LaFayette Guild | |
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| Born | November 25, 1825 Tuscaloosa, Alabama, US |
| Died | July 4, 1870 (aged 44) San Francisco, California, US |
| Place of burial | Evergreen Cemetery, Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Allegiance | United States Confederate States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1849–61 (USA) 1861–65 (CSA) |
| Rank | Chief Surgeon and Medical Director of the Army of Northern Virginia |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
LaFayette Guild (November 25, 1825 – July 4, 1870) was a surgeon in the antebellum United States Army, a noted pioneer in the study of yellow fever, and then a leading medical administrator in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He served directly under General Robert E. Lee as the medical director for the Army of Northern Virginia for all its major campaigns, including the Gettysburg Campaign and the Overland Campaign.