Orders of Battle, 21 July, 1861
First Corps, Army of the Potomac
Brigadier General P G T Beauregard, Confederate States Army
HEADQUARTERS
- Powhatan Troop, Little Fork Rangers, & Wise Dragoons Captain J F Lay
FIRST BRIGADE
Brigadier General M L Bonham, Confederate States Army
- Eighth Louisiana Infantry (6 companies) Colonel H B Kelly
- Eleventh North Carolina Infantry (12 companies) Colonel W W Kirkland
- Second South Carolina Infantry Colonel J B Kershaw
- Third South Carolina Infantry Colonel J H Williams
- Seventh South Carolina Infantry Colonel T G Bacon
- Eighth South Carolina Infantry Colonel E B C Cash
- Alexandria Artillery (4 pieces) Captain D Kemper
- Richmond Howitzers Battalion Artillery, First Company (4 pieces) Captain J C Shields
- Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, Companies C & G Colonel R C W Radford
- Chesterfield Light Dragoons, Company B & Black Horse Troop Lieutenant Colonel T T Munford
- Hanover Light Dragoons &Washington's Home Guards/ Fairfax Cavalry Captain W C Wickham
SECOND BRIGADE
Brigadier General R S Ewell, Confederate States Army
- Sixth Louisiana Infantry Colonel I G Seymour
- Fifth Alabama Infantry Colonel R E Rodes
- Sixth Alabama Infantry, (12 companies) Colonel J J Siebels
- Washington Battalion Artillery, Second Company (2 pieces) First Lieutenant T L Rosser
- Jenifer's Battalion Cavalry (4 companies) Lieutenant Colonel W H Jenifer
THIRD BRIGADE
Brigadier General D R Jones, Confederate States Army
- Seventeenth Mississippi Infantry Colonel W S Featherston
- Eighteenth Mississippi Infantry Colonel E R Burt
- Fifth South Carolina Infantry Colonel M Jenkins
- Washington Battalion Artillery, Third Company (2 pieces) Captain B Miller
- Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, Company H Captain J W Flood
FOURTH BRIGADE
Brigadier General J Longstreet, Confederate States Army
- First Virginia Infantry (8 companies) Lieutenant Colonel W H Fry
- Eleventh Virginia Infantry Colonel S Garland, Jr.
- Seventeenth Virginia Infantry Colonel M D Corse
- Fifth North Carolina State Troops (8 companies) Lieutenant Colonel J P Jones
- Washington Battalion Artillery, Third Company (2 pieces) Second Lieutenant J J Garnett
- Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, Company E Captain E Whitehead
Note: Six companies of the 24th Virginia Infantry were assigned to the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, in the morning on 21 July, 1861.
FIFTH BRIGADE
Colonel P St G Cocke, Nineteenth Virginia Infantry
- Eighth Virginia Infantry (8 companies) Colonel E Hunton
- Eighteenth Virginia Infantry Colonel R E Withers
- Nineteenth Virginia Infantry Lieutenant Colonel J B Strange
- Twenty-eighth Virginia Infantry Colonel R T Preston
- Forty-ninth Virginia Infantry (3 companies) Colonel W Smith
- Schaeffer's Battalion Infantry (3 companies) Acting Major & Captain F B Schaeffer
- Loudoun Artillery (4 pieces) Captain A L Rogers
- Lynchburg Artillery (2 pieces) Captain H G Latham
- Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, Companies B & D Captain G W B Hale
- Madison Invincibles/ Cavalry Captain W Thomas
- Loudoun Cavalry Captain W W Mead
SIXTH BRIGADE
Colonel J Early, Twenty-fourth Virginia Infantry
- Seventh Louisiana Infantry Lieutenant Colonel J P Jones
- Thirteenth Mississippi Infantry Colonel W Barksdale
- Seventh Virginia Infantry Colonel J L Kemper
- Twenty-fourth Virginia Infantry (6 companies) Lieutenant Colonel P Hairston
- Washington Battalion Artillery, First & Fourth Companies (5 pieces) Major J B Walton
- Prince William Cavalry Captain W W Thornton
Note: Four companies of the 24th Virginia Infantry were assigned to picket duty at Camp Pryor, junction of Davis' Ford Road and Spring's and Bland's Fords Roads, three miles south of Manasssas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, on 17 July, 1861, and the Prince William Cavalry to guard duty at Davis' Ford, on Cedar Run, on 18 July, 1861. Six companies of the 24th Virginia Infantry were assigned to the Fourth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac; the 13th Mississippi Infantry to the Sixth Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, and the Sperryville Sharpshooters to the 7th Virginia Infantry in the morning on 21 July, 1861.
EVAN'S DEMI/ SEVENTH BRIGADE
Major N G Evans, cavalry, Confederate States Army
- First Louisiana Special Battalion Infantry (5 companies) Major C R Wheat
- Fourth South Carolina Infantry Colonel J E B Sloan
- Lynchburg Artillery (2 pieces) First Lieutenant G S Davidson
- Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, Companies A & I Captain W R Terry
RESERVE BRIGADE
Brigadier General T H Holmes, Confederate States Army
- First Arkansas Infantry Colonel J Fagan
- Second Tennessee Infantry Colonel W B Bate
- Purcell Artillery (6 pieces) Captain R L Walker
- Thirtieth Virginia Cavalry, Company K Major J Scott
Note: The 30th Virginia Cavalry, Company K, was assigned to the Reserve Brigade, First Corps, Army of the Potomac, at Brentsville, Prince William County, Virginia, in the morning on 19 July, 1861.
CAMP PICKENS GARRISON
Colonel G H Terrett, Confederate States Army
- Eighth Louisiana Infantry (4 companies) Major J B Prados
- Forty-ninth Virginia Infantry (2 companies) Captains W J Williams & J B Norvell
- Madison Artillery or Tips Captain G V Moody
- Virginia Militia Battalion Infantry, Detachment Colonel G H Terrett
Entrenched Naval Batteries
Captain I S Sterrett, Confederate States Navy
- Battalion Heavy Artillery (4 companies) & 155th Virginia Militia Infantry (Greene County) (22 pieces) Colonel S Jones, Confederate States Army/ Chief of Artillery, Army of the Potomac
Note: Four companies of the 13th Virginia Infantry were assigned to the garrison at Camp Pickens, Manassas Junction, Prince William County, Virginia, in the afternoon on 21 July, 1861.
UNASSIGNED
- Hampton Legion Battalion Infantry (6 companies) Colonel W Hampton
Orders of Battle
The above painting, 'The Fourth Alabama', is by Don Troiani, modern America's finest historical artist.