Jenkins was new to the division and had never commanded it, but his commission as a brigadier general pre-dated Law's, and when Jenkins's brigade was attached to Hood's division in September 1863, shortly after Chickamauga, with Hood absent due to wounds, Law had to turn command of Hood's division over to Jenkins.
Jenkins var ny i divisionen og havde aldrig ledet den, men hans udnævnelse til brigadegeneral var sket inden Laws og da Jenkins brigade blev tilknyttet Hoods division i september 1863, kort efter Chickamauga, og med Hood fraværende på grund af kvæstelser, måtte Law overgive kommandoen over Hoods division til Jenkins.