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Pender's division.


First brigade.

Commander: McGowan---1st South Carolina regiment, 12th South Carolina regiment, 13th South Carolina regiment, and 14th South Carolina regiment and 1st South Carolina Rifles.


Second brigade.

Commander: Lane---7th North Carolina regiment, 18th North Carolina regiment, 28th North Carolina regiment, 33d North Carolina regiment, and 37th North Carolina regiment.


Third brigade.

Commander: Thomas---14th Georgia regiment, 35th Georgia regiment, 45th Georgia regiment, and 49th Georgia regiment.


Fourth brigade.

Pender's Old brigade---13th North Carolina regiment, 16th North Carolina regiment, 22d North Carolina regiment, 34th North Carolina regiment, and 38th North Carolina regiment. [117]

Note---The foregoing organization of Lieutenant-General A. P. Hill's corps was perfected in obedience to the following order:

Headquarters Army of Northern Virginia, 30th May, 1863.
Special Orders, No. 146.

* * * * *

VIII. The following changes are made in the organization of corps and divisions of this army:

1. The brigades of Heth and Archer, of A. P. Hill's division, with Pettigrew's and Cooke's, will constitute a division, and be under the command of Major-General Henry Heth.

2. The brigades of Pender, Lane, Thomas and McGowan will constitute a division, and be under the command of Major-General W. D. Pender.

3. The divisions of Major-Generals Early, Johnson and Rodes will constitute the Second corps, and be under the command of Lieutenant-General R. S. Ewell.

4. The division of Major-General R. H. Anderson is detached from the First corps, and, together with the divisions of Major-Generals Heth and Pender, will constitute the Third corps, and be under the command of Lieutenant-General A. P. Hill.

5. The chief of artillery will designate the battalions of artillery to serve with the three corps, and the chief quartermaster make the necessary division of the transportation. * *

By command of General R. E. Lee.

W. H. Taylor, A. A. General.

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