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

Military rank

Gen = General
LTG = Lieutenant General
MG = Major General
BG = Brigadier General
Col = Colonel
Ltc = Lieutenant Colonel
Maj = Major
Cpt = Captain
Lt = Lieutenant

Other

(w) = wounded
(mw) = mortally wounded
(k) = killed in action
(c) = captured

August 18–19

Operations south of Petersburg

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

Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

Main article: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
Mahone's Division MG William Mahone	Weisiger's Brigade BG David A. Weisiger	6th Virginia Infantry 12th Virginia Infantry 16th Virginia Infantry 41st Virginia Infantry 61st Virginia Infantry
	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	1st Confederate Battalion 2nd Mississippi Infantry 11th Mississippi Infantry: Maj Reuben O. Reynolds 26th Mississippi Infantry 42nd Mississippi Infantry 55th North Carolina Infantry
	Walker's Brigade Col Robert M. Mayo (ill, August 18) Col William S. Christian	13th Alabama Infantry 2nd Maryland Battalion 1st Tennessee Infantry (Provisional Army) 7th Tennessee Infantry 14th Tennessee Infantry 40th Virginia Infantry 47th Virginia Infantry 55th Virginia Infantry: Col William S. Christian 22nd Virginia Infantry Battalion
	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

Operations south of Petersburg

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

Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

Main article: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

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	8th Alabama Infantry 9th Alabama Infantry: Col J. Horace King 10th Alabama Infantry 11th Alabama Infantry 13th Alabama Infantry 14th Alabama Infantry
	Harris' Brigade Col Joseph M. Jayne	12th Mississippi Infantry 16th Mississippi Infantry: Col Edward G. Counsell (mw) 19th Mississippi Infantry 48th Mississippi Infantry
	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	2nd Florida Infantry 5th Florida Infantry 8th Florida Infantry 9th Florida Infantry: Cpt John William Pearson of Company B (mw) 10th Florida Infantry 11th Florida Infantry
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	11th North Carolina Infantry 26th North Carolina Infantry 44th North Carolina Infantry 47th North Carolina Infantry: Ltc John W. Lyell (w) 52nd North Carolina Infantry
	Kirkland's Brigade (from Hoke's Division) BG William W. Kirkland	17th North Carolina Infantry 42nd North Carolina Infantry 66th North Carolina Infantry
	Ransom's Brigade (from Johnson's Division) Ltc John L. Harris	24th North Carolina Infantry 25th North Carolina Infantry 35th North Carolina Infantry 49th North Carolina Infantry 56th North Carolina 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

Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

Main article: Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
W.H.F. Lee's Division	Barringer's Brigade BG Rufus Barringer	1st North Carolina Cavalry 2nd North Carolina Cavalry 3rd North Carolina Cavalry 5th North Carolina Cavalry
W.H.F. Lee's Division	Dearing's Brigade BG James Dearing	7th Confederate Cavalry 62nd Georgia Cavalry 4th North Carolina Cavalry 6th North Carolina Cavalry Petersburg Artillery

Sources

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.

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