Army of Northern Virginia

Headquarters

Escort

39th Virginia Cavalry Battalion - Captain Samuel B. Brown

Provost Guard - Major D. B. Bridgford

1st Virginia Battalion -

44th Virginia Cavalry Battalion, Company B -

First Corps

Pickett’s Division

Corse’s Brigade - Brigadier General Montgomery D. Corse (c, April 6), Colonel Arthur Herbert

15th Virginia Infantry - Lieutenant Colonel Emmett M. Morrison (c, April 6), Major Charles H. Clarke

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 69 officers and men surrendered at Appomattox

17th Virginia Infantry - Colonel Arthur Herbert (^, April 6), Lieutenant Colonel Grayson Tyler (c, April 6)

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 2 officers and 46 men surrendered at Appomattox

29th Virginia Infantry - Lieutenant John A. Coulson

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 1 officer and 27 men surrendered at Appomattox

30th Virginia Infantry - Colonel Robert S. Chew

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 8 officers and 82 men surrendered at Appomattox

32nd Virginia Infantry - Captain Samuel W. Armistead

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 5 officers and 42 men surrendered at Appomattox

Hunton’s Brigade - Brigadier General Eppa Hunton (c, April 6), Major Michael P. Spessard

8th Virginia Infantry - Lieutenant Colonel Edmund Berkeley (c, April 6)

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); A surgeon and 11 enlisted men surrendered at Appomattox

18th Virginia Infantry - Colonel Henry A. Carrington (c, April 6), Lt. Charles H. Wilkinson

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 2 officers and 32 men surrendered at Appomattox

19th Virginia Infantry - Major Waller M. Boyd (c, April 6), Lieutenant James Y. Bragg

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 1 officer and 29 men surrendered at Appomattox

28th Virginia Infantry - Lieutenant Colonel William Wingfield (c, April 6), Major Michael P. Spessard

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 3 officers and 51 men surrendered at Appomattox

56th Virginia Infantry - Colonel William E. Green (c, April 6), Captain John W. Jones

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 3 officers and 26 men surrendered at Appomattox

Steuart’s Brigade - Brigadier General George H. Steuart

9th Virginia Infantry - Colonel James Jasper Phillips (c, April 6), Captain John Parke Wilson

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 2 officers and 37 men surrendered at Appomattox

14th Virginia Infantry - Major William D. Shelton

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 8 officers and 49 men surrendered at Appomattox

38th Virginia Infantry - Colonel George K. Griggs

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 95 officers and men surrendered at Appomattox

53rd Virginia Infantry - Colonel William R. Aylett (c, April 6), Captain Henry Edmunds

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 6 officers and 74 men surrendered at Appomattox

57th Virginia Infantry - Colonel Clement R. Fontaine (c, April 6), Lieutenant Colonel William H. Ramsey

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 7 officers and 74 men surrendered at Appomattox

Terry’s Brigade - Brigadier General William R. Terry (w, March 31), Colonel Joseph Mayo, Jr., Major William W. Bentley

1st Virginia Infantry - Lieutenant Colonel Frank H. Langley (c, April 6), Major George F. Norton (c, April 6), Sergeant Major Andrew J. Simpson

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 17 enlisted men surrendered at Appomattox

3rd Virginia Infantry - Colonel Joseph Mayo, Jr. (^, March 31), Major William H. Pryor (c, April 6)

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 1 officer and 60 men surrendered at Appomattox

7th Virginia Infantry - Colonel Charles C. Floweree (c, April 6)

Most of the regiment captured or dispersedSailor’s Creek (April 6); 20 officers and men surrendered at Appomattox

11th Virginia Infantry - Colonel Kirkwood Otey (c, April 6), Captain Robert M. Mitchell, Jr.

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 1 officer and 28 men surrendered at Appomattox

24th Virginia Infantry - Lieutenant Colonel Richard L. Maury (c, April 6), Major William W. Bentley (^)

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 22 enlisted men surrendered at Appomattox

First Corps Artillery

Cabell’s Battalion - Colonel Henry C. Cabell (c, April 8), Major S. P. Hamilton

1st Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers - Captain Edward McCarthy

Escaped surrender at Appomattox Station (April 8); disbanded at Red Oak Church (April 10)

