The First Day at Gettysburg

Confederate Order of Battle

by Mark Piper

Four digit numbers in parenthesis starting with "0" correspond to the hex number on the map). Other numbers are number of troops.

Objective: Take the town of Gettysburg.

III Corps


CORPS COMMANDER: Lt.Gen. A.P.Hill CLASS: Aggressive
ARRIVAL 11.OOam on CASHTOWN PIKE (0501)

"Hill was a tenacious fighter, but was rather ineffective at GETTYSBURG. He did not handle the assault on July 1st particularly well, and consequently the confederate advance was slowed by a much smaller Union Force. Hill was simply confused by the huge, complex responsibilities of being a corps commander. Still he made no major blunders"

HETH'S DIVISION (ON BOARD)
DIVISION COMMANDER: Maj.Gen. Heth
CLASS: Aggressive

    1st Brigade: Archer (0303) CLASS: Regular (1055)
    2nd Brigade: Davis (0402) CLASS: Regular (1380)
    3rd Brigade: Pettigrew (0401) CLASS: Regular (1885)
    4th Brigade: Brockenborough (0302) CLASS: Regular (1380)
    Divisional artillery 1 stand rifle (1) (0402) 6 X 3" Rodmans/10 pdr Parrots 1 stand smoothbore (1) 8 X 12 pdr Napoleons/howitzers

PENDER'S DIVISION> (10.30am CASHTOWN PIKE 0501)
DIVISION COMMANDER: MAJ.GEN. Pender CLASS: Firebrand

    1st Brigade: Perrin CLASS: Veteran (1640)
    2nd Brigade: Lane CLASS: Regular (1555)
    3rd Brigade: Thomas CLASS: Regular (1367)
    4th Brigade: Scales CLASS: Veteran (1640)

CORPS ARTILLERY: (11.00am CASHTOWN PIKE 0501)

    Mc'Intosh's battalion: 1 stand rifles (1) 4 X 3" Rodmans
    1 stand smooth (1) 4 X l2pdr Napoleons
    Pegram's battalion: 1 stand rifles (1) 4 X 3' Rodmans
    1 stand smooth (1) 4 X l2pdr Napoleons/Whitworths

II CORPS

(1.00pm MUMMASBURG ROAD 0705)

CORPS COMMANDER: Lt.Gen. R.S. Ewell
CLASS: Aggressive

"Ewell has been blamed by many for the failure of the Confederates to win at Gettysburg on July 1st. Ewell was influenced too heavily by his divisional commanders. Ewell did a poor job at Gettysburg, and may well have cost the South a major victory."

RODE'S DIVISION> (1.00pm MUMMASBURG RD 0705)
DIVISION COMMANDER: Maj.Gen. R.E. Rodes
CLASS: Aggressive

    1st Brigade: Daniel CLASS: Green (2304)
    2nd Brigade: Doles CLASS: Regular (1323)
    3rd Brigade: Iverson CLASS: Regular (1384)
    4th Brigade: Ramseur CLASS: Regular (1128)
    5th Brigade: O'Neal CLASS: Regular (1688)

EARLY'S DIVISION (REINFORCEMENTS ***) (0409, 0509, 0609)
DIVISION COMMANDER: Maj.Gen. Early
CLASS: Firebrand

    1st Brigade: Gordon CLASS: Veteran (1440)
    2nd Brigade: Hays CLASS: Veteran (1690)
    3rd Brigade: Avery CLASS: Regular (1014)
    4th Brigade: Smith CLASS: Regular (1014)

    This division will enter as indicated if the union players deploy Von Steinwehr's division as reinforcements.

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