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Image Name Rank Date, Place of Birth Date, Place of Death College Notes
  Adams, Daniel Weisiger Brigadier General
rank, nom: May 23, 1862
conf: September 30, 1862
May or June 1821,
Frankfort,
Kentucky
June 13, 1872,
New Orleans,
Louisiana
Buried: Jackson,
Mississippi
University of
Virginia
*Brother of Brig. Gen. William Wirt Adams.
*Mississippi state senator, 1852–1856.
*1st Louisiana Inf.: Lt. col., March 13, 1861, col., October 30, 1861.
*Lost right eye at Shiloh. *Wounded: Perryville, Stones River (Murfreesboro).
*Wounded and captured at Chickamauga, exchanged 1864.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
  Adams, John Brigadier General
rank: December 29, 1862
nom: January 9, 1863
re-nom: May 23, 1863
conf: February 17, 1864
July 1, 1825,
Nashville,
Tennessee
November 30, 1864,
Franklin, Tennessee
Buried: Pulaski,
Tennessee
USMA, 1846 *Mex-Am War.
*Resigned as capt., U.S.A., May 31, 1861.
Appointed capt. of cavalry in command at Memphis, August 27, 1861. Col., May 1862.
*KILLED: Battle of Franklin.
  Adams, William Wirt Brigadier General
rank: September 25, 1863
nom: September 28, 1863
conf: January 25, 1864
March 22, 1819,
Frankfort, Kentucky
May 1, 1888,
Jackson, Mississippi
St. Joseph's
Academy,
Kentucky
*Brother of Brig. Gen. Daniel Weisiger Adams.
*Army of Republic of Texas veteran.
*Mississippi legislator, 1858, 1860.
*1st Mississippi Cav.: Col., October 16, 1861.
*Killed at Jackson by a newspaper editor with whom he had quarreled.
  Alexander, Edward Porter Brigadier General (Artillery)
rank: February 26, 1864
nom: March 1, 1864
conf: May 28, 1864
(Artillery)
conf: June 10, 1864.
May 26, 1835,
Washington,
Georgia
April 28, 1910,
Savannah, Georgia
Buried: Augusta,
Georgia
USMA, 1857 *Resigned as 2d lt., U.S.A., May 1, 1861.
*Capt., then maj., July 1, 1861, engineers.
*Chief of ordnance, Army of Northern Virgnia; Chief of Artillery, Longstreet's Corps.
*Wounded at Gettysburg, Petersburg.
*Professor of engineering, Univ. of South Carolina, 1866–1869. Railroad president.
  Allen, Henry Watkins Brigadier General
rank, nom: August 19, 1863
conf: January 25, 1864
April 29, 1820,
farmville,
Prince Edward County,
Virginia
April 22, 1866
Mexico City, Mexico
Buried: Baton Rouge,
Louisiana
Marion College,
Missouri;
Harvard Law
School
*Texas War of Independence veteran. *Louisiana legislator.
*4th Louisiana Inf.: Pvt., April 1861, lt. col., May 20, 1861, col., March 21, 1862.
*Wounded at Shiloh; leg shattered at Baton Rouge (1862).
*Resigned as brig. gen., January 10, 1864.
*Governor of Louisiana, January 25, 1864–June 2, 1865.
*Died of a stomach disorder in Mexico City, where he had an English language newspaper.
  Allen, William W. Brigadier General (special)
rank: February 26, 1864
nom: March 1, 1864
conf: June 9, 1864
September 11, 1835,
New York City
November 24, 1894,
Sheffield, Alabama
Buried: Birmingham,
Alabama
Princeton,
University,
1854
*Raised in Montgomery, Alabama. *1st lt., Montgomery Mounted Rifles, April 1861.
*1st Alabama Cav.: Maj., December 11, 1861, col., July 11, 1862.
*Wounded at Perryville, Stones River and Waynesboro, Georgia.
*Appointed maj. gen. (temporary rank), March 4, 1865 but Senate did not act on nomination.
