Editing Army of Northern Virginia (section)

===Organization from May 30, 1863, until April 9, 1865===
Lee took Jackson's death as an opportunity to subdivide the North Virginia Corps again. President Jefferson Davis agreed to the subdivision and ordered Lee in his Special Order Nr. 146 to reorganize the Army.<ref>The War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. XXV, Part II, p. 840: [http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/sources/recordView.cfm?page=840&dir=040 Special Orders No. 146]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!  style="width:150px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Corps/Army group
!  style="width:150px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Division
!  style="width:150px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Brigade/Combat support
!  style="width:220px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Commander/Officers in charge
|-
| I Corps
|
|
| Lieutenant General James Longstreet
|-
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| Pickett's Division
| 3 Brigades / 1 Artillery Battalion
| Major General George E. Pickett
|-
|
| McLaws's Division
| 4 Brigades / 1 Artillery Battalion
| Major General Lafayette McLaws
|-
|
| Hood's Division
| 4 Brigades / 1 Artillery Battalion
| Major General John B. Hood
|-
| II Corps
|
|
| Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell
|-
|
| Early's Division
| 4 Brigades / 1 Artillery Battalion
| Major General Jubal A. Early
|-
|
| Johnson's Division
| 4 Brigades / 1 Artillery Battalion
| Major General Edward Johnson
|-
|
| Rodes's Division
| 5 Brigades / 1 Artillery Battalion
| Major General Robert E. Rodes
|-
| III Corps
|
|
| Lieutenant General A.P. Hill
|-
|
| Anderson's Division
| 5 Brigades / 1 Artillery Battalion
| Major General Richard H. Anderson
|-
|
| Heth's Division
| 4 Brigades / 1 Artillery Battalion
| Major General [[Henry Heth]]
|-
|
| Pender's Division
| 4 Brigades / 1 Artillery Battalion
| Major General [[William D. Pender|W. Dorsey Pender]]
|-
| Cavalry Division
|
| 6 Brigades / 1 Artillery Battalion
| Major General J. E. B. Stuart
|-
| Reserve Artillery
|
| 6 Battalions
| Brig. General William N. Pendleton
|-
| Imboden's Command
|
| gem. Brigade / 1 Artillery Battery
| Brigadier General John D. Imboden
|}
Lee ordered the artillery battalions of the Reserve Artillery to serve directly with the Corps for the duration of the [[Gettysburg Campaign]]. The Army of Northern Virginia now comprised a total of 75,054 soldiers at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]].<ref>National Park Service: [http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/pa002.htm Army's day-service strength]</ref>

The army fielded more than 241 cannons following the Battle of Gettysburg.<ref>The War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. XXV, Part II, p. 355ff: [http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/pageviewer?frames=1&coll=moa&view=50&root=%2Fmoa%2Fwaro%2Fwaro0044%2F&tif=00357.TIF&cite=http%3A%2F%2Fcdl.library.cornell.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmoa%2Fmoa-cgi%3Fnotisid%3DANU4519-0044 Artillery in the armory following the Battle of Gettysburg]</ref>

On September 9, General Lee had to dispatch the First Corps to [[Braxton Bragg]]'s [[Army of Tennessee]]. Following this the army was resubordinated again. Changes were not significant; only the cavalry saw important reorganization.<ref>The War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. XXIX, Part I, p. 398ff: [http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/pageviewer?root=%2Fmoa%2Fwaro%2Fwaro0048%2F&tif=00416.TIF&cite=http%3A%2F%2Fcdl.library.cornell.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmoa%2Fmoa-cgi%3Fnotisid%3DANU4519-0048&coll=moa&frames=1&view=75 Disposition on September,30 1863]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!  style="width:150px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Corps / Army group
!  style="width:150px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Division
!  style="width:150px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Brigade/Combat support
!  style="width:220px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Commander/Officers in charge
|-
| II Corps
|
| 5 Artillery Battalions
| Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell
|-
|
| Early's Division
| 4 Brigades
| Major General Jubal A. Early
|-
|
| Johnson's Division
| 4 Brigades
| Major General Edward Johnson
|-
|
| Rodes's Division
| 5 Brigades
| Major General Robert E. Rodes
|-
| III Corps
|
| 5 Artillery Battalions
| Lieutenant General A.P. Hill
|-
|
| Anderson's Division
| 5 Brigades
| Major General Richard H. Anderson
|-
|
| Heth's Division
| 4 Brigades
| Major General Henry Heth
|-
|
| Wilcox's Division
| 4 Brigades
| Major General Cadmus M. Wilcox
|-
| Cavalry Corps
|
| 1 Artillery Battalion
| Major General J. E. B. Stuart
|-
|
| Hampton's Division
| 2 Brigades
| Major General [[Wade Hampton III|Wade Hampton]]
|-
|
| Lee's Division
| 3 Brigades
| Major General [[Fitzhugh Lee]]
|-
| Reserve Artillery
|
| 2 Battalions
| Major General William N. Pendleton
|-
| Defense District of Shenandoah Valley
|
| gem. Brigade / 1 Artillery Battery
| Brigadier General John D. Imboden
|-
| Cooke's Brigade
|
|
| Brigadier General [[John Rogers Cooke|John R. Cooke]]
|}
The Army's strength was then 55,221 soldiers. The changes in command until December 31, 1863, were only minor. Cooke's Brigade was assigned to serve with Heth's Division, Hampton's Division grew by a cavalry brigade and the Third Corps gained an additional artillery battalion. Imboden's Command remained at Shenandoah Valley and was taken over by Major General Early as the Defense District of Shenandoah Valley. The strength of the army was 54,715 men on December 31.

