_Army of Tennessee_—Gen. Braxton Bragg[1]
_Right Wing_—Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk
_Cheatham’s Division_—Maj. Gen. B. F. Cheatham
_Hill’s Corps_—Lt. Gen. Daniel H. Hill
Cleburne’s Division—Maj. Gen. P. R. Cleburne
Breckinridge’s Division—Maj. Gen. J. C. Breckinridge
_Reserve Corps_—Maj. Gen. W. H. T. Walker
Walker’s Division—Brig. Gen. S. R. Gist
Liddell’s Division—Brig. Gen. St. John R. Liddell
_Left Wing_—Lt. Gen. James Longstreet
_Hindman’s Division_—Maj. Gen. T. C. Hindman
_Buckner’s Corps_—Maj. Gen. Simon B. Buckner
Stewart’s Division—Maj. Gen. Alexander P. Stewart
Preston’s Division—Brig. Gen. William Preston
Johnson’s Division—Brig. Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson
_Longstreet’s Corps_—Maj. Gen. John B. Hood
McLaw’s Division—Brig. Gen. Joseph B. Kershaw
Hood’s Division—Maj. Gen. John B. Hood, Brig. Gen. E. McIver
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_Corps Artillery_[2]—Col. E. Porter Alexander
_Reserve Artillery, Army of Tennessee_—Maj. Felix H. Robertson
_Cavalry_—Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler
Wharton’s Division—Brig. Gen. John A. Wharton
Martin’s Division—Brig. Gen. William T. Martin
Forrest’s Corps—Brig. Gen. N. B. Forrest
Armstrong’s Division—Brig. Gen. Frank C. Armstrong
Pegram’s Division—Brig. Gen. John Pegram
[1]General Bragg’s army was composed of Polk’s, Hill’s, Buckner’s,
Longstreet’s (Hood’s), and Walker’s (Reserve) Corps of infantry, and
Wheeler’s and Forrest’s Corps of cavalry. For the second day’s fight
the army was divided into two wings. General Polk commanding the
right and General Longstreet the left.
[2]In transit, did not take part in the battle.
Bragg’s Army of Tennessee, except three divisions, was concentrated on
the west side of the Chickamauga from Reeds Bridge almost to Dalton’s
Ford, near Lee and Gordon’s Mills. The divisions had been shuffled
around during the night, and remained so for the first day’s battle.
Brig. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s cavalry held the right flank at
Reeds Bridge; then, in succession toward the left (south), were Walker’s
Corps; Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Cheatham’s Division (Polk’s Corps);
Longstreet’s Corps (under Maj. Gen. John B. Hood); and Buckner’s Corps.
On the east side of the stream and forming the right were Maj. Gen.
Patrick R. Cleburne’s Division (Hill’s Corps), preparing to cross at
Tedford’s Ford; Maj. Gen. T. C. Hindman’s Division (Polk’s Corps)
opposite Lee and Gordon’s Mills; and Maj. Gen. John C. Breckinridge’s
Division (Hill’s Corps) forming the extreme left opposite Glass’ Mill.
Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler’s cavalry, stationed at the upper fords of the
Chickamauga, held the left flank.
[Illustration: _Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, “The Rock of
Chickamauga.”_ Courtesy National Archives.]
Neither army knew the exact position of the other as they maneuvered for
position during the night. The densely wooded area, covered with tangled
undergrowth, brambles and cedar thickets, prevented easy movement or
good observation, and many of the officers had difficulty keeping in
touch with their own commands.
The armies were so close to each other, in some instances only a few
hundred yards apart, that it was inevitable a clash would soon take
place, but at what point no one could say.