Division Question.

[W.Barksdale]

The other texas division is

J.G Walkers division nicknamed Texas Greyhounds, but you seem to have him in west lousiana so im not sure anymore.

Walker's Greyhounds were never part of the Department of Texas. See here for specific information on this division.

[MrT]

yep my appolgies, teaches me for just using the name for filing

[Gray_Lensman]

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[W.Barksdale]

So it looks like we have confirmed the 40 CSA divisions (or close thereof).

Incidentally, Barksdale, your link above seems to be broken... No prob for me, I've been staring at the Cornell university site for over 2 weeks now with the side project, I'm doing, but you might want to check it and repost for others that may want to eyeball your references.

Can you guys find the Union numbers?

Link is fixed! Thanks Gray! It really is some piece of work having all that information online, even if it is in a poor format.

I am slowly working on a count of Federal divisions too

[Gray_Lensman]

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[MrT]

barksdale sir, is the union count for the same time period?

[W.Barksdale]

Count them throughout the entire war not in any given period. I just used early 1863 for a quick count so I wouldn't have to worry much about changes in command or consolidated divisions. Eventually I'll go through and the changes in leaders\consolidations for rebels.

The Union army has much better records. I'm doing those now...should be done a rough count in a few hours.

I'll PM you some sources you can help me with you'd like

[MrT]

am going to bed now, but ive done the army of tennessee and Potmac circa may 1863.

[W.Barksdale]

This information is a summary from the Civil War Archives as well as the better known divisions from Foote's Narrative

I am tallying a total of 82 divisions that served over various dates. This does not include reorganized, consolidated or transfered, I've totally discounted any from the 16th corps due to them enver really being together so they are already counted in other corps.

Please post here if anyone finds any that I've missed, maybe in some independant commands that weren't part of any corps.

First Corps
-3 divisions, King's, McCall's, and Franklin
-replaced by Hatch, Ricketts and Meade
-Meade's detached, replaced by new division Doubleday
-replaced by Cutler, Robinson, and Kenly
-brigades having been consolidated into two divisions, Robinson and Wadsworth
-first corps terminated in March, 1864
-Robinson and Wadsworth to 5th corps

Second Corps
-3 divisions, Richardson, Sedgwick, and Blenker
-Blenker's detached, eventually replaced by new division French
-Richardson replaced by Hancock, Sedgwick replaced by Howard
-Hancock replaced by Caldwell
-French replaced by Webb, Gibbon (wounded) replaced by Hays
-March, 1864 Second Corps receives Birney, Mott from terminated Third Corps
-Webb replaced by Barlow

Third Corps
-3 divisions, Hooker, Hamilton, Porter
-Porter detached, Hamilton replaced by Kearny
-Kearny killed, replaced by Birney
-Hooker promoted, replaced by Sickles
-New division Whipple
-Sickles promoted, replaced by Berry
-New division French
-brigades consolidated into 3 divisions, Birney, Prince, Carr
-Prince replaced by Mott
-Third corps terminated, Birney and Mott to 2nd corps
-Carr replaced by Ricketts, Ricketts to 6th corps

Fourth Corps (AotP)
-3 divisions, Couch, Smith, and Casey
-Smith detached to 6th corps
-Casey replaced by Peck
-4th corps terminated August, 1862
-Couch to 6th corps (replaced by Newton), Peck stationed aroudn Suffolk

Fourth Corps (AotC)
-October 1863, 20th, 21st Corps consolidated to form new 4th corps
-3 divisions, Palmer, Sheridan, Wood
-Palmer replaced by Cruft
-Cruft replaced by Stanley, Sheridan replaced by Newton
-Stanley replaced by Kimball, Newton replaced by Wagner
-Wagner replaced by Elliot, Wood replaced by Beatty

5th Corps
-2 divisions, Porter (from third corps), Syke's regular division
-Porter replaced by Morell
-Morell replaced by Griffin
-New division Humphreys
-Humphrey's division disbanded
-New division, Crawford
-Griffin replaced by Barnes, Sykes replaced by Ayres
-Barnes replaced by Bartlett
-Bartlett and Sykes' consolidated, replaced by Griffin
-Robinson and Wadsworth received from 1st corps
-Wadsworth replaced by Cutler
-Robinsons' division broken up and consolidated into other 3, now under Griffin, Ayres, and Crawford

