Sharp's Brigade was organized under the command of Brig. Gen. Sharp. It was consolidated as the 9th Mississippi Regiment on April 9, 1865, under the command of Col. William C. Richards and served in the Western Theater. It was later commanded by Gen. John Bell Hood. (DR-MSOR, 594-595, 604)
Featherston's Brigade was organized in June 1862 under the command of Brig. Gen. Winfield Scott Featherston. It served in the Eastern, Western, and Trans-Mississippi Theaters under the Army of Mississippi and Gen. Leonidas Polk's Army. Divisions of the unit were also commanded by Col. Mellon, Lt. Col. McRae, and Maj. Martin A. Oatis. (DR-MSOR, 488, 529, 537, 692)
The 2nd Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (Confederate) was organized in May 1862 in Montgomery County, Alabama under the command of John N. Carpenter and served in the Western Theater in Ferguson's Brigade. It was later commanded by Cols. Richard Gordon Earle and Fountain W. Hunter. (FS; NPS-BU; ADAH)
The 1st Regiment, Alabama Infantry (Confederate) was organized in March 1861 in Escambia County, Florida under the command of Col. Henry D. Clayton and served in the Western Theater in Quarles' and Shelley's brigades, Army of Tennessee. It was later commanded by Col. Isaiah G. W. Steedman. (FS; NPS-BU; ADAH)
The 20th Regiment, Alabama Infantry (Confederate) was organized in September 1861 in Montgomery County, Alabama under the command of Col. Charles D. Anderson and served in the Western Theater. It was later commanded by Cols. James M. Dedman, Isham W. Garrott, and Edmund W. Pettus. (FS; NPS-BU; ADAH)
The 21st Regiment, Alabama Infantry (Confederate) was organized in October 1861 in Mobile County, Alabama under the command of Col. Charles D. Anderson and served in the Western Theater in Gladden's, Higgins', Page's, and Thomas' brigades. It was later commanded by Col. James Crawford. (FS; NPS-BU; ADAH)
The 40th Regiment, Alabama Infantry was organized on May 16, 1862 in Mobile County, Alabama under the command of Col. Augustus A. Coleman and served in the Western Theater. It was later commanded by Col. John H. Higley. It was mustered out of service on April 26, 1865. (NPS-BU; MSR-CSA)
The Army of Central Kentucky (Confederate) was organized in fall 1861 under the command of Brig. Gen. Simon B. Buckner and served in the Western Theater. It was later commanded by Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston and temporarily by Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee. It was merged into the Army of Mississippi on March 29, 1862, and reorganized as the Army of Tennessee on November 20, 1862. (Wiki)
The Army of Mississippi (also known as the Army of the West) was organized on March 5, 1862 under the command of Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard and served in the Western Theater. On March 13, 1862 units of the Army of Pensacola were added to it, and it was consolidated with the Army of Central Kentucky and the Army of Louisiana on March 29, 1862. It was later commanded by Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston, Gen. Braxton Bragg, Maj. Gen. William J. Hardee, and Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk. It was renamed the Army of Tennessee on November 20, 1862. (Wiki)
The Army of Northern Virginia (Confederate) was organized on June 20, 1861 as the Confederate Army of the Potomac under the command of P. G. T. Beauregard and served in the Eastern Theater. It was later commanded by Gen. Joseph E. Johnston (July 20, 1861‚ÄìMay 31, 1862) and then renamed the Army of Northern Virginia on March 14, 1862 and commanded by Gen. Robert E. Lee from June 1, 1862–April 12, 1865. (VAE; Wiki)
The Army of Tennessee (Confederate) was organized in spring 1861 as the Provisional Army of Tennessee under the command of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston and served in the Western Theater. It was renamed the Army of Tennessee in November 1862 and was later commanded by Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard, Maj. Gen. Braxton Bragg, Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, and Gen. John Bell Hood. (Brit; TNE; Wiki)
The Army of the West (Confederate), also known as the Trans-Mississippi District, was organized in spring 1862 under the command of Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn and served in the Western and Trans-Mississippi Theaters. It was later commanded by Maj. Gens. John P. McCown and Sterling Price. (Wiki)
The Confederate Guards Light Artillery (Confederate), also known as Grisham's Battery and Bradford's Company, was organized as an independent artillery company on April 27, 1861 in Pontotoc and Chickasaw Counties under the command of Capt. John O. Grisham. It served in the Eastern Theater in the Department of North Carolina, the Department of Richmond, and the Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia. It was later commanded by Capt. William D. Bradford. (HMU, 34; DR-MSOR, 523-524; NPS-BU; FS)
The Jefferson Flying Artillery, (Confederate) was organized as an independent artillery company on May 6, 1861 in Jefferson County, Mississippi under the command of Capt. William L. Harper and served in the Western Theater. It was later commanded by Capt. Putnam Darden. (HMU, 35; DR-MSOR 865-868)
The Madison Light Artillery (Confederate), also known as Ward’s Battery, was organized as an independent company on April 28, 1861 in Madison County, Mississippi under the command of Capt. George Ward and served in the Eastern Theater. It was later commanded by Capt. Thomas J. Richards. (HMU, 35; DR-MSOR 522-523)
