April 1862 • to May >
Commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston
On April 12 the Army of the Peninsula and Department of Norfolk were placed within the operational limits of the Army of Northern Virginia, formerly the Confederate Army of the Potomac. General Johnston and others would continue to refer to it using the older name until Robert E. Lee took command on June 1, when the name change became permanent.
| Left Wing | Major General Daniel Harvey Hill | |
| Early’s Brigade | Brigadier General Jubal A. Early | |
| Featherston’e Brigade | Brigadier General Winfield S. Featherston | |
| Rains’ Brigade | Brigadier General Gabriel J. Rains | |
| Rodes’ Brigade | Brigadier General Robert E. Rodes | |
| Center | Major General James Longstreet | |
| Anderson’s Brigade | Brigadier General Richard H. Anderson | |
| Colston’s Brigade | Brigadier General Raleigh E. Colston | |
| A.P. Hill’s Brigade | Brigadier General Ambrose Powell Hill | |
| Pickett’s Brigade | Brigadier General George E. Pickett | |
| Pryor’s Brigade | Brigadier General Roger A. Pryor | |
| Wilcox’s Brigade | Brigadier General Cadmus M. Wilcox | |
| Right Wing | Major General John B. Magruder Brigadier General David R. Jones |
formerly Army of the Peninsula |
| Cobbs’ Brigade | Brigadier General Howell Cobb | |
| Griffith’s Brigade | Brigadier General Richard Griffith | |
| Jones’ Brigade | Brigadier General David R. Jones | |
| Kershaw’s Brigade | Brigadier General Joseph B. Kershaw | |
| McLaws’ Brigade | Brigadier General Lafayette McLaws | |
| Toombs’ Brigade | Brigadier General Robert Toombs | |
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Cabell’s Reserve Artillery |
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| Reserve | Major General Gustavus W. Smith | |
| S.R. Anderson’s Brigade | Brigadier General Samuel R. Anderson | |
| Hampton’s Brigade | Brigadier General Ambrose R. Wright | |
| Hood’s Brigade | Brigadier General William Mahone | |
| Pettigrew’s (Pender’s) Brigade | Brigadier General James J. Pettigrew | |
| Whiting’s Brigade | Brigadier General W.H.C. Whiting | |
| Carter’s Command at Jamestown | Colonel Hill Carter | |
| B. Ewell’s Command at Williamsburg | Brigadier General Benjamin S. Ewell | |
| Cavalry Brigade | Brigadier General James E. B. Stuart | |
| 1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Colonel Fitzhugh Lee | |
| 4th Virginia Cavalry Regiment | Major William H. Payne (w 5/5) Captain R.E. Utterbach |
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| Jefferson Davis (Ms.) Legion | Lt. Colonel William T. Martin | |
| Stuart Horse Artillery | Captain John Pelham | |
| Artillery Reserve | Brigadier General William N. Pendleton | |
| Pendleton’s Corps | Brigadier General William N. Pendleton | |
| Washington (La.) Artillery Batalion | Colonel James B. Walton | |