The organization of the Army of Northern Virginia did not change until the end of the war. The Army featured several corps, the corps featured several divisions, and the artillery was divided between the corps. The strength of the Army grew in the first six months from about 46,380 to 62,230 soldiers. The army was assigned in July to the Defense District of North Carolina and Richmond. In the course of the [[Siege of Petersburg|Richmond-Petersburg Campaign]] the number of soldiers temporarily grew to 82,633 while parts of the Army were under the command by Lieutenant General Early in Shenandoah Valley.

[[Image:Army of Northern Virginia Wilderness.svg|thumb|upright=1.1|Organization of the Army of Northern Virginia at the time of the [[Battle of the Wilderness]], fought between May 5 and May 7, 1864)]]
In 1864, the Army of Northern Virginia fought forces over twice as strong as that of the Potomac, James and Shenandoah Army in [[Overland Campaign|Grant's Overland Campaign]], Early's Raid against the [[Baltimore and Ohio Railroad]], the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign, and Shenandoah Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley. The Army reorganized on January 31, 1865<ref>The War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. XLVI, Part II, p. 1170ff: [http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/pageviewer?frames=1&cite=http%3A%2F%2Fcdl.library.cornell.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmoa%2Fsgml%2Fmoa-idx%3Fnotisid%3DANU4519-0096&coll=moa&view=75&root=%2Fmoa%2Fwaro%2Fwaro0096%2F&tif=01277.TIF&pagenum=1170 Disposition on January,31 1865]</ref> because 69,659 soldiers were fit for battle, but 4,500 or more had no rifles.<ref>The War of the Rebellion, Series I, Vol. XLVI, Part I, p. 384ff: [http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/cgi-bin/moa/pageviewer?root=%2Fmoa%2Fwaro%2Fwaro0095%2F&tif=00406.TIF&cite=http%3A%2F%2Fcdl.library.cornell.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmoa%2Fmoa-cgi%3Fnotisid%3DANU4519-0095&coll=moa&frames=1&view=75 Army's strength on January 31, 1865]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!  style="width:150px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Corps / Army group
!  style="width:150px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Division
!  style="width:150px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Brigade/Combat support
!  style="width:220px; background:#ffc1c1;"|Commander/Officers in charge
|-
| I Corps
|
| 6 Artillery Battalions
| Lieutenant General James Longstreet
|-
|
| Pickett's Division
| 4 Brigades
| Major General George E. Pickett
|-
|
| Field's Division
| 5 Brigades
| Major General Charles W. Field
|-
|
| Kershaw's Division
| 4 Brigades
| Major General Joseph B. Kershaw
|-
| II Corps
|
| 4 Artillery Battalions
| Major General [[John B. Gordon]]
|-
|
| Early's Division
| 3 Brigades
| Brigadier General John Pegram
|-
|
| Gordon's Division
| 3 Brigades
| Brigadier General Clement A. Evans
|-
|
| Rodes's Division
| 4 Brigades
| Brigadier General Bryan Grimes
|-
| III Corps
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| 7 Artillery Battalions
| Lieutenant General A.P. Hill
|-
|
| Mahone's Division
| 5 Brigades
| Major General William Mahone
|-
|
| Heth's Division
| 4 Brigades
| Major General Henry Heth
|-
|
| Wilcox's Division
| 4 Brigades
| Major General Cadmus M. Wilcox
|-
| Anderson's Corps
|
| 4 Artillery Battalions
| Lieutenant General Richard H. Anderson
|-
|
| Johnson's Division
| 4 Brigades
| Major General [[Bushrod Rust Johnson]]
|-
| Defense District of Shenandoah Valley
|
| 6 Artillery Battalions
| Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early
|-
|
| Wharton's Division
| 3 Infantry / 1 Cavalry Brigades
| Brigadier General John A. Wharton
|-
| Cavalry Corps
|
| 3 Artillery Battalions
| Major General Wade Hampton
|-
|
| Lee's Division
| 3 Brig
| Major general [[William Henry Fitzhugh Lee|William H. F. Lee]]
|}