Wharton's Brigade

Wharton's Brigade, part of C.S.A. Brigadier General Gideon J. Pillow's Division and commanded by Colonel Gabriel C. Wharton, included the 51st Virginia under Lieut. Colonel James W. Massie and the 56th Virginia under Captain George W. Davis. It arrived at Fort Donelson on February 7 and 8, 1862. First assigned to General Buckner's Division, the brigade moved to this position on February 12 in support of the Confederate left wing under General Pillow. During that evening and the following night, the brigade engaged in trench construction. On February 15, at 4 a.m., it withdrew from the trenches and formed, by General Pillow's orders, in support of Baldwin's Brigade for an attack against the extreme right of the Federal line.

Dover, Tennessee · United States