6th Corps
-2 divisions Franklin, Smith (from 4th Corps)
-Franklin replaced by Slocum
-Couch transferred from 4th corps
-Couch replaced by Newton, Slocum repalced by Brooks, Smith replaced by Howe
-Newton replaced by Wright, Brooks replaced by Terry
-Terry's division broken up into other two
-Smith replaced by Getty
-Received Ricketts from 3rd corps
-Wright replaced by Russel
-Russel replaced by Wheaton
-Ricketts replaced by Seymour

7th Corps (Department of Virginia)
-3 divisions Corcoran, Getty, Gurney
-7th corps discontinued in august 1863
-Corcoran transferred to Washington, Getty, Gurney transferred to 18th Corps

7th Corps (Department of Arkansas)
-3 divisions, Salomon, Thayer, Carr(cav)

8th Corps
-2 divisions under Thoburn, Duval
-Duval replaced by Hayes
-Hayes replaed by Duval
-Thoburn replaced by Sullivan
-New Division Mulligan
-Mulligan's division consolidated into Sullivan
-1st and 3rd Brigades of Thoburn's division transferred to 24th Corps, formed new division Turner

9th Corps
-3 divisions, Stevens, Reno, Parke
-replaced by Wilcox, Sturgis, Rodman
-New division Cox added
-Cox detached to WV
-Wilcox replaced by Burns, Rodman replaced by Getty
-Burns replaced by Wilcox
-Getty detacheched to 7th corps
-Wilcox replaced by Welsh
-Welsh replaced by Hartranft, Sturgis replaced by Ferrero
-Ferrero replaced by Wilcox
-Hartranft replaced by Potter
-New divisions, Stevenson, Ferrero (coloured)
-Stevenson replaced by Crittenden
-Crittenden replaced by Ledlie
-Ledlie replaced by White
-White division consolidated into Wilcox and Potter
-Ferrero detached to 25th corps
-New division Hartranft

10th Corps
-4 divisions Terry, Turner, Ames, Seymour
-Seymour detached to Florida
-Turner replaed by Devens
-Devens and Ames Consolidated, now under Ames
-December, 1864 corps discontinued, transferred to 24th corps
-After fort Fisher, 10th Corps revived
-3 divisions Birge( composed of three brigades from Grover's Division of 19th corps at Savannah)
Ames, Paine New (coloured)

11th Corps
-3 divisions Schenck, Von Steinwehr, Schurz
-Schenck replaced by Devens
-Devens replaced by Barlow
-Barlow replaced by Schimmelfennig
-Schimmelfennig detached to Charleston Harbour
-11th corps terminated
-Von Stenwehr, Schurz transferred to 20th corps

12th Corps
-2 divisions, Williams, Shields
-Shields replaced by Auger
-Auger replaced by Green
-Green replaced by Geary
-12 corps terminated
-Geary and Williams to 20th corps

13th Corps(Army of the Tennessee)
-4 divisions, A. J. Smith, Morgan L. Smith, George W. Morgan, Steele
-M.L Smith replaced by Osterhaus,Morgan replaced by Hovey, Steele replaced by Carr
-New division Ross
-Ross detached to Arkansas
-Osterhaus replaced by C. C. Washburn
-Carr replaced by Landrom, Hovey replaced by Cameron

14th Corps(Army of the Ohio, Army of the Cumberland)
-12 divisions
-Jan 1863 the corps split into 14th, 20th, 21st corps
-14th corps, 4 divisions Rousseau, Negley, Brannan, Reynolds
-Rousseu replaced by Baird
-Reorganised and consolidated in Sept 1863
-14th corps, 3 divisions J.D. Morgan, Carlin and Baird

