When Lee reorganized his army to compensate for Jackson's mortal wounding at Chancellorsville, Longstreet recommended his subordinate for one of the two new corps commands, but both men were disappointed when Lee chose Richard S. Ewell and A. P. Hill instead.
Da Lee reorganiserede sin hær efter at Jackson var blevet dødeligt såret ved Chancellorsville, anbefalede Longstreet sin underordnede som en af de to nye korpskommandører, men de blev begge skuffede, da Lee valgte Richard S. Ewell og A.P. Hill i stedet.