  Anderson, George Burgwyn Brigadier General
rank, nom: June 9, 1862
conf: September 30, 1862
April 12, 1831,
Hillsboro,
North Carolina
October 16, 1862,
Raleigh,
North Carolina
Attended
University of
North Carolina;
USMA, 1852
*Resigned as 1st lt., U.S.A, April 25, 1861.
*4th North Carolina Inf.: Col., July 16, 1861.
*Wounded at Malvern Hill.
*MORTALLY WOUNDED at Antietam (Sharpsburg, Maryland), September 17, 1862.
  Anderson, George T. "Tige" Brigadier General
rank, nom: November 1, 1862
conf. April 22, 1863
February 3, 1824,
Covington,
Georgia
April 4, 1901,
Anniston,
Alabama
Emory College
(Emory University)
*Mex-Am War. *Returned to U.S. Army as capt., May 3, 1855, 1st U.S. Cav.
*Resigned as capt., U.S.A, June 11, 1858.
*11th Georgia Inf.: Col., July 2, 1861.
*Severely wounded at Gettysburg.
*Chief of police, Atlanta, Georgia, Anniston, Alabama.
  Anderson, James Patton Brigadier General
rank, nom: February 10, 1862
conf: April 22, 1863
Major General
nom: February 11, 1864
rank, conf: February 17, 1864
February 16, 1822,
Winchester
Franklin County,
Tennessee.
September 20, 1872,
Memphis,
Tennessee
Jefferson College,
Pennsylvania
*Doctor, lawyer, Mississippi legislator, Washington Territory marshal, delegate to U.S. Congress.
*Mex-Am War: lt. col., Mississippi militia.
*1st Florida Inf.: Col., April 1, 1861
*Severely wounded at Jonesboro, Georgia.
  Anderson, Joseph R. Brigadier General
rank, nom: September 3, 1861
conf: December 13, 1861
February 16, 1813,
Botetourt County,
Virginia.
September 7, 1892,
Isle of Shoals,
New Hampshire
Buried: Richmond,
Virginia
USMA, 1836 *Resigned as 2d lt., U.S.A., July 1, 1837. *Chief Engineer, Valley Turnpike, 1837–1841.
*Superintendent, Tredegar Iron Works, Richmond, Virginia, 1841–1865.
*Virginia legislator.
*Maj., 6th Inf. Battalion, Local Defense troops, May 1861. *Maj. Art., August 27, 1861.
*North Carolina Local Defenses until April 19, 1862. *Wounded in forehead at Glendale.
*Resigned as brig. gen. on July 19, 1862 to resume control of Tredegar Iron Works.
Anderson, Richard Heron "Fighting Dick" Brigadier General
rank, nom: July 18, 1861
conf: August 28, 1861
Major General
rank, nom: July 14, 1862
conf: September 27, 1862
Lieutenant General (temporary)
rank, nom: May 31, 1864
conf: June 1, 1864
October 7, 1821,
Sumter County,
South Carolina
June 26, 1879,
Beaufort,
South Carolina
USMA, 1842 *Mex-Am War.
*Resigned as capt., U.S.A., March 3, 1861.
*Wounded at Antietam.
*Promoted to lt. gen. with temporary rank after Lt. Gen. James Longstreet wounded at the Wilderness.
*Reverted to maj. gen. on Longstreet's return to duty.
  Anderson, Robert H. Brigadier General (temporary)
rank, nom: July 26, 1864
conf: February 20, 1865
October 1, 1835,
Savannah,
Georgia
February 8, 1888,
Savannah,
Georgia
USMA, 1857 *Resigned as 2d lt., U.S.A., May 17, 1861.
*Special asst. to General W.H.T. Walker, June 1861.
*5th Georgia Cav.: Col., January 20, 1863.
*Wounded at Newnan, Georgia; Griswoldville, Georgia; Fayetteville, North Carolina.
*Chief of police, Savannah, Georgia, 1867–1888. *Board of Visitors, USMA, 1879–1887.
Anderson, Samuel Read Brigadier General
rank, nom: July 9, 1861
conf: August 18, 1861
rank: November 7, 1864
nom: November 15, 1864
conf: November 19, 1864
February 17, 1804,
Bedford County
Virginia
January 2, 1883,
Nashville,
Tennessee
*Mex-Am War.
