▁February ▁ 1 5 th , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁Lee ▁re arr anged ▁his ▁art illery . ▁Six ▁batt al ions ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁both ▁corps , ▁and ▁the ▁reserve ▁was ▁composed ▁out ▁of ▁two ▁more ▁batt al ions . ▁The ▁Confeder ate ▁War ▁Department ▁strongly ▁suggested ▁in ▁position ▁papers ▁to ▁Lee ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁February ▁ 1 8 th , ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁to ▁station ▁two ▁divisions ▁at ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁coast . ▁Lee ▁was ▁not ▁ad verse ▁to ▁any ▁such ▁dem ands , ▁probably ▁very ▁much ▁on ▁the ▁contrary , ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁tight ▁position ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁with ▁the ▁general ▁lack ▁of ▁prov isions , ▁so ▁he ▁gave ▁orders ▁to ▁General ▁Long street ▁to ▁have ▁it ▁done ▁so . ▁Both ▁of ▁the ▁assigned ▁divisions ▁only ▁returned ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁Northern ▁Virginia ▁again ▁following ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Chan cell ors ville . ▁The ▁army ▁was ▁composed ▁at ▁this ▁battle ▁out ▁of ▁over ▁ 6 1 . 5 0 0 ▁soldiers .. ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁from ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁until ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁Lee ▁took ▁Jackson ' s ▁death ▁as ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁sub div ide ▁the ▁North ▁Virginia ▁Corps ▁again . ▁President ▁Jefferson ▁Davis ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁sub div ision ▁and ▁ordered ▁Lee ▁in ▁his ▁Special ▁Order ▁Nr . ▁ 1 4 6 ▁to ▁re organ ize ▁the ▁Army . ▁ ▁Lee ▁ordered ▁the ▁art illery ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁the ▁Reserve