The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Atlanta campaign of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately. Order of battle compiled from the army organization during the campaign.
This order of battle covers the second phase of the campaign, July 17 – September 8, 1864. The period May 1 – July 17, 1864 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
k = killed
Army of Tennessee
Gen John B. Hood
Chief of Staff: BG William Mackall, BG Francis Shoup
Chief of Artillery: BG Francis Shoup, Col Robert Beckham
Hardee's Corps
LTG William J. Hardee
Lee's Corps
MG Carter L. Stevenson
MG Benjamin F. Cheatham
LTG Stephen D. Lee
Stewart's Corps
LTG Alexander P. Stewart (w July 28) MG Benjamin F. Cheatham
Cavalry Corps
MG Joseph Wheeler
Strengths
The following table shows total strengths of each of the major formations at several stages throughout the campaign.
Notes
References
U.S. War Department, The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1880–1901. Luvaas, Jay & Harold W. Nelson (eds.). Guide to the Atlanta Campaign: Rocky Face Ridge to Kennesaw Mountain (Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas), 2008.