General Lee's Staff

Information on the staff officers of Robert E. Lee during the Civil War were obtained from the book "Confederate Staff Officers" by Joseph Crute (1982), a republished and corrected version of "List of Staff Officers of the Confederate States Army, 1861-1865" by General Marcus J. Wright (1891).

Photographs (if available) will be displayed below the officer's name. Other photographs are of living historians that portray that person in this foundation.

Staff Officers of Robert E. Lee (1861-1865):

Lt. Colonel Porter E. Alexander- Chief of Ordnance, June of 1862- November of 1862 ; March 6, 1863

Captain John M. Allen- Assistant Quartermaster Forage

Captain Clifford Anderson- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Lt. Colonel Briscoe G. Baldwin- Chief of Ordnance November 1862 to April 1865

Briscoe Baldwin

Captain R.S. Bell- Assistant Quartermaster Forage

Dr. Samuel Bemiss- Surgeon

Captain J.T. Bernard- In charge of Ordnance Train

Captain Henry Bolling- Assistant Adjutant General, November 1863

Dr. F.J. Breckenridge- Surgeon, Medical Inspector

Gary Drake as Dr. Breckenridge

D. B. Bridgeford-

D.B. Bridgeford

Captain William Brown- Assistant Adjutant & Inspector general, July 1863

Captain W. E. Cameron- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Captain Wilson Miles Cary- Assistant Quartermaster, 1864

Colonel Robert H. Chilton- Assistant Adjutant General, June, 1862; Assistant Adjutant & Inspector General. March 6, July 31, August 31, 1863

Joseph E. Claggart- Surgeon

Captain Rueben Cleary- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Lt. Colonel Robert G. Cole- Subsistence Department, March 6, July 31 - August 31, 1863; Chief Subsistence, Army of Northern Virginia June and July 1864

Robert Cole

Major Giles B. Cooke- Assistant Inspector General, November 1864.

Lt. Colonel James L. Corley- Chief Quartermaster, June 1862; March 1, 1863, July 31 to august 31, 1963; 1865

James Corley

Captain William C. Coughenour- Assistant Adjutant & Inspector General, November 2, 1863

Captain F. C. Cox- Assistant Adjutant General, November 27, 1863

Major James R. Crenshaw- Acting Commissary, April 29, 1861; Lt. Colonel, Assistant adjutant General, June 1861

Captain E. Cunningham- Adjutant & Inspector General

Captain Chriswell Dabney- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Major George Deas- Assistant Adjutant General, March 7, 1861; Lt. Colonel, Chief of Staff, June 15,1861; Assistant Adjutant General, June 22 to July 4, 1861

Captain George Eyster- Assistant Adjutant General November 2, 1863

Captain E. C. Fitzhugh- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Captain John Galize- Forage Quartermaster

Captain A. M. Garber- Assistant Quartermaster Forage

Colonel R. S. Garnett- Assistant Adjutant General, April 26 to May 7, 1861

Lt. Colonel W.G. Gill- Ordnance Officer November 8, 1861

Captain W. J. Gorham- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Dr. Lafayette Guild- Surgeon, Medical Director, March 6 to August 31 1863; April 1865

Dr. Guild & Bob Urban

Major John A. Harman- Forage Quartermaster

Lt. Colonel E. J. Harvie- Assistant Inspector General, June 1862

Captain James Hays- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Dr. James C. Herndon- Surgeon

Lt. Colonel Henry Heth- Acting Quartermaster General, April 26, 1861, Relieved May 31, 1861.

