Army of Northern Virginia
General Robert E. Lee General Robert E. Lee (28,231) First and Third Army Corps (Combined) (Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of soldiers paroled at Appomattox) Provost Guard: Major D. B. Bridgeford 1st Battalion Virginia Infantry (139) 44th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Company B Escort 39th Battalion Virginia Cavalry (92) Engineers: Colonel T. M. R. Talcott 1st Confederate Engineers (191) 2nd Confederate Engineers (94) Artillery: Brigadier General William N. Pendleton (artillery is divided up between the four infantry and one cavalry corps) |
Did You Know?
In the last battle at Appomattox Court House, fought literally hours before Lee and Grant met for the surrender, nearly 700 men became casualties: killed, wounded, or captured.