut. Col. William H. Campbell
1st South Carolina Artillery (3 Companies) }
Bonand's Battalion Georgia Volunteers }
Lieut. Col. Joseph A. Yates
2nd South Carolina Artillery (8 Companies)
Col. A. D. Frederick
Lucas' (South Carolina) Battalion (3 companies)
Maj. J. Jonathan Lucas
Chatham (Georgia) Artillery
Lieut. Samuel B. Palmer
Orleans Guard Battery
Capt. G. Le Gardeur, Jr.
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Miller's Brigade
Brig. Gen. William Miller
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Battalion Florida Reserves
Capt. Isaac B. Nichols
2nd Florida Cavalry (10 Companies)
Lieut. Col. Abner H. McCormick
5th Florida Battalion (3 Companies)
Capt. W. H. Milton
29th Georgia Battalion (2 Companies)
Capt. F. L. Pepper
Independent (Florida) Cavalry Company
Capt. Chisolm
Florida Reserves (7 Companies)
Capt. Gilchrist
Abell's (Florida) Artillery
Capt. Henry F. Abell
Kilcrease (Florida) Light Artillery
Capt. F. L. Villepigue
Campbell's (Georgia) Siege Artillery
Capt. Charles G. Campbell
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Post of Florence, S.C.
Col. George P. Harrison, Jr.
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1st South Carolina Cavalry
Capt. J. S. Wilson
3rd Battalion South Carolina Reserves
Maj. William P. Gill
4th Battalion South Carolina Reserves
Lieut. Col. James H. Williams
5th Battalion South Carolina Reserves
Lieut. Col. Thomas R. Brown
6th Battalion South Carolina Reserves
Maj. Robert Meriwether
7th Battalion South Carolina Reserves
Maj. J. W. Ward
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Port of Columbia, S.C
Lieut. Col. Robert S. Means
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South Carolina State Reserves (5 Companies)
Capt. Edward Powell
Williams' Battalion (South Carolina) State Reserves (2 Companies)
Lieut. John McCarley
Detachment of Artillery
Lieut. Holyland
Post Guard
Capt. Rufus D. Senn
Provost Guard
Capt. D. H. Hamilton, Jr.
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