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July 15, 1862
The Western Democrat
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
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A comprehensive list of Confederate Army generals, categorized by rank (regular, major, brigadier), with details on commands, states of origin, West Point graduates, prior military service, and statistics by state. Includes notes on resignations, deaths, and northern-born officers.
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A LIST OF GENERALS IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY.
GENERALS IN THE REGULAR ARMY.
Robert E Lee, of Va., Commanding General.
Samuel Cooper, Va., Adjutant General.
Albert S Johnston, Texas, commanding in Ky,
Joseph E Johnston, Va, commanding Northern Va
P G T Beauregard, La, commanding army of Columbus, Ky.
MAJOR-GENERALS IN THE PROVISIONAL ARMY.
David E Twiggs, Georgia, resigned.
Leonidas Polk, La, commanding at Memphis.
Braxton Bragg, La, commanding at Pensacola.
Earl Van Dorn, Miss, Army of Potomac.
Gustavus W Smith, Ky, Army of Potomac.
T H Holmes, N C. army of Potomac.
William J Hardee, Georgia, Missouri.
Benjamin Huger, S C, commanding at Norfolk.
James Longstreet, Ala, army of Potomac.
John B Magruder, Va, commanding at Yorktown.
Thomas J Jackson, Va, commanding north-western Virginia.
Mansfield Lovell, Va, commanding coast of La.
Edmund Kirby Smith, Florida, army of Potomac.
George B Crittenden, Ky, commanding East Tenn.
BRIGADIER-GENERALS IN THE PROVISIONAL ARMY.
Milledge L Bonham, S C, army of Potomac.
John B Floyd. Va, commanding army Kanawha.
Henry A Wise, Va, Roanoke Island.
Ben McCulloch, Texas, Missouri
Henry R Jackson, Ga, resigned.
Robert S Garnett, Va, killed in action.
William H T Walker, Ga, resigned.
Barnard E Bee, S C. killed in action.
Alexander R Lawton, Ga, commanding coast of Ga.
Gideon J Pillow, Tenn,
Samuel R Anderson, Tenn, Kentucky.
Daniel S Donelson, Tenn, coast of S Carolina.
David R Jones, S C, army of Potomac.
Jones M Withers, Ala. commanding coast of Ala.
John C Pemberton, Va, coast of S C.
Richard S Ewell. Va. army of Potomac
John H Winder, Maryland, Richmond.
Jubal A Early. Va, army of Potomac.
Thos B Flournoy, Ark, died in Arkansas.
Samuel Jones. Va. army of Potomac.
Arnold Elzey, Maryland, army of Potomac.
Daniel H Hill. N C. army of Potomac.
Henry H Sibley. La, Texas Frontier.
Wm H C Whiting. Ga. army of Potomac.
Wm W Loring. N C.. Western Virginia.
Richard H Anderson, S C, Pensacola.
Albert Pike. Ark. Indian Commissioner.
Thos T Fauntleroy, Va, resigned.
Robert Toombs, Ga, army of Potomac.
Daniel Ruggles, Va. Louisiana.
Charles Clark, Miss, army of Potomac.
Roswell S Ripley. S C. coast of S C.
Isaac R Trimble, Md, army of Potomac.
John B Grayson, Ky, died in Florida.
Paul O Hebert. La- coast of Texas.
Richard C Gatlin, N C. commanding coast of N C.
Felix K Zollicoffer, Tenn, killed in Kentucky.
Benj F Cheatham, Tenn, Kentucky
Joseph R Anderson, Va, coast of N C.
Simon B Buckner, Ky. Kentucky.
Leroy Pope Walker, Ala, Alabama
Albert G Blanchard, La. Norfolk.
Gabriel J Rains, N C, Yorktown.
J E B Stuart, Va. army of Potomac
Lafayette McLaws, Ga.., Yorktown.
Thos F Drayton. S C. coast of S C
Thos C Hindman, Ark, Kentucky.
Adley H Gladden, La, Pensacola.
John Porter McCown, Tenn, Kentucky.
Lloyd Tilghman, Ky, Kentucky.
Nathan G Evans. S C. coast of S C.
Cadmus M Wilcox, Tenn, army of Potomac.
Philip St George Cocke, Va, died in Va.
R E Rhodes, Ala, army of Potomac.
Richard Taylor, La, army of Potomac.
Louis T Wigfall, Texas, army of Potomac.
James H Trapier, S C, coast of Florida:
Sam'l G French, Miss, army of Potomac.
