Confederate States Army • Army of Northern Virginia
June 1863 • to July >
Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill
The Third Corps was created June 1, 1863 by transferring one division each from the First and Second Corps and adding two brigades who joined the Army of Northern Virginia from North Carolina.
Anderson’s Division – Major General Richard H. Anderson
Anderson’s Division was transferred from the First Corps to the new Third Corps on June 1, 1863. Garnett’s Artillery Battalion was transferred to Heth’s Division and replaced by the Sumter Artillery Battalion from the Army Artillery Reserve.
Mahone’s Brigade | Brigadier General William Mahone | |
6th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel George T. Rogers | |
12th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel David A. Weisiger | |
16th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Joseph H. Ham | |
41st Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William A. Parham | |
61st Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Virginius D. Groner | |
Perry’s Brigade | Colonel David Lang | Brig. Gen. Perry on leave with typhoid fever |
2nd Florida Infantry Regiment | Major Walter R. Moore | |
5th Florida Infantry Regiment | Captain Richmond N. Gardner | |
8th Florida Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel William Baya | |
Posey’s Brigade | Brigadier General Carnot Posey |
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12th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel William H. Taylor | |
16th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel Samuel E. Baker | |
19th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel Nathaniel H. Harris | |
48th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel Joseph Jayne | |
Wilcox’s Brigade | Brigadier General Cadmus Wilcox | |
8th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Hilary A. Herbert | |
9th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Captain Joseph H. King | |
10th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel William Henry Forney | |
11th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel J. C. Sanders | |
14th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Lucius Pinckard | |
Wright’s Brigade | Brigadier General Ambrose Wright | |
2nd Georgia Infantry Battalion | Major George Ross | |
3rd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Edward J. Walker | |
22nd Georgia Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Wasden | |
48th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William Gibson | |
Sumter (Ga.) Artillery Battalion | Major John Lane | from Artillery Reserve |
Company A | Captain Hugh M. Ross | |
Company B | Captain George M. Patterson | |
Company C | Captain John T. Wingfield |
Heth’s Division – Major General Henry Heth
Heth’s Division was created on June 1st from two brigades of A.P. Hill’s Division from the Second Corps combined with two new brigades transferred from North Carolina.
Archer’s Brigade | Brigadier General James J. Archer |
from A.P. Hill’s Div. 6/1 |
5th Alabama Infantry Battalion | Major Albert S. Van de Graaff | |
13th Alabama Infantry Regiment | Colonel Birkett T. Fry | |
1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Newton J. George | |
7th Tennessee Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel John A. Fite | |
14th Tennessee Infantry Regiment | Captain Bruce L. Phillips | |
Davis’ Brigade | Brigadier General Joseph R. Davis | from North Carolina |
2nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel John M. Stone | |
11th Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel Francis M. Green | |
42nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment | Colonel Hugh R. Miller | |
55th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John K. Connally | |
Heth’s Brigade | Colonel John M. Brockenbrough | from North Carolina |
40th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Captain T. E. Betts | |
47th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Robert M. Mayo | |
55th Virginia Infantry Regiment | Colonel William S. Christian | |
22nd Virginia Infantry Battalion | Major John S. Bowles | |
Pettigrew’s Brigade | Brigadier General James J. Pettigrew |
from A.P. Hill’s Div. 6/1 |
11th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Collett Leventhorpe | |
26th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Henry K. Burgwyn | |
47th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel George H. Fairbault | |
52nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel James Marshall | |
Garnett’s Artillery Battalion | Lieutenant Colonel John J. Garnet | |
Donaldsonville (La.) Artillery | Captain Victor Maurin | |
Norfolk (Va.) Artillery | Captain Joseph D. Moore | |
Norfolk (Va.) Blues Artillery | Captain Charles R. Grady | |
Pittsylvania (Va.) Artillery | Captain John W. Lewis |
Pender’s Division – Major General Dorsey Pender
When the Third Corps was created on June 1, A.P. Hill was promoted to Lieutenant General and Corps Commander. The senior brigade commander of Hill’s Division, William Dorsey Pender, was promoted to Major General in command of the division, which would henceforth be known as Pender’s Division. This consisted of four of the six brigades of Hill’s old division and was assigned to Hill’s new corps.
Lane’s Brigade | Brigadier General James H. Lane |
from Hill’s Div. 2nd Corps |
7th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Captain John M. Turner | |
18th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John D. Barry | |
28th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Samuel D. Lowe | |
33rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Mark M. Avery | |
37th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel William M. Barbour | |
McGowan’s Brigade | Colonel Abner Perrin |
from Hill’s Div. 2nd Corps |
1st South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Major Comillus W. McCreary | |
1st South Carolina Rifle Regiment | Captain William M. Hadden | |
12th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel John L. Miller | |
13th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Benjamin Thomas Brockman | |
14th South Carolina Infantry Regiment | Lieutenant Colonel Joseph N. Brown | |
Scales’ Brigade | Brigadier General Alfred M. Scales |
from Hill’s Div. 2nd Corps |
13th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel Joseph H. Hyman | |
16th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Captain Leroy W. Stowe | |
22nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel James Conner | |
34th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel William Lee J. Lowrance | |
38th North Carolina Infantry Regiment | Colonel William J. Hoke | |
Thomas’ Brigade | Brigadier General Edward L. Thomas | from Hill’s Div. 2nd Corps |
14th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Robert W. Folsom | |
35th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Bolling H. Holt | |
45th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Thomas J. Simmons | |
49th Georgia Infantry Regiment | Colonel Samuel T. Player | |
Division Artillery | Major William T. Poague | |
Madison (Ms.) Artillery | Captain George Ward | from Dept. S. VA |
1st North Carolina Artillery, Company C | Captain Joseph Graham | from Danies’ Brig. Dept. NC |
Albemarle (VA) Artillery | Captain James W. Wyatt | from NC |
Warrenton (VA) Artillery | Captain James V. Brooke | from 2nd Corps Artillery Reserve |
Reserve Artillery – Colonel Reuben L. Walker
Macintosh’s Artillery Battalion | Major David G. Macintosh | from 2nd Corps artillery reserve |
Danville (Va.) Battery | Captain Robert Sidney Rice | |
Hardaway (Al.) Battery | Captain William P. Hurt | |
Richmond (Va.) Battery | Captain Marmaduke Johnston | |
2nd Rockbridge (Va.) Artillery | Captain George W. Wooding | |
Pegram’s Artillery Battalion | Major William R. J. Pegram | from Hill’s Div. 2nd Corps |
Crenahaw (VA) Artillery | Captain William G. Crenshaw | |
Fredericksburg (VA) Artillery | Captain Edward A. Marye | |
Richmond Letcher (VA) Artillery | Captain Thomas A. Brander | |
Pee Dee (SC) Artillery | Lieutenant William E. Zimmerman | |
Purcell (Va.) Artillery | Captain Joseph McGraw |