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Battle of Globe Tavern order of battle: Confederate

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The following units and commanders of the Confederate army fought in the Battle of Globe Tavern from August 18 to 21, 1864. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

Abbreviations used

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Military rank

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Other

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August 18–19

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Operations south of Petersburg

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Gen P. G. T. Beauregard, Petersburg Defense Force

Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

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Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Mahone's Division
MG William Mahone

Weisiger's Brigade


BG David A. Weisiger

Colquitt's Brigade

(from Hoke's Division)
BG Alfred H. Colquitt

  • 6th Georgia Infantry
  • 19th Georgia Infantry
  • 23rd Georgia Infantry
  • 27th Georgia Infantry
  • 28th Georgia Infantry
Clingman's Brigade

(from Hoke's Division)
BG Thomas L. Clingman (w)
Col Hector M. McKethan

  • 8th North Carolina Infantry
  • 31st North Carolina Infantry
  • 51st North Carolina Infantry: Col Hector M. McKethan
  • 61st North Carolina Infantry

Heth's Division
MG Henry Heth

Davis' Brigade


Cpt Robert W. Thomas

Walker's Brigade


Col Robert M. Mayo (ill, August 18)
Col William S. Christian

Colquitt's Brigade

(from Hoke's Division)
BG Alfred H. Colquitt

  • 6th Georgia Infantry
  • 19th Georgia Infantry
  • 23rd Georgia Infantry
  • 27th Georgia Infantry
  • 28th Georgia Infantry

Third Corps Artillery
Col Reuben L. Walker

Pegram's Battalion


Col William Pegram

  • Crenshaw (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. Thomas Ellett
  • Letcher (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. Thomas A. Brander
  • Purcell (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. George M. Cayce
  • Fredericksburg (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. Edward A. Marye

August 21

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Operations south of Petersburg

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Gen P.G.T. Beauregard, Petersburg Defense Force

Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

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LTG A. P. Hill

Division Brigade Regiments and Others

Mahone's Division
MG William Mahone

Sanders' Brigade


BG John C. C. Sanders (k)
Col J. Horace King

Harris' Brigade


Col Joseph M. Jayne

Wright's Brigade


BG Ambrose R. Wright

  • 3rd Georgia Infantry
  • 22nd Georgia Infantry
  • 48th Georgia Infantry
  • 64th Georgia Infantry
  • 2nd Georgia Infantry Battalion
  • 10th Georgia Infantry Battalion
Hagood's Brigade

(from Hoke's Division)
BG Johnson Hagood

  • 11th South Carolina Infantry
  • 21st South Carolina Infantry
  • 25th South Carolina Infantry
  • 27th South Carolina Infantry: Col Peter Charles Gaillard
  • 7th South Carolina Infantry Battalion: Cpt John L. Jones
Finegan's Brigade


BG Joseph Finegan

Heth's Division
MG Henry Heth

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
McRae's Brigade


BG William MacRae

Kirkland's Brigade

(from Hoke's Division)
BG William W. Kirkland

Ransom's Brigade

(from Johnson's Division)
Ltc John L. Harris

Third Corps Artillery
Col Reuben L. Walker

Pegram's Battalion


Col William Pegram

  • Crenshaw (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. Thomas Ellett
  • Letcher (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. Thomas A. Brander
  • Purcell (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. George M. Cayce
  • Fredericksburg (Virginia) Artillery: Capt. Edward A. Marye

Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

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Division Brigade Regiments and Others

W.H.F. Lee's Division

Barringer's Brigade


BG Rufus Barringer

Dearing's Brigade


BG James Dearing

  • 7th Confederate Cavalry
  • 62nd Georgia Cavalry
  • 4th North Carolina Cavalry
  • 6th North Carolina Cavalry
  • Petersburg Artillery

Sources

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  • Calkins, Chris. "The Battle of Weldon Railroad (or Globe Tavern), August 18–19 & 21, 1864", in Blue & Gray, Volume XXIII, issue 5 (Winter 2007). ISSN 0741-2207.
  • Horn, John. The Siege of Petersburg: The Battles for the Weldon Railroad August 1864. El Dorado Hills, California: Savas Beatie, 2015.
  • 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. Little, Brown and Company, 1991. ISBN 0-316-85327-5.