Wm H Carroll, Tenn., East Tennessee.
Hugh W Mercer, Ga,
Humphrey Marshall, Ky. Kentucky,
John C Breckinridge, Ky. Kentucky.
Richard Griffith. Miss, army of Potomac.
Alexander P Stewart, Ky. Kentucky.
Wm Montgomery Gardner. Ga, on furlough.
Richard B Garnett, Va, army of Potomac.
William Mahone, Va. Norfolk.
L O'Brian Branch, N C. coast of N C.
Maxcy Gregg, S C, coast of S C.
R E Colston, Virginia.
Edward Johnston, Virginia.
Henry Heth. Virginia.
Johnston H Duncan, Louisiana.
S A M Wood, Alabama.
George W Randolph, Virginia.
Howell Cobb, of Georgia.
Joseph L Hogg. of Texas.
J J Pettigrew, North Carolina.
A P Hill, Virginia.
Robt Ransom, North Carolina.
THE WEST POINT GENERALS.
The following Confederate Generals are graduates of West Point: Samuel Cooper, John H Winder, Isaac R Trimble, Daniel S Donelson, Benj Huger, Albert S Johnston, Jno B Grayson. Leonidas Polk, Gabriel J Rains, Thos F Drayton, Hugh W Mercer, Joseph E Johnston, Rob't E Lee, Theophilus H Holmes, Albert G Blanchard, John B Magruder, Geo B Crittenden, P St George Cocke, Humphrey Marshall, Richard C Gatlin, Daniel Ruggles, Jos M Withers, Joseph R Anderson, Lloyd Tilghman, Braxton Bragg. Wm H T Walker. Jno C Pemberton, Arnold Elzey, Henry Sibley, Jubal A Early, Wm J Hardee, James H Trapier, Alex R Lawton, John P McCown, Richard S Ewell, Paul O Hebert, Richard B Garnett, Robert S Garnett, Sam'l Jones, Earl Van Dorn, Gustavus W Smith, Mansfield Lovell, James Longstreet, Daniel H Hill, Richard H Anderson, Lafayette McLaws, Alexander P Stewart, Roswell S Ripley, Sam'l G French, Simon B Buckner, E Kirby Smith, Barnard E Bee, Wm H C Whiting, Thomas J Jackson, Cadmus M Wilcox, David R Jones. Wm M Gardner, Nathan G Evans, J E B Stuart.
GENERALS WHO WERE NOT GRADUATES AT WEST POINT.
The following Generals were appointed to the old United States Army, without passing through the West Point Academy: David E Twiggs, Wm W Loring:
The following Generals first saw service in the Mexican war: M L Bonham, Henry R Jackson, Gideon J Pillow, Samuel R Anderson. Chas Clark, Thos C Hindman, John C Breckinridge, Benj F Cheatham, Richard Griffith, Albert Pike, Adley H Gladden, Maxey Gregg:
The following Generals participated in the Texan wars and the wars with Mexico: Ben McCulloch, Louis T Wigfall.
The following Generals saw no military service previous to the present war. John B Floyd. Henry A Wise, Robert Toombs, Richard Taylor, Thos B Flournoy, L Pope Walker, F K Zollicoffer, Wm Mahone, L O'B Branch, William H Carrol, R E Rhodes. Some, however, received military educations at State institutions.
Virginia has 16 Generals in the Confederate Armies; South Carolina 9; Louisiana 8; Georgia 7: Tennessee 8; North Carolina 8: Kentucky 7: Maryland 4: Alabama 4: Mississippi 4; Texas 3; Arkansas 2: Florida 1; Missouri none.
The following Generals were born at the North, though previous to the present war they were citizens of the Southern States: General Cooper. born in New York; Ripley, in Ohio; Pemberton, in Pennsylvania: Pike, in Massachusetts; Blanchard, in Massachusetts; French, in New Jersey.
[The following are natives of North Carolina, viz: Leonidas Polk, Braxton Bragg, Theophilus H Holmes, Ben McCulloch, Wm W Loring, Rich'd C Gatlin, Felix K Zollicoffer, Gabriel J Rains, L O'B Branch.]
GENERALS IN THE REGULAR ARMY.
Robert E Lee, of Va., Commanding General.
Samuel Cooper, Va., Adjutant General.
Albert S Johnston, Texas, commanding in Ky,
Joseph E Johnston, Va, commanding Northern Va
P G T Beauregard, La, commanding army of Columbus, Ky.
