6 9 , 6 5 9 ▁soldiers ▁were ▁fit ▁for ▁battle , ▁but ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁had ▁no ▁rif les . ▁ ▁Following ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁A . P . ▁Hill ' s ▁death ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁the ▁Third ▁Corps ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁and ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Corps . ▁On ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁General ▁Lee ▁surrender ed . ▁One ▁day ▁later ▁he ▁thank ed ▁his ▁men ▁and ▁his ▁officers ▁for ▁their ▁bra very ▁and ▁st urd iness ▁and ▁announced ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁all ▁troops ▁on ▁their ▁word ▁of ▁honor ▁in ▁General ▁Order ▁No . ▁ 9 . ▁The ▁list ings ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁say ▁that ▁ 2 8 , 2 3 1 ▁soldiers ▁were ▁dismiss ed ▁on ▁their ▁word ▁of ▁honor ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Army ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁E icher , ▁John ▁H ., ▁and ▁E icher , ▁David ▁J ., ▁Civil ▁War ▁High ▁Comm ands , ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁Press , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁. ▁ ▁Douglas ▁p . ▁Fre eman | Fre eman , ▁Douglas ▁S ., ▁R . ▁E . ▁Lee , ▁A ▁Biography ▁( 4 ▁volumes ), ▁S cri b ners , ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁Fre eman , ▁Douglas ▁p . ▁R . ▁E . ▁Lee . ▁A ▁Biography .