▁W . ▁Smith ▁▁ ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁Gustav us ▁Wood son ▁Smith ▁commanded ▁the ▁AN V ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁following ▁the ▁w ounding ▁of ▁Gen . ▁J . ▁E . ▁John ston ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Seven ▁P ines . ▁With ▁Smith ▁seem ingly ▁having ▁a ▁nerv ous ▁break down , ▁President ▁Jefferson ▁Davis ▁draft ed ▁orders ▁to ▁place ▁Gen . ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁in ▁command ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁Command ▁under ▁General ▁R . ▁E . ▁Lee ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁its ▁final ▁and ▁most ▁famous ▁leader , ▁General ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee , ▁took ▁command ▁after ▁John ston ▁was ▁wounded ▁and ▁Smith ▁suffered ▁what ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁nerv ous ▁break down ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Seven ▁P ines . ▁William ▁Wh iting ▁received ▁permanent ▁command ▁of ▁Smith ' s ▁division , ▁while ▁Richard ▁Anderson ▁revert ed ▁to ▁brig ade ▁command . ▁Long street ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁wing ▁commander ▁for ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Seven ▁Days ▁Batt les ▁and ▁Anderson ▁had ▁oper ational ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁at ▁Gl end ale . ▁ ▁The ▁caval ry , ▁organized ▁into ▁a ▁division ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁and ▁into ▁a ▁corps ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁was ▁commanded ▁by ▁Maj . ▁Gen . ▁J . E . B . ▁Stuart ▁until ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 6