MAJOR-GENERALS IN THE PROVISIONAL ARMY.
David E Twiggs, Georgia, resigned.
Leonidas Polk, La, commanding at Memphis.
Braxton Bragg, La, commanding at Pensacola.
Earl Van Dorn, Miss, Army of Potomac.
Gustavus W Smith, Ky, Army of Potomac.
T H Holmes, N C. army of Potomac.
William J Hardee, Georgia, Missouri.
Benjamin Huger, S C, commanding at Norfolk.
James Longstreet, Ala, army of Potomac.
John B Magruder, Va, commanding at Yorktown.
Thomas J Jackson, Va, commanding north-western Virginia.
Mansfield Lovell, Va, commanding coast of La.
Edmund Kirby Smith, Florida, army of Potomac.
George B Crittenden, Ky, commanding East Tenn.
BRIGADIER-GENERALS IN THE PROVISIONAL ARMY.
Milledge L Bonham, S C, army of Potomac.
John B Floyd. Va, commanding army Kanawha.
Henry A Wise, Va, Roanoke Island.
Ben McCulloch, Texas, Missouri
Henry R Jackson, Ga, resigned.
Robert S Garnett, Va, killed in action.
William H T Walker, Ga, resigned.
Barnard E Bee, S C. killed in action.
Alexander R Lawton, Ga, commanding coast of Ga.
Gideon J Pillow, Tenn,
Samuel R Anderson, Tenn, Kentucky.
Daniel S Donelson, Tenn, coast of S Carolina.
David R Jones, S C, army of Potomac.
Jones M Withers, Ala. commanding coast of Ala.
John C Pemberton, Va, coast of S C.
Richard S Ewell. Va. army of Potomac
John H Winder, Maryland, Richmond.
Jubal A Early. Va, army of Potomac.
Thos B Flournoy, Ark, died in Arkansas.
Samuel Jones. Va. army of Potomac.
Arnold Elzey, Maryland, army of Potomac.
Daniel H Hill. N C. army of Potomac.
Henry H Sibley. La, Texas Frontier.
Wm H C Whiting. Ga. army of Potomac.
Wm W Loring. N C.. Western Virginia.
Richard H Anderson, S C, Pensacola.
Albert Pike. Ark. Indian Commissioner.
Thos T Fauntleroy, Va, resigned.
Robert Toombs, Ga, army of Potomac.
Daniel Ruggles, Va. Louisiana.
Charles Clark, Miss, army of Potomac.
Roswell S Ripley. S C. coast of S C.
Isaac R Trimble, Md, army of Potomac.
John B Grayson, Ky, died in Florida.
Paul O Hebert. La- coast of Texas.
Richard C Gatlin, N C. commanding coast of N C.
Felix K Zollicoffer, Tenn, killed in Kentucky.
Benj F Cheatham, Tenn, Kentucky
Joseph R Anderson, Va, coast of N C.
Simon B Buckner, Ky. Kentucky.
Leroy Pope Walker, Ala, Alabama
Albert G Blanchard, La. Norfolk.
Gabriel J Rains, N C, Yorktown.
J E B Stuart, Va. army of Potomac
Lafayette McLaws, Ga.., Yorktown.
Thos F Drayton. S C. coast of S C
Thos C Hindman, Ark, Kentucky.
Adley H Gladden, La, Pensacola.
John Porter McCown, Tenn, Kentucky.
Lloyd Tilghman, Ky, Kentucky.
Nathan G Evans. S C. coast of S C.
Cadmus M Wilcox, Tenn, army of Potomac.
Philip St George Cocke, Va, died in Va.
R E Rhodes, Ala, army of Potomac.
Richard Taylor, La, army of Potomac.
Louis T Wigfall, Texas, army of Potomac.
James H Trapier, S C, coast of Florida:
Sam'l G French, Miss, army of Potomac.
Wm H Carroll, Tenn., East Tennessee.
Hugh W Mercer, Ga,
Humphrey Marshall, Ky. Kentucky,
John C Breckinridge, Ky. Kentucky.
Richard Griffith. Miss, army of Potomac.
Alexander P Stewart, Ky. Kentucky.
Wm Montgomery Gardner. Ga, on furlough.
Richard B Garnett, Va, army of Potomac.
William Mahone, Va. Norfolk.
L O'Brian Branch, N C. coast of N C.
Maxcy Gregg, S C, coast of S C.
R E Colston, Virginia.
Edward Johnston, Virginia.
Henry Heth. Virginia.
Johnston H Duncan, Louisiana.
S A M Wood, Alabama.
George W Randolph, Virginia.
Howell Cobb, of Georgia.
Joseph L Hogg. of Texas.
J J Pettigrew, North Carolina.
A P Hill, Virginia.
Robt Ransom, North Carolina.
THE WEST POINT GENERALS.
The following Confederate Generals are graduates of West Point: Samuel Cooper, John H Winder, Isaac R Trimble, Daniel S Donelson, Benj Huger, Albert S Johnston, Jno B Grayson. Leonidas Polk, Gabriel J Rains, Thos F Drayton, Hugh W Mercer, Joseph E Johnston, Rob't E Lee, Theophilus H Holmes, Albert G Blanchard, John B Magruder, Geo B Crittenden, P St George Cocke, Humphrey Marshall, Richard C Gatlin, Daniel Ruggles, Jos M Withers, Joseph R Anderson, Lloyd Tilghman, Braxton Bragg. Wm H T Walker. Jno C Pemberton, Arnold Elzey, Henry Sibley, Jubal A Early, Wm J Hardee, James H Trapier, Alex R Lawton, John P McCown, Richard S Ewell, Paul O Hebert, Richard B Garnett, Robert S Garnett, Sam'l Jones, Earl Van Dorn, Gustavus W Smith, Mansfield Lovell, James Longstreet, Daniel H Hill, Richard H Anderson, Lafayette McLaws, Alexander P Stewart, Roswell S Ripley, Sam'l G French, Simon B Buckner, E Kirby Smith, Barnard E Bee, Wm H C Whiting, Thomas J Jackson, Cadmus M Wilcox, David R Jones. Wm M Gardner, Nathan G Evans, J E B Stuart.
GENERALS WHO WERE NOT GRADUATES AT WEST POINT.
The following Generals were appointed to the old United States Army, without passing through the West Point Academy: David E Twiggs, Wm W Loring:
The following Generals first saw service in the Mexican war: M L Bonham, Henry R Jackson, Gideon J Pillow, Samuel R Anderson. Chas Clark, Thos C Hindman, John C Breckinridge, Benj F Cheatham, Richard Griffith, Albert Pike, Adley H Gladden, Maxey Gregg:
The following Generals participated in the Texan wars and the wars with Mexico: Ben McCulloch, Louis T Wigfall.
The following Generals saw no military service previous to the present war. John B Floyd. Henry A Wise, Robert Toombs, Richard Taylor, Thos B Flournoy, L Pope Walker, F K Zollicoffer, Wm Mahone, L O'B Branch, William H Carrol, R E Rhodes. Some, however, received military educations at State institutions.
Virginia has 16 Generals in the Confederate Armies; South Carolina 9; Louisiana 8; Georgia 7: Tennessee 8; North Carolina 8: Kentucky 7: Maryland 4: Alabama 4: Mississippi 4; Texas 3; Arkansas 2: Florida 1; Missouri none.
The following Generals were born at the North, though previous to the present war they were citizens of the Southern States: General Cooper. born in New York; Ripley, in Ohio; Pemberton, in Pennsylvania: Pike, in Massachusetts; Blanchard, in Massachusetts; French, in New Jersey.
[The following are natives of North Carolina, viz: Leonidas Polk, Braxton Bragg, Theophilus H Holmes, Ben McCulloch, Wm W Loring, Rich'd C Gatlin, Felix K Zollicoffer, Gabriel J Rains, L O'B Branch.]
What sub-type of article is it?
Appointment
Military
What keywords are associated?
Confederate Generals
Army Roster
West Point Graduates
Civil War Appointments
Southern States Military
What entities or persons were involved?
Robert E Lee
Samuel Cooper
P G T Beauregard
Joseph E Johnston
Leonidas Polk
Thomas J Jackson
Domestic News Details
Key Persons
Robert E Lee
Samuel Cooper
P G T Beauregard
Joseph E Johnston
Leonidas Polk
Thomas J Jackson
Outcome
several generals resigned (e.g., david e twiggs, henry r jackson); killed in action (e.g., robert s garnett, barnard e bee, felix k zollicoffer); died (e.g., thos b flournoy, john b grayson, philip st george cocke).
Event Details
Detailed roster of Confederate Army generals by rank, including states of origin and commands. Sections on West Point graduates, non-graduates with prior service histories, state counts (Virginia 16, South Carolina 9, etc.), northern-born officers, and North Carolina natives.