FIRST BULL RUN CAMPAIGN
ORDER OF BATTLE
Confederate
B = Biographical Sketch D = Diaries M = Memoirs N = Newspaper Accounts OC = Official Correspondence OR = Official Report PC = Private Correspondence
Army of the Potomac
Brig. Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard (M, OC1, OR1, OR2 Pt 1, OR2 Pt 2, OR3,)
Acting Assistant Adjutant General (AAAG)
- Col. T. Jordan (OR)
- Capt. C. H. Smith
Acting Assistant Quartermaster (AAQ)
- Maj. Cabell
Commissary
- Col. R. B. Lee
Signal Officer
Engineer
- Col. Williamson
Medical
- Chief Surg R. L. Brodie
Artillery
- Col. S. Jones
Aides-de-camp (ADC)
- Col. Chesnut
- Col. Chisolm
- Col. Hayward
- Col. Manning
- Col. Miles
- Col. Preston
- Col. Rice
- Capt. D. B. Harris
- Capt. W. H. Stevens
- Lt. W. Ferguson
- Lt. H. E. Peyton
Headquarters Escort
- Capt. John F. Lay, Powhatan Troop (OR)
- Capt. K. E. Utterback, Little Fork Rangers
First Brigade
Brig. Gen. Milledge L. Bonham (OR1, OR2)
- Col. Lay, AAG
- Col. Kemper, AAQ
- Lt. Washington, AAQ
- Maj. Kennedy, Chief Commissary
- Maj. Walton, Military Secretary
- Gen. Hagood, ADC
- Gen. McGowan, ADC
- Col. Aldrich, ADC
- Col. Lipscomb, ADC
- Col. Simpson, ADC
- Maj. Butler, ADC
- Maj. Davies, ADC
- Maj. M. B. Lipsocmb, ADC
- Maj. Tompkins, ADC
- Capt. A. Moss, ADC
- Capt. Nyles, ADC
- Capt. Stevens, ADC
- Capt. Venable, ADC
11th NCV (later 21st NCI)
2nd SC
3rd SC
7th SC
8th SC
8th LA (N)
- Col. H. B. Kelly (Not in Johnston’s OOB)
- Co. B – Capt. A. Larose (N)
30th VA Cav
Alexandria Light Artillery (4 Guns)
1st Company Richmond Howitzers (4 Guns)
- Capt. J. C. Shields
Second Brigade
Brig. Gen. Richard S. Ewell (OR, PC1, PC2)
- Lt. Col. Charles Humphrey Tyler, AAAG
- Capt. Fitzhugh Lee, AAAG
- Capt. Charles H. Rhodes, AQM
- Lt. George Campbell Brown, ADC (M)
- Cadet John Taliaferro, ADC
- Robert F. Mason, ADC
- Edgar A. Hudnut, Clerk
5th AL (D)
6th AL
- Col. J. J. Seibels
- BHB (PC)
6th LA
- Col. J. G. Seymour
- Co. E – 1st Sgt. John Tobin (PC)
Cavalry Battalion
- Col. J. G. Jenifer
Washington Artillery (4 Guns)
- T. L. Rosser
Third Brigade
Brig. Gen. David R. Jones (OR1, OR2)
- Lt. Latham, AAAG
- Capt. Coward, AAQ
- Capt. Curfell, AAQ
- Capt. Ford, AAQ
- Capt. Taylor, AAQ
- Lt. McLemore, AAQ
17th MS
- Col. W. S. Featherstone (OR)
18th MS
- Col. E. R. Burt (OR)
5th SC
- Col. Micah Jenkins (OR)
Flood’s Company, 30th VA Cav
- Capt. J. W. Flood
Washington Artillery (2 Guns)
- Capt. M. B. Miller
Fourth Brigade
Brig. Gen. James Longstreet (OR1, OR2)
- Lt. Armistead, AAAG
- Lt. P. T. Manning, AAQ
- Col. Lubbock, ADC
- Col. Riddick, ADC
- Col. Terry, ADC
- Capt. Chichester, ADC
- Capt. Goree, ADC (PC1, PC2)
- Capt. Sorrel, ADC
- Capt. Thompson, ADC
- Capt. Walton, ADC
5th NCI
- Col. McRae
- Lt. Col. Joseph P. Jones (OR)
1st VA
- Col. Moore
- Maj. F. G. Skinner
11th VA
- Col. S. Garland
17th VA
24th VA
- Col. P. Hairston
Company E, 30th VA Cav
- Capt. E. Whitehead (OR)
Washington Artillery (2 Guns) (N)
- Capt. Garnett
5th Brigade
Col. Philip St. George Cocke (OR)
- Capt. Harris, Chief Engineer
8th VA
18th VA
- Col. R. E. Withers (OR)
19th VA
- Col. P. St. George Cocke
- Lt. Co. J. B. Strange
28th VA
49th VA (Battalion)
Schaeffer’s Independent Battalion (N1, N2)
Loudon Artillery (4 Guns)
- Capt. Arthur L. Rogers (OR)
- Lieut. Henry Heaton
Lynchburg Artillery (4 Guns)
- Capt. H. Grey Latham (OR)
Wise Troop (Cavalry Company)
6th Brigade
Col. Jubal A. Early (OR1, OR2)
- Capt. Gardner, AAAG
- Lt. Willis, ADC
7th LA
13th MS
- Col. W. Barksdale
7th VA
- Col. J. L. Kemper
Washington Artillery (5 Guns) (N)
- Lt. C. W. Squires (OR)
- Lt. J. B. Richardson
- Lt. J. B. Whittington
7th Brigade
- Capt. A. L. Evans, AAAG
- Capt. McCausland, ADC
- Capt. Rogers, ADC
1st Special LA Battalion (N1, N2, N3)
- Maj. C. R. Wheat (W) (OR)
- Lt. Allen C. Dickinson, ADC (N)
4th SC
- Col. J. B. E. Sloan (OR)
Alexander’s Troop, 30th VA Cav
- Capt. J. D. Alexander (OR)
Terry’s Troop, 30th VA Cav
- Capt. W. R. Terry (OR)
1 Section Lathams Artillery (2 Guns)
Reserve Brigade
Brig. Gen. Theophilus H. Holmes (OR)
- Lt. Walker, AAAG
1st AR
- Col. J. F. Fagan
2nd TN
- Col. W. Bate
Purcell Artillery (6 Guns)
- Capt. L. Walker
Albemarle Light Horse
- Capt. Eugene Davis
- Major John Scott
Hampton’s SC Legion (6 Companies)
Col. Wade Hampton (W) (OR); Capt. J. Conner (PC1, PC2)
Harrison’s Battalion of Cavalry (4 Companies)
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Maj. Julian Harrison
