After the Peninsula Campaign, General Robert E. Lee reorganized his cavalry forces as a division under the command of J.E.B. Stuart, who selected Hampton as his senior subordinate, to command one of two cavalry brigades.
Efter Peninsula kampagnen reorganiserede general Robert E. Lee sine kavaleristyrker som en division under ledelse af J.E.B. Stuart, som valgte Hampton som sin højestrangerende underordnede der skulle lede den ene af to kavaleribrigader.