 Huger , worried about clashing with Union forces while marching towards Malvern Hill , had also failed to manage his division effectively . He deployed two of his brigades , commanded by Brig. Gens . Lewis Armistead and Ambrose Wright , to perform a flanking maneuver around any Federals they found , to avoid the Union threat . Longstreet eventually notified Huger that he would be unobstructed by Federal forces if he marched to Malvern Hill . Huger , however , remained in place until someone from Lee 's headquarters came to guide them to the battlefield . 