*Maj. gen., Tennessee militia, May 9, 1861.
*Resigned as brig. gen., CSA, Spring 1862 due to ill health.
*Brig. gen. to rank from November 7, 1864 to head Tennessee conscription bureau.
  Archer, James J. Brigadier General
rank, nom: June 3, 1862
conf: September 30, 1862
December 18, 1817,
Bel Air,
Maryland
October 24, 1864,
Richmond,
Virginia
Princeton University,
1835
University of
Maryland
Law School
*Mex-Am War. *Returned to U.S. Army in 1855.
*Resigned as capt., U.S.A., May 14, 1861.
*5th Texas Inf.: Col., October 2, 1861.
*Wounded and captured on July 1, 1863 at Gettysburg.
*Confined for over a year, exchanged August 3, 1864, health shattered.
*Brief return to duty, summer 1864. DIED of pneumonia.
  Armistead, Lewis Addison "Lo" Brigadier General
nom: March 29, 1862
rank, conf: April 1, 1862
February 17, 1817,
New Bern, North Carolina
July 5, 1863,
Gettysburg,
Pennsylvania
Buried: Baltimore,
Maryland
USMA *Dismissed from USMA but nonetheless appointed to U.S. Army in 1839.
*Mex-Am War (wounded). *Resigned as capt., U.S.A, May 6, 1861.
*57th Virginia Inf.: Col., September 25, 1861.
*Commanded a brigade in division of Maj. Gen. George Pickett. *Wounded at Antietam.
*MORTALLY WOUNDED during Pickett's Charge, Gettysburg, July 3, 1863.
*He and small group reached Union Army line. *Died at a Union Army field hospital.
  Armstrong, Frank Crawford Brigadier General
rank: January 20, 1863
nom: January 23, 1863
conf: April 23, 1863
November 22, 1835,
Choctaw Agency,
Indian Territory
September 8, 1909,
Bar Harbor, Maine
Buried: Georgetown,
Washington, D.C.
Holy Cross
Academy,
Massachusetts
*Stepson of U.S. Army Brevet Maj. Gen. Persifor Frazer Smith.
*Fought with Union Army at Battle of First Bull Run.
*Resigned from Union Army on August 13, 1861 and joined Confederate Army.
*Original appointment as brig. gen. by Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn rescinded by order of President Davis.
  Ashby, Turner Colonel
Brigadier General
May 23, 1862
unconfirmed at death
October 23, 1828,
Fauquier County,
Virginia
June 6, 1862,
near Harrisonburg,
Virginia
Buried: Winchester,
Virginia
*7th Virginia Cav.: Capt., April 18, 1861, lt. col., June 25, 1861, col., March 12, 1862.
*In charge of all cavalry in Jackson's Valley Campaign of 1862.
*KILLED fighting a rear guard action against Union Army pursuing Stonewall Jackson's
forces at Good's Farm, near Harrisonburg, Virginia.
*Brig. gen. appointment unconfirmed at death.

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Image Name Rank Notes
  Adams, Daniel Weisiger Brigadier General
rank, nom: May 23, 1862
conf: September 30, 1862
Brother of Brig. Gen. William Wirt Adams
  Adams, John Brigadier General
rank: December 29, 1862
nom: January 9, 1863
re-nom: May 23, 1863
conf: February 17, 1864
USMA, 1846
Resigned as Capt., U.S.A., May 31, 1861
KIA, Battle of Franklin (November 30, 1864)
  Adams, William Wirt Brigadier General
rank: September 25, 1863
nom: September 28, 1863
conf: January 25, 1864
Brother of Brig. Gen. Daniel Weisiger Adams
  Alexander, Edward Porter Brigadier General (Artillery)
rank: February 26, 1864
nom: March 1, 1864
conf: May 28, 1864
(Artillery)
conf: June 10, 1864.
USMA, 1857
Resigned as 2d Lt., U.S.A., May 1, 1861
  Allen, Henry Watkins Brigadier General
rank, nom: August 19, 1863
conf: January 25, 1864
Resigned, January 10, 1864.
