▁Art illery ▁to ▁serve ▁directly ▁with ▁the ▁Corps ▁for ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁G ett ys burg ▁Camp aign . ▁The ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁now ▁compr ised ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 5 , 0 5 4 ▁soldiers ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ett ys burg . ▁ ▁The ▁army ▁field ed ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 4 1 ▁can n ons ▁following ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁G ett ys burg . ▁The ▁art illery ▁batt al ions ▁were ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁Art illery ▁Reserve ▁again ▁following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁campaign . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁General ▁Lee ▁had ▁to ▁dispatch ▁the ▁First ▁Corps ▁to ▁Bra xt on ▁B rag g ' s ▁Army ▁of ▁Tennessee . ▁Following ▁this ▁the ▁army ▁was ▁res ub ordin ated ▁again . ▁Ch anges ▁were ▁not ▁significant ; ▁only ▁the ▁caval ry ▁saw ▁important ▁re organ ization . ▁ ▁The ▁Army ' s ▁strength ▁was ▁then ▁ 5 5 , 2 2 1 ▁soldiers . ▁The ▁changes ▁in ▁command ▁until ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁were ▁only ▁minor . ▁Co oke ' s ▁Brigade ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁serve ▁with ▁H eth ' s ▁Division , ▁Ham pton ' s ▁Division ▁grew ▁by ▁a ▁caval ry ▁brig ade ▁and ▁the ▁Third ▁Corps ▁gained ▁an ▁additional ▁art illery ▁batt alion . ▁Im b oden ' s ▁Command ▁remained ▁at ▁Sh en ando ah ▁Valley ▁and ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁Early ▁as ▁the ▁Def ense ▁District ▁of ▁Sh en ando ah