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From 1887 to 1890, he was governor of
Georgia.
He was commander-in-chief of the
United Confederate Veterans after 1900.
He died at
Miami, Florida, January 9, 1904.
Third Corps—Army of Northern Virginia
Created from three divisions of the First and Second corps, Army of Northern Virginia, on May 30, 1863, and put under the command of
Lieutenant-General A. P. Hill.
Its first battle was
Gettysburg.
Hill was killed in front of
Petersburg, April 2, 1865, and the corps was united with the First until the surrender at
Appomattox.
（U. S.M. A. 1847) was born in
Culpeper County, Virginia, November 9, 1825, and served in the
Mexican and
Seminole wars.
In 1861, he resigned from the army to enter the Confederate volunteers.
He was appointed brigadier-general February 26, 1862,
major-general in the following May and was one of the most efficient officers in the Confederate army, and rose to the command of the Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, when it was created in May, 1863, being made lieutenant-general at the same time.
He was killed April 2, 1865.
Anderson's Corps—Army of Northern Virginia
Organized late in 1864 to consist of the divisions of
Major-Generals R. F. Hoke and
Bushrod R. Johnson, and a battalion of artillery under
Colonel H. P. Jones.
It contained an aggregate strength of about fourteen thousand.
Hoke's division served with the First Army Corps and was sent to
Wilmington, North Carolina, on December, 20, 1864.
Johnson's division remained with the Army of Northern Virginia until the surrender at
Appomattox.
(U. S.M. A. 1842) was born in
South Carolina, October 27, 1821, and served with distinction in the
Mexican War. He resigned from the army in March, 1861, to enter the
Confederate service.
As colonel, he commanded the First South Carolina Infantry in the attack on
Fort Sumter, and became brigadier-general in July, 1861.
He destroyed a Union Camp near
Pensacola, in October, and in February, 1862, was assigned to a brigade in
Longstreet's Division in the Department of Northern Virginia.
This he led with great distinction through the
Peninsula campaign, being made major-general in July, 1862.
He had a division in the First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, at
Second Bull Run and after.
At
Antietam, he was severely wounded, but he fought at
Fredericksburg and
Chancellorsville, and at
Gettysburg he was in the Third Army Corps.
After the wounding of
Longstreet, in the
battle of the Wilderness,
Anderson was given command of the First Army Corps, receiving the appointment of lieutenant-general on June 1, 1864.
In August, he was sent with an infantry Division, one of cavalry, and a battalion of artillery to the assistance of
Lieutenant-General Early in the
Shenandoah, remaining there about a month.
After the return of
Longstreet to his corps,
Anderson's Corps, consisting of two divisions, was organized, with
Lieutenant-General Anderson at its head.
He died at
Beaufort, South Carolina, June 26, 1879.
Cavalry Corps—Army of Northern Virginia
The various troops of cavalry in this army were finally gathered into a division of several brigades under the command of
Brigadier-General J. E. B. Stuart.
By the date of the
battle of Gettysburg, July, 1863, the cavalry was organized in divisions and the organization was known as the Cavalry Corps.
After the death of
Major-General J. E. B. Stuart, May, 1864,
Major-General (later
Lieutenant-General)
Wade Hampton took command.
Major-General Fitzhugh Lee also