15th Corps
-made of units from Army of the Tennessee
-3 divisions Steele, Blair, and Tuttle,
-Willi.am S. Smith joined (from 16th corps)
-Tuttle to 16th Corps
-At Missionary Ridge divisions led by Osterhaus, M.L. Smith, J. E. Smith, Hugh Ewing
-Ewing replaced by Harrow
-Harrow's division consolidated into the other 3
-Corse joined (from 16th corps)
-At Atlanta divisions led by C. R. Woods, Hazen, John E. Smith, Corse

16th Corps (many many many many transfers and there is a gap in the source material)
-4 divisions , W. S. Smith, Dodge, Kimball, Lauman
-Smith, Kimball, Lauman transferred to Vicksburg, Dodge to Corinth
-Subsequently, W. S. Smith transferred to 15th Corps, Lauman to 17th.
- Tuttle joined from 15th corps
-Tuttle replaced by Joseph A. Mower.
-Mower replaced by Sweeney, Dodge replaced by Veatch
-Veatch replaced by John W. Fuller
-Sweeny replaced by Corse
-Corse transferred to 15th corps, Fuller to 17th Corps

16th Corps in Mississippi valley wth 2 divisions, Mower, A.J. Smith
-reorganised in Feb. 1865
-3 divisions McArthur, Garrard, E. A. Carr

17th Corps
-3 divisions, Logan, McArthur, Quinby
-received Lauman from 16th corps
-Lauman replaced by Crocker
-Quinby transferred to 15th corps
-Fuller received form 16th corps

18th Corps
-In February, 1863,
-5 divisions, Palmer, Naglee, Ferry, Wessells, and Prince
-Naglee and Ferry detached to Charleston Harbour
-Recived Getty from 7th corps
-Reorganized April 1864, 2 divisions, Brooks, Weitzel, New Division Hinks (coloured)
-Brooks replaced by Stannard, Hinks replaced by Paine
-Dec 3, 1863 corps terminated along with the 10th corps
-White troops from 10th, and 18th formed 24th corps (units from 18th corps to become Deven's division)
- Black troops from 10th and 18th formed 25th corps

19th Corps
-April, 1863
-4 divisions, Augur, Sherman (Thos. w.), Emory and Grover

20th Corps (McCooks)
-created from the part of the 14th corps
-3 divisions Davis, Johnson, Sheridan
-September 28th, 1863 became 4th corps (AotC), commanders replaced

20th Corps (Hookers)
-April 1864
-4 divisions, Williams and Geary from 12th corps, Lovell H. Rousseau., New division Butterfield
-Butterfield replaced by Ward

21st Corps
-created from part of the 14th corps
-divisionsW. S. Smith, Van Cleve, and Hascall
-September, 1863 consolodated with 20th corps, bceause 4th corps (AofC)

22nd Corps
-troops from Washinton Defenses
-3 divions initialyl under Hardin, De Russy, Hascall.
-transferred all over as calls for reinforcements were limitless

23rd Corps
-2 divisions, Julius White, Hascall (from Washington!)
-3rd division added, Hovey
-New commanders, Hovey, Judah, Jacob D. Cox

24th Corps
-White troops from 10th and 18th corps

25th Corps
-Black troops from 10th and 19th corps

Cavalry Corps (AotP)
-3 divisions, Buford, Duffie and Gregg
-Duffie replaced by Kilpatrick
-Buford replaced by Devin
-Gregg replaced by Crook

Cavalry Corps (AoWV)
-2 divisions, Duffie, Averell

Cavalry *corps* (West)
-7 divisions, McCook, Hatch, Johnson,Knipe, Long, Upton, Carr(7th corps)

[Gray_Lensman]

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[Green Howard]

Crute's 'Units of the Confederate States Army' is no use in any discussion about Divisions.

A more usefull source could well be Stewart Sifakis'
'Compendium of the Confederate Armies' series.
Originally published as 11 volumes -
Virginia
Louisiana
North Carolina
Florida and Arkansas
South Carolina and Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and the Indian units
Texas
Tables

[W.Barksdale]

Maybe after accounting for "overlapping" divisions the above list will come closer to the 72 that I originally had.

Could be...I counted the corps starting divisions and everytime the source said a new diviision was formed. They stated when one divisions units were broken up and transferred to new ones so they were not counted again. I may still have some errors, however.