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Yorktown Battlefield
Confederate Units page 2

ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA
General Joseph E. Johnston

Center: Maj. Gen. James Longstreet

A.P. Hill's Brigade: Brig. Gen. A.P. Hill

1st Virginia 11th Virginia
7th Virginia 17th Virginia
Rogers's Loudoun (Virginia) Battery  

 

 

 

R.H. Anderson's Brigade: Brig. Gen. Richard H. Anderson

5th South Carolina 4th South Carolina Battalion
6th South Carolina St. Paul's (Louisiana) Foot Rifles
Palmetto (South Carolina) Sharpshooters Stribling's Fauquier (Virginia) Battery

 

 

 

 

Pickett's Brigade: Brig. Gen. George E. Pickett

8th Virginia 19th Virginia
18th Virginia 28th Virginia
Dearing's Lynchburg (Virginia) Battery  

 

 

 

Wilcox's Brigade: Brig. Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox

9th Alabama 11th Alabama
10th Alabama 19th Mississippi
Stanard's Richmond Howitzers, 3d Company  

 

 

 

Colston's Brigade: Brig. Gen. Raleigh E. Colston

3d Virginia 14th North Carolina
13th North Carolina Maurin's Donaldsonville (Louisiana) Battery

 

 

 

Pryor's Brigade: Brig. Gen. Roger A. Pryor

8th Alabama 14th Louisiana
14th Alabama Macon's Richmond Fayette (Virginia) Battery

 

 

 

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Source: To The Gates of Richmond by Stephen Sears, 1992

Painting of Colonial Yorktown  

Did You Know?
During the period of its peak prosperity from 1740-1770, the town of Yorktown contained 250-300 buildings and had almost 2000 residents. Approximately 80% of the town were damaged or destroyed during the 1781 siege. Today Yorktown is still an active community of about 200 residents.

Last Updated: June 17, 2006 at 16:42 EST