Which Confederate brigadier general was captured in Herbst Woods on July 1?

James J. Archer was the Confederate brigadier general captured in Herbst Woods on July 1, 1863.

Archer commanded one of the first Confederate brigades in Heth’s division to engage Union forces west of Gettysburg. His men crossed Willoughby Run and advanced through Herbst Woods, where they met the Union Iron Brigade, commanded by Brigadier General Solomon Meredith. The woods were owned by local farmer John Herbst and are also known as McPherson Woods or Reynolds Woods.

During the fierce close-range fighting, Archer was captured by Private Patrick Moloney of the 2nd Wisconsin Regiment. He was the first Confederate general officer captured in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Archer had previously served with Union officers, including John F. Reynolds, and his capture became one of the opening day’s best-known incidents.

Alfred Iverson, John M. Brockenbrough, and Joseph R. Davis were Confederate brigade commanders associated with other formations and actions, but none is the canonical answer to the Herbst Woods capture question.