A. P. Hill's Light Division

A.P. Hill's Light Division
Active1862–65
Allegiance Confederate States of America
BranchInfantry
TypeDivision
Size4-6 brigades
Part ofFirst Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
EngagementsSeven Days Battles
Battle of Cedar Mountain
Second Manassas
Battle of Sharpsburg
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Cold Harbor
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Maj. Gen. A.P. Hill
Maj. Gen. Henry Heth (took over part of it after Stonewall Jackson's death)
William Dorsey Pender (took over other half after Jackson's death)
Cadmus Wilcox (took over after Pender's death during the retreat from Gettysburg)

A. P. Hill's Light Division was an infantry division in General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. Originally including six brigades, the division's first commander starting May 27, 1862 was then Major General A. P. Hill. Major Generals William Dorsey Pender and Cadmus M. Wilcox commanded a reorganized Light Division in the Army of Northern Virginia after Hill's promotion to corps command and Pender's death at the Battle of Gettysburg, respectively.


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