In early 1863, Lee brought Brig. Gen. Henry Heth from assignment in Tennessee to replace Brockenbrough in command of the brigade (soon called "Heth's Brigade"), hoping to restore it to fighting shape.
I begyndelse af 1863 hentede Lee generalmajor Henry Heth fra hans opgave i Tennessee for at erstatte Brockenbrough som leder af brigaden (der snart fik navnet "Heth's Brigade"), i håb om at bringe den i kampmæssig stand.