Haskell’s Battalion - Major John Haskell

Amherst-Nelson (Virginia) Artillery - Lieutenant Fletcher T. Massey

An officer and 12 men surrendered at Appomattox

Huger’s Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel Frank Huger

Ashland (Virginia) Battery - Lieutenant James Woolfolk

Surrendered at Appomattox

Bath (Virginia) Battery - Lieutenant John H. Weddell

Surrendered at Appomattox

Bedford (Virginia) Artillery - Captain John Donneli Smith

5 officers and 61 men surrendered at Appomattox

Richmond (Virginia) Parker Artillery - Lieutenant Edwin S. Wooldrige

3 men surrendered at Appomattox

Johnson’s Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel Marmaduke Johnson

Clutter’s (Virginia) Artillery - Lieutenant Lucas McIntosh

An officer and 55 men surrendered at Appomattox

Fredericksburg (Virginia) Artillery - Captain John G. Pollock

An officer and 75 men surrendered at Appomattox

Second Corps

Early’s Division

Walker’s Brigade - Major Henry Kyd Douglas

13th Virginia Infantry - Captain George Cullen

Most of the regiment captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 10 officers and 52 men surrendered at Appomattox

31st Virginia Infantry - Major William P. Cooper

7 officers and 49 men surrendered at Appomattox

49th Virginia Infantry - Captain William D. Moffett

9 officers and 46 men surrendered at Appomattox

52nd Virginia Infantry - Captain Samuel W. Paxton

7 officers and 53 men surrendered at Appomattox, only 14 were armed

58th Virginia Infantry - Lieutenant Colonel John G. Kasey (c, March 25), Lieutenant Robert L. Waldron

2 officers and 63 men surrendered at Appomattox, only 22 were armed

Gordon’s Division

Terry’s Brigade - Colonel Titus V. Williams

2nd, 4th, 5th, 27th & 33rd Virginia Infantry Consolidated - Lieutenant Colonel Charles L. Haynes

218 men surrendered at Appomattox

21st, 25th, 42nd, 44th & 48th Virginia Infantry Consolidated - Colonel Norval Cobb

186 men surrendered at Appomattox

10th, 23rd & 37th Virginia Infantry Consolidated - Lieutenant Colonel Dorlias H. L. Martz

114 men surrendered at Appomattox

Second Corps Artillery

1st Virginia Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Hardaway

Powhattan (Virginia) Artillery - Lieutenant John R. Bagby

Majority of the battery captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); one man surrendered at Appomattox

3rd Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers - Captain Benjamin H. Smith

Captured at Sailor’s Creek (April 6)

1st Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Archibald Graham

3 officers and 21 men surrendered at Appomattox

Salem (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Charles B. Griffin

An officer and 97 men surrendered at Appomattox

Braxton’s Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel Carter M. Braxton

Alleghany (Virginia) Battery - Captain John Cadwalader Carpenter (c, April 1), Corporal John Willey

Majority of the battery captured or dispersed at Five Forks (April 1); 2 men surrendered at Appomattox

Lee (Virginia) Artillery - Captain W. W. Hardwicke

12 men surrendered at Appomattox

Stafford (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Raleigh L. Cooper

Majority of the battery captured at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 3 men surrendered at Appomattox

Cutshaw’s Battalion - Major Willifred E. Cutshaw (w, April 6), Captain Charles W. Fry

Louisa Morris (Virginia) Artillery

31 men surrendered at Appomattox

King William (Virginia) Battery - Lieutenant Lucian D. Robinson

An officer & 22 men surrendered at Appomattox

2nd Richmond (Virginia) Howitzers - Captain David Watson

An officer & 45 men surrendered at Appomattox

Richmond (Virginia) Orange Artillery - Captain Charles W. Fry (^, April 6), Lieutenant William A. Deas

20 men surrendered at Appomattox

Staunton (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Asher W. Garber (w, April 6)

54 men surrendered at Appomattox

Third Corps

Mahone’s Division

Weisiger’s Brigade - Brigadier General David Weisiger

6th Virginia Infantry - Colonel George T. Rogers

110 men surrendered at Appomattox

12th Virginia Infantry - Major Richard W. Jones

190 men surrendered at Appomattox

16th Virginia Infantry - Lieutenant Colonel Richard O. Whitehead

10 officers and 114 enlisted men surrendered at Appomattox

41st Virginia Infantry - Lieutenant Colonel Joseph P. Minetree

109 men surrendered at Appomattox

61st Virginia Infantry - Colonel Virginius D. Groner

119 men surrendered at Appomattox

Third Corps Artillery

Macintosh’s Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel David G. Macintosh

Danville (Virginia) Battery - Captain Robert Sidney Rice

4 officers and 79 men surrendered at Appomattox

2nd Rockbridge (Virginia) Artillery - Lieutenant William Wallace (k, April 2), Lieutenant William T. Wilson