Governor of Louisiana, 1864-1865
  Allen, William W. Brigadier General (special)
rank: February 26, 1864
nom: March 1, 1864
conf: June 9, 1864
Appointed Maj. Gen. (temporary rank), March 4, 1865, but Senate did not act on nomination.
  Anderson, George Burgwyn Brigadier General
rank, nom: June 9, 1862
conf: September 30, 1862
USMA, 1852
Resigned as 1st Lt., U.S.A, April 25, 1861.
DOW, Battle of Antietam (w. September 17, 1862, d. October 16, 1862)
  Anderson, George T. "Tige" Brigadier General
rank, nom: November 1, 1862
conf. April 22, 1863
Resigned as Capt., U.S.A, June 11, 1858
  Anderson, James Patton Brigadier General
rank, nom: February 10, 1862
conf: April 22, 1863
Major General
nom: February 11, 1864
rank, conf: February 17, 1864
  Anderson, Joseph R. Brigadier General
rank, nom: September 3, 1861
conf: December 13, 1861
USMA, 1836
Resigned as 2d Lt., U.S.A., July 1, 1837
Resigned, July 19, 1862
Anderson, Richard Heron "Fighting Dick" Brigadier General
rank, nom: July 18, 1861
conf: August 28, 1861
Major General
rank, nom: July 14, 1862
conf: September 27, 1862
Lieutenant General (temporary)
rank, nom: May 31, 1864
conf: June 1, 1864
USMA, 1842
Resigned as Capt., U.S.A., March 3, 1861
Promoted to Lt. Gen. with temporary rank after Lt. Gen. James Longstreet wounded at the Wilderness
Reverted to maj. gen. on Longstreet's return to duty.
  Anderson, Robert H. Brigadier General (temporary)
rank, nom: July 26, 1864
conf: February 20, 1865
USMA, 1857
Resigned as 2d Lt., U.S.A., May 17, 1861
Board of Visitors, USMA, 1879-1887.
Anderson, Samuel Read Brigadier General
rank, nom: July 9, 1861
conf: August 18, 1861
rank: November 7, 1864
nom: November 15, 1864
conf: November 19, 1864
Resigned, Spring 1862
*Brig. gen. to rank from November 7, 1864 to head Tennessee conscription bureau
  Archer, James J. Brigadier General
rank, nom: June 3, 1862
conf: September 30, 1862
Resigned as Capt., U.S.A., May 14, 1861
Died of pneumonia (October 24, 1864)
  Armistead, Lewis Addison "Lo" Brigadier General
nom: March 29, 1862
rank, conf: April 1, 1862
USMA, class of 1838 (Dismissed 1836)
Appointed to U.S. Army, 1839
Resigned as Capt., U.S.A, May 6, 1861
DOW, Battle of Gettysburg (w. July 3, 1863, d. July 5, 1863)
  Armstrong, Frank Crawford Brigadier General
rank: January 20, 1863
nom: January 23, 1863
conf: April 23, 1863
Stepson of Brevet Maj. Gen. Persifor Frazer Smith, USA
Fought with Union Army at First Battle of Bull Run
Resigned from Union Army, August 13, 1861
  Ashby, Turner Colonel
Brigadier General
May 23, 1862
unconfirmed at death
KIA, near Harrisonburg, Virginia (June 6, 1862)
  1. ^ Warner, Ezra J., Generals in Gray. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1959. ISBN 0-8071-0823, p. 1.
  2. ^ Boatner, III, Mark M., The Civil War Dictionary. David McKay Company, Inc., New York, 1959. ISBN 0-679-50013-8. p. 3
  3. ^ Faust, Patricia L. Adams, Daniel Weisiger In Historical Times Illustrated History of the Civil War, edited by Patricia L. Faust. New York: Harper & Row, 1986. ISBN 978-0-06-273116-6. p. 2.
  4. ^ Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 0-8160-1055-2. pp. 2–3.
  5. ^ Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. p. 99
  6. ^ Heidler, David S. and Jeanne T. Heidler. Adams, Daniel Weisiger. In Heidler, David S., and Jeanne T. Heidler, eds. Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. ISBN 0-393-04758-X.