Camp Pickens Battery
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Capt. I. S. Sterrett
Army of the Shenandoah
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston (M, OR1, OR2)
Acting Adjutant General (AAG)
- Brig. Gen. E. Kirby Smith
- Maj. Thomas Grimke Rhett (OR)
Acting Assistant Adjutant General (AAAG)
- Capt. Thomas L. Preston
Acting Assistant Quartermaster (AAQ)
- Maj. McLean
Commissary
- Maj. Kearsley
Engineer
- Maj. William Henry Chase Whiting
Artillery
- Col. W. N. Pendleton (OR)
Ordnance
- Col. Thomas
Aides-de-camp (ADC)
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Col. Cole
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Col. Duncan
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Maj. Dees
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Capt. Fauntleroy
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Capt. Mason
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Lt. James B. Washington
1st Brigade
Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson (OR, PC)
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Col. F. B. Jones, AAAG
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Lt. A. S. Pendleton, Ordnance
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Capt. Marshall, ADC
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Lt. T. G. Lee, ADC
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Cadet N. W. Lee, ADC
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Cadet Thompson, ADC
2nd VA (M)
- Col. J. W. Allen (OR)
4th VA (M)
- Col. J. F. Preston
5th VA
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Col. K. Harper
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Co. L – Capt. J. H. Waters (OR)
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27th VA
- Lt. Col. J. Echols
33rd VA (8 Companies) (M)
Rockbridge VA Artillery (4 Guns)
2nd Brigade
Col. Francis Bartow (K)
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Brig. Gen. S. R. Gist, ADC
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Col. Shingler, ADC
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Maj. Stevens, ADC
7th GA
- Lt. Col. L. J. Gartell
- Co. K – Capt. Charles K. Maddox (PC)
8th GA
Wise Artillery (Alburtis’ Battery) (4 Guns)
- Capt. E. G. Alburtis
- Lt. John Pelham (PC)
3rd Brigade
Maj. William H. C. Whiting placed in command after the battle (OR)
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Capt. T. L. Preston, AAAG
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Brig. Gen. S. R. Gist
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Maj. R. A. Howard
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Capt. A. Vander Horst (Gist, Howard, & Vander Horst filed this OR for Bee’s Brigade, but are not listed on any OOB as part of Bee’s staff)
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4th AL (M)
- Col. Egbert J. Jones (MW)
- Lt. Col. Evander M. Law (W)
- Maj. Charles L.Scott (W)
- Capt. Thomas J. Goldsby (OR)
- Unknown (PC)
2nd MS
- Col. W. C. Falkner
11th MS (Companies A & F)
- Lt. Col. P. F. Liddell
6th NC (Not Brigaded) (N)
- Col. C. F. Fisher (K)
- Co. E – Lt. J. A. McPherson (PC)
Staunton Artillery (4 Guns)
4th Brigade
Brig. Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith (W); Col. Arnold Elzey (OR)
- Lt. Chentney, AAAG
- Lt. McDonald, AAQ
- Col. Buist, ADC
- Capt. Cunningham, ADC
- Capt. Hill, ADC
- Capt. Tupper, ADC
- Lt. Contee, ADC
1st MD Battalion (M)
- Lt. Col. G. H. Steuart
- Unknown Officer (PC)
3rd TN
- Col. J. C. Vaughn
10th VA
13th VA (Left at Manassas)
- Col. A. P. Hill
Newtown Artillery (4 Guns)
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Capt. George. A. Groves
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Lt. R. F. Beckham
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Not Brigaded
1st VA Cav
Thomas Artillery (Stanard’s Battery) (4 Guns)
- Capt. P.B. Stanard



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Harry,
Being from my home county, Col. S.B. Gibbons and Col. Thomas Jordan have been subjects of biographical sketches that I have written in the past. I’d be happy to share for inclusion in your blog if you are interested.
Robert,
I plan to write sketches for all regimental commanders in a format similar to Heitman – very neutral and basic. However, comments to those sketches will be enabled for folks to provide additional, more detailed info, So yes, I’d love to have any additional info from you.