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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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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)

^ Warner, Ezra J., Generals in Gray. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1959. ISBN 0-8071-0823, p. 1.
^ Boatner, III, Mark M., The Civil War Dictionary. David McKay Company, Inc., New York, 1959. ISBN 0-679-50013-8. p. 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.
^ Sifakis, Stewart. Who Was Who in the Civil War. New York: Facts On File, 1988. ISBN 0-8160-1055-2. pp. 2–3.
^ Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. p. 99
^ 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.

[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.

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