An officer and 27 men surrendered at Appomattox

Owen’s Battalion - Major William M. Owen

Otey (Virginia) Artillery - Captain David N. Walker

Surrendered at Appomattox

Danville Ringgold (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Crispin Dickinson

Abandoned their artillery and fought as infantry in the Appomattox Campaign; surrendered at Appomattox

Lynchburg (Virginia) Artillery - Captain John H. Chamberlayne

Most of the battery captured at Rice’s Station (April 6); 3 men surrendered at Appomattox

Pegram’s Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel William R. J. Pegram

Crenshaw (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Thomas Ellett

Surrendered at Appomattox

Fredericksburg (Virginia) Artillery - Lieutenant John G. Pollock

An officer and 75 men surrendered at Appomattox

Richmond Letcher (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Thomas A. Brander, Lieutenant James E. Tyler

2 men surrendered at Appomattox

Purcell (Virginia) Artillery - Captain George M. Cayce

Surrendered at Appomattox

Poague’s Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel William T. Poague

Albemarle (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Charles F. Johnston

3 officers and 45 men surrendered at Appomattox

Warrenton (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Addison W. Utterback

Surrendered at Appomattox

Richardson’s Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel Charles Richardson

Norfolk (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Joseph D. Moore

Battery was captured at Appomattox Station (April 8); 3 men surrendered at Appomattox

Norfolk Blues (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Charles R. Grady

Battery was captured at Appomattox Station (April 8)

Pittsylvania (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Nathan Penick

2 officers and 68 men surrendered at Appomattox

Fourth Corps

Johnson’s Division

Wise’s Brigade - Brigadier General Henry A. Wise

26th Virginia Infantry - Major William K. Perrin

16 officers and 81 men surrendered at Appomattox

34th Virginia Infantry - Colonel John T. Goode

14 officers and 210 men surrendered at Appomattox

46th Virginia Infantry - Captain George Abbitt

15 officers and 116 men surrendered at Appomattox

59th Virginia Infantry - Colonel William B. Tabb

Regiment was captured or dispersed at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); no members surrendered at Appomattox

Fourth Corps Artillery

Blount’s Battalion - Major Joseph G. Blount

Young’s (Virginia) Battery

Surrendered at Appomattox

Coit’s Battalion - Major James C. Coit

Pegram’s (Virginia) Battery - Captain Richard G. Pegram

Captured at Sailor’s Creek (April 6)

Wright’s (Virginia) Battery - Captain Samuel T. Wright

Surrendered at Appomattox

38th Virginia Artillery Battalion - Major Robert Stribling

Lynchburg (Virginia) Artillery - Captain John H. Chamberlayne

Most of the battery captured at Rice’s Station (April 6); 3 men surrendered at Appomattox

Faquier (Virginia) Artillery - Captain William C. Marshall

Escaped surrender at Appomattox Station (April 8); disbanded at Red Oak Church (April 10); 3 men surrendered at Appomattox

Richmond Fayette (Virginia) Artillery - Captain Miles C. Macon (k, April 8)

Escaped surrender at Appomattox Station (April 8); disbanded at Red Oak Church (April 10)

Hampden (Virginia) Artillery - Captain J. E. Sullivan

Surrendered at Appomattox

Sturdivant’s Battalion - Captain N. A. Sturdivant

Albemarle (Virginia) Artillery - Lieutenant Charles R. Darracott

3 officers and 45 men surrendered at Appomattox

Martin’s (Virginia) Battery - Lieutenant Samuel H. Pulliam

Abandoned their artillery and fought as infantry in the Appomattox Campaign; surrendered at Appomattox

Cavalry Corps

Fitzhugh Lee’s Division

Munford’s Brigade - Colonel Thomas T. Munford

1st Virginia Cavalry - Colonel William A. Morgan

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); one man surrendered at Appomattox; regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

2nd Virginia Cavalry - Lieutenant Colonel Cary Breckinridge

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); 19 men surrendered at Appomattox; regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

3rd Virginia Cavalry

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); 3 men surrendered at Appomattox; regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

4th Virginia Cavalry - Col. William B. Wooldridge

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); 2 men surrendered at Appomattox; regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

Payne’s Brigade - Brigadier General William H. F. Payne (w, March 30), Colonel Reuben B. Boston (k, April 6)

5th Virginia Cavalry - Colonel Reuben B. Boston (^, March 30; k, April 6)

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); 2 men surrendered at Appomattox; regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

6th Virginia Cavalry

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); 3 men surrendered at Appomattox; regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

