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On the 4th of May the army under Johnston at Yorktown, numbering about 55,000 men, was divided into four divisions:
1st, Magruder; 4 brigades, under D. R. Jones.
2d, G. Smith; 8 brigades, under Wilcox, A. P. Hill, Pickett, Colston, Hampton, Hood, Hatton and Whiting.
3d, D. H. Hill; 4 brigades, under Early, Rhodes, Garland and Rains.
4th, Longstreet; 4 or 5 brigades, under McLaws, Kershaw, Semmes and R. H. Anderson.
On the 30th of May the army under Johnston at Richmond, about 70,000 strong, was divided into six divisions:
1st, Magruder; 6 brigades.
2d, Smith; 7 brigades, under Wilcox and Colston, Hampton, Hood, Hatton and Whiting.
3d, D. H. Hill; 4 brigades, under Early, Rhodes, Garland and Rains.
4th, Longstreet; 4 brigades, under McLaws, Kershaw, Semmes and R. H. Anderson.
5th, A. P. Hill; 2 or 3 brigades, under G. B. Anderson and Branch.
6th, Huger; 3 brigades, under Pryor, Mahone and Pickett.
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