[3] His guns were among those that fired the last shots of the battle the next day, as the Union VI Corps retreated across the Rappahannock River.
[4] At the Battle of Gettysburg, Huger was involved in supporting the attack of Lt. Gen. James Longstreet's corps on the federal left on July 2.
[5] During July 3 Huger took immediate command of the guns as Alexander was assigned responsibility for the bombardment preceding Pickett's Charge.
When Longstreet moved into eastern Tennessee to evict federal forces, Alexander served as his chief of artillery.
In Alexander’s absence, he was temporarily in charge of the artillery of the First Corps posted near Elliott's Salient at the time of the Battle of the Crater.
[9] At the height of the Union attack on July 30, 1864, following the explosion of the mine under the Salient, Huger was seen helping work a gun along with members of Alexander's staff.