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Chapter 21: invasion of Pennsylvania.
Upon returning to our camps after
Hooker had recrossed the
Rappahannock, the old positions were resumed,
General A. P. Hill, as senior major general, being now in command of the corps.
Nothing of consequence occurred in our front during the month of May.
On the 30th of the month, a
general order was issued, organizing the army of Northern Virginia into three corps of three divisions each.
General James Longstreet, who had returned from the south of
James River, retained command of the 1st corps, now composed of
McLaws',
Hood's, and
Pickett's divisions.
General Richard S. Ewell was made a lieutenant general and assigned to the command of the 2nd corps, now composed of my division, and those of
Rodes and
Johnson-
Brigadier General Robert E. Rodes having been promoted and assigned to the command of
D. H. Hill's division,--and
Brigadier General Edward Johnson having been promoted and assigned to the command of
Trimble's division, formerly
Jackson's.
A third corps was formed, composed of the division of
Anderson (taken from the 1st corps),
Heth's and
Pender's; and
General A. P. Hill was made lieutenant general and assigned to the command of it, and two divisions of four brigades each were formed out of it and two brigades, one of which was brought from
North Carolina and the other formed of
Mississippi regiments taken from other brigades, to the command of which division
Brigadier Generals Heth and
Pender were promoted, respectively.
My
inspector general,
Lieutenant Colonel John M. Jones, and
Colonel James A. Walker of the 13th Virginia Regiment were made brigadier generals, and the former was assigned to
J. R. Jones' brigade in
Johnson's division,