Captain Walter F. Hullehen- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Major R. W. Hunter- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Captain Joseph C. Ives- Chief of Engineers November 8, 1861

Major E. H. Janney- Issuing Quartermaster Army of Northern Virginia

Captain T. K. Johnson- Engineering Officer, November 1863 to September 1863

Captain Elliot Johnston- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863. Retired December 14, 1864

Samuel R. Johnston- Engineering Officer, July 31 to August 31, 1863: Major March 17, 1864

Captain R. B. Kennon- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Major A. L. Land- Assistant Chief Quartermaster

Colonel George W. Lay- Assistant Inspector General March 6, 1863

Captain John M. Lee- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Colonel Armistead L. Long- (artillery) Military Secretary, April 21, 1862 to August 31 1863

Lieutenant Joseph Manigault- Volunteer Aide de Camp, November 8, 1861

Major Charles Mannagault- Aide De Camp, November 1861

Captain N. C. Marrow- Pay Master

Major Charles Marshall- Aide De Camp March 22, April 21, 1862 to August 31, 1863; Lt. Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General February 25 to November 1864 (Lt. Colonel Marshall was the only staff officer to accompany General Lee to the McLean house at Appomattox Court House, Virginia)

Charles Marshall & James King

Lt. Colonel A. P. Mason- Assistant Adjutant General, August 1862; March 6, 1863

Samuel Muller- Assistant Surgeon, 1861

Lt. Colonel E. Murray- Assistant Adjutant & Inspector General, September 1863 through November 4 1864

Dr. E. D. Newton- Surgeon

Lieutenant Thomas J. Page- Virginia Navy, Assistant Aide De Camp, May 3, 1861

William N. Pendleton-

William Pendleton

Major Henry E. Peyton- Assistant Adjutant General, July 31, 1863 to November 4, 1864; Lieutenant Colonel, Inspector General, July 31 - November 4, 1864

Henry Peyton

J. A. Pleasants- Surgeon, January 8, 1862

Captain J. M. Richardson- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Captain W. H. Richardson- Adjutant General, May 11, 1861

Captain James W. Riddick- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Captain St. Jules Rondot- Assistant Adjutant General, February 17, 1863

Major Fred R. Scott- Assistant Commissary

Major John A. Seldon- Assistant Quartermaster

Captain G. W. Shell- Quartermaster Army Supply Train

Captain Francis W. Smith- Military Secretary, May 27, 1861

Lt. Colonel William Proctor Smith- Chief of Engineers, July 31 to August 31, 1863

Captain S. M. Somers- Quartermaster Ordinance Train

Captain Ranson D. Spann- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Walter H. Stevens-

Walter Stevens

Major Thomas M.R. Talcott- Aide De Camp, April 21, 1862; March 6, July 31, August 31, 1863

Major Walter H. Taylor- Assistant Adjutant General, November 8 to December 10, 1861; Major, Aide De Camp, April 21, August 1862; Assistant Adjutant General, March 6, 1863; Aide De Camp, July 3 to august 31, 1863; Lt. Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General, October 7, 1863 to November 4, 1864: 1865

Walter Taylor & Michael D. Shaug

Captain W. F. Thomas- Depot Quartermaster

Major George Treanor- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Major Charles S. Venable- Aide De Camp, April 21, 1862; Lt. Colonel Assistant Adjutant General February 25 to November 4, 1864; 1865

Charles Venable

Captain James Walker- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863

Lt. Colonel John A Washington- Aide De Camp, May 6 1861. Killed at Cheat Mountain, Virginia, September 13, 1861

Captain Thornton A. Washington- Adjutant and Inspector General, November 6 1861; Lt. Colonel, Assistant Adjutant General

Captain George Williamson- Assistant Adjutant General, November 2, 1863. Killed in Action

Dr. T.H. Wingfield- Surgeon

Captain Stephen Winthrop- Assistant Adjutant General, April 30 1863 to 1865

Captain Latham Woodville- Aide De Camp, September 1862

Captain Henry E. Young- Assistant Adjutant General, July 31 to August 31, 1863; Major, Assistant Adjutant general, September 20, November 4, 1864: Judge Advocate General to April 1865

Henry Young

Captain Louis G. Young- Assistant Adjutant General November 2, 1863