Confederate States Army Army of Northern Virginia


June 1863to 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
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