8th Virginia Cavalry

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

36th Virginia Cavalry Battalion - Major James W. Sweeney

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

Gary’s Brigade - Brigadier General Martin Gary

24th Virginia Cavalry - Colonel William T. Robins

19 officers and 144 men surrendered at Appomattox

William H. F. Lee’s Divison

Beale’s Brigade - Captain Samuel H. Burt

9th Virginia Cavalry

An officer and 26 men surrendered at Appomattox

10th Virginia Cavalry

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); 3 officers and 19 men surrendered at Appomattox; regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

13th Virginia Cavalry

10 officers and 78 men surrendered at Appomattox

14th Virginia Cavalry

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); 34 men surrendered at Appomattox; regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

Rosser’s Division

Dearing’s Brigade - Brigadier General James Dearing (mw, April 6), Lieutenant Colonel Elijah V. White

7th Virginia Cavalry

Surrendered at Appomattox

11th Virginia Cavalry

Surrendered at Appomattox

12th Virginia Cavalry - Colonel Asher W. Harman

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

35th Virginia Cavalry Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel Elijah V. White

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); regiment disbanded in Loudon County (April 11)

McCausland’s Brigade

16th Virginia Cavalry

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

17th Virginia Cavalry

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

21st Virginia Cavalry

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

22nd Virginia Cavalry

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); 2 men surrendered at Appomattox; regiment disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

Horse Artillery

Breathed’s Battalion - Major James Breathed

Johnston’s (Virginia) Battery (Stuart Horse Artillery) - Captain Philip Johnston

Surrendered at Appomattox

Shoemaker’s (Virginia) Battery (Lynchburg Beauregard Rifles) - Captain John J. Shoemaker

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); battery disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

Thomson’s (Virginia) Battery (Ashby Horse Artillery) - Captain James Thomson

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); battery disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

Chew’s Battalion

Graham’s (Virginia) Battery (Petersburg Horse Artillery) - Captain Edward Graham

2 officers and 19 men surrendered at Appomattox

McGregor’s (Virginia) Battery (2nd Stuart Horse Artillery) - Captain George Wilmer Brown

Cut through Union lines and escaped at Appomattox Court House (April 9); 2 men surrendered at Appomattox; battery disbanded in Lynchburg (April 11)

Department of Richmond

George Washington Custis Lee’s Division

Barton’s Brigade - Brigadier General Seth M. Barton (c, April 6)

40th Virginia Infantry

Surrendered at Appomattox

47th & 50th Virginia Infantry

189 men surrendered and were paroled at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 2 officers and 23 men surrendered at Appomattox

22nd Virginia Infantry Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel Edward P. Tayloe (c, April 6)

Surrendered at Appomattox

25th Virginia Infantry Battalion (Richmond City Battalion)

Surrendered at Appomattox

Moore’s Brigade - Brigadier General Patrick T. Moore

2nd Virginia Local Defense Troops

Most captured at Sailor’s Creek (April 6)

3rd Virginia Local Defense Troops

Most captured at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); one man surrendered at Appomattox

1st Virginia Reserves

Most captured at Sailor’s Creek (April 6)

2nd Virginia Reserves

Most captured at Sailor’s Creek (April 6)

1st Virginia Reserves Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel Richard T. W. Duke (c, April 6)

Most captured at Sailor’s Creek (April 6); 13 men surrendered at Appomattox

2nd Virginia Reserves Battalion

Most captured at Sailor’s Creek (April 6)

Crutchfield’s Heavy Artillery Brigade - Colonel Stapleton Crutchfield (k, April 6), 2nd Lieutenant Kena K. Chapman

10th & 19th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel John Wilder Atkinson

103 officers and men surrendered at Appomattox

18th & 20th Virginia Heavy Artillery Battalion - Lieutenant Colonel Howard

Chaffin’s Bluff Garrison - Major W. H. Gibbes

Goochland (Virginia) Artillery

James City (Virginia) Artillery

Lunenburg (Virginia) Artillery

Pamunkey (Virginia) Artillery

Norfolk Guard (Virginia) Artillery

Drewry’s Bluff Garrison - Major F. W. Smith (k, April 5)

Young’s (Virginia) Howitzers

Johnston (Eppes) (Virginia) Heavy Artillery

Neblett’s (Virginia) Artillery

Southside (Virginia) Heavy Artillery

United Artillery/Kevill’s (Virginia) Company

Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia

First Military District

Petersburg Brigade - Major W. H. Ker

3rd Virginia Reserves Battalion

44th Virginia Battalion

Hood’s Battalion, Virginia Militia

Second-Class (Virginia) Militia

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