Wounded at Fort Beauregard, November 7, 1861. Ewell. None of us are pro-Confederacy. Wounded at "Battle Above the Clouds" at Chattanooga, captured and exchanged. Original brigadier general rank, nomination October 29, 1862, cancelled April 22, 1863. Tested camels as means of army transportation in the southwestern U.S. Resigned as captain and brevet major, U.S. Army, December 31, 1860. Died July 17, 1863, Bunker Hill, Virginia, aged 35. Lawyer at Memphis, purser of U.S. Navy yard. Died September 19, 1863, Chickamauga, Georgia, aged 39. Adjutant and inspector general throughout the war. Mississippi state legislator, 1850–1854, state senator, 1856–1862.

Famous flank march routed Union Army at Chancellorsville. Criticized by Florida State convention and by Braxton Bragg. Planter in Georgia, published Cherokee newspaper. Read more about, General James Longstreet was Robert E. Lee’s most capable and consistent generals. No active field service until organized clerks and mechanics to defend Richmond near end of war. Fought with Union Army at First Manassas. Posthumous confirmation as brigadier general. Mexican–American War: lieutenant colonel, Mississippi militia. Your email address will not be published. On January 11, 1862, returned to former position as adjutant and inspector general of Georgia Militia until end of the war. Walker – Killed at Atlanta

Original major general appointment to rank from April 30, 1864, not nominated. Chief of artillery for Hardee at Shiloh, for Hindman at Prairie Grove. What Were the Major Strategies of the Civil War?

On that earlier occasion, Longstreet had criticized Bragg for blaming his military setbacks on his subordinates; ironically, he now found himself doing the same thing. 21st Louisiana Infantry: colonel, January 30, 1862. Colonel of Texas volunteers in Mexican–American War. The names of the officers in each section are retained under each section here for convenience and reference. Admitted to state asylum at Nashville, Tennessee, in 1876 and died there 47 years later, May 21, 1923, aged 85. Opposed guerrilla warfare after surrender. Senator James Murray Mason of Virginia. Contrary to Albert Sidney Johnston's instructions, moved forces to Kentucky side of Cumberland River before George B. Crittenden's force arrived. Brigadier-General Samuel Benton – Ezra Church Military adviser to Jefferson Davis, March 13, 1862–May 31, 1862. South Kansas and Texas Infantry, August 1861. Temporary command of all artillery at Chattanooga. Promoted to brigadier general and brevet major general for Mexican–American War service. He led the First Corps of the Army Of Northern Virginia. Resigned as captain and brevet lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army, April 20, 1861. Read more about, Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest was one of the most feared Confederate leaders. Brigadier general in Confederate Army, May 25, 1861. Vocal critic of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. CSA Artillery, captain, September 17, 1861, lieutenant colonel, June 10, 1862. Resigned as captain, 2nd Artillery, U.S. Army, April 25, 1861. Senator from South Carolina, December 3, 1858–November 10, 1860. Held off Union attack for some time at Five Forks. Mexican–American War: volunteer colonel from Mississippi.

Washington Territory marshal, delegate to U.S. Congress. The regulations in the Act of 1792 provided for two classes of militia, divided by age. No record of supposed promotion to major general. Commanded at Pensacola (wounded), Mobile, Alabama, Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River. Initial brigade command, August 15, 1863. Acting chief of artillery for Van Dorn at Vicksburg, 1862. Severely wounded, skull fracture, at Gettysburg but was in all further battles of Army of Northern Virginia. Governor of Virginia, inaugurated January 1, 1864, removed and arrested May 9, 1865, paroled June 8, 1865. Brother-in-law of Union Army Major General George G. Meade. 14th Louisiana Infantry, captain, April 1861, major, September 2, 1861, lieutenant colonel, February 19, 1862, colonel, October 3, 1862. Led a Confederate army in the Valley Campaigns of 1864, including the Battles of Monocacy, Fort Stevens. John Hagood, brigadier general Page, brigadier general

Routed superior force at Brice's Crossroads, June 1864; later at Tupelo.

Wounded in campaigns against Indians, May 13, 1859. Badly wounded, in temporary brigade command at Shiloh. Colonel and assistant adjutant general on staff of Sterling Price, August 1861. Resigned as 1st lieutenant, U.S. Army, April 30, 1861. Commandant of post at Richmond, Virginia at end of the war. These generals outranked Confederate Army colonels, who commonly led infantry regiments. Brigadier-General Richard Griffith – Mortally Wounded at Savage Station Transferred to Vicksburg, became separated from main army and avoided capture. Resigned as captain, U.S. Army, March 26, 1855. Brother and father (retired veteran and U.S. Treasury clerk until 1867) adhered to the Union. Assistant adjutant general, forces in and around Richmond, April 29, 1861. In command at unsuccessful Battle of Port Royal. [26] The most famous of them is General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, probably the best known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Heidler, David S., and Jeanne T. Heidler, eds. Severely wounded at First Bull Run while serving as aide to his brother-in law, Barnard Bee. Read more about, Edward Porter Alexander was a Brigadier General known for being the first man to use signal flags to send messages using signal flags. Missouri State Guard, captain, June 1861. Lieutenant-General Ambrose P. Hill – Killed during the Fall of Petersburg, Division Commanders:

In Trans–Mississippi Department in command of John G. Walker's former division. In command in East Tennessee, December 1863– May 2, 1864, Trans–Allegheny Department (Virginia), May 2, 1864–August 22, 1864. Captured at Island Number 10, April 4, 1862, exchanged August 15, 1862. Resigned as captain, U.S. Army, May 30, 1861. Recruited for C.S.A. Assistant adjutant general, Assistant Inspector General, Charleston forces, March 6, 1861–April 11, 1861.

Commanded rear third of Jeb Stuart's cavalry force in ride around McClellan. The general officers of the Confederate States Army (CSA) were the senior military leaders of the Confederacy during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.

Colonel, Kentucky State Guard, August 19, 1861. Charges dropped by Samuel Cooper, April 18, 1864.

Raided Missouri in September–October, 1864. 1st Georgia Infantry Battalion, major, April 16, 1861. Chief justice (chairman of county supervisors) of McLennan County, 1856–1858. J.B. Palmer, brigadier general Worse still, Polk stayed with the army. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Captured near Franklin, December 18, 1864. Resigned as aide to U.S. Brig. Initial brigade command, October 8, 1862.

It had been conjectured that the subsequent lack of communication between Lee and Jackson during the Seven Days’ Battles was at least partly because the two proud leaders felt a sense of rivalry and bent over backward to avoid stepping on each other’s toes. Trop d’images sélectionnées.