List of the General officers in the armies of the Confederate States.
The following interesting statistics of the Confederate Army organization are due to one of the
Richmond correspondents of the
Courier. In the list of
Brigadier- Generals in the Provisional Army, the regular order of appointment is perhaps not always observed, but we believe the list is otherwise correct.
The dates of graduation from
West Point are taken from
Gardner's Dictionary of the United States Army:
General in the regular Army.
- 1.
Samuel Cooper, Virginia, Adjutant-General.
- 2. Albert S. Johnston, Texas, commanding in Kentucky.
- 3.
Joseph E, Johnston, Virginia, commanding Northern Virginia.
- 4. Robert E. Lee, Virginia, commanding South Atlantic coast.
- 5. P. G. T. Beauregard, Louisiana, commanding Army of Potomac.
Major-Generals in the Provisional-Army.
- 1.*David E. Twiggs, Georgia, resigned.
- 2.Leonidas Polk, Louisiana, Commanding at Memphis.
- 3.Braxton Bragg, Louisiana, Commanding at Pensacola.
- 4.Earl Van Dorn, Mississippi, Army of Potomac.
- 5.Gustavus W. Smith, Kentucky, Army of Potomac.
- 6.Theopholis H. Holmes, North Carolina, Army of Potomac.
- 7.William J. Hardee, Georgia, Missouri.
- 8.Benjamin Huger, South Carolina, Commanding at Norfolk.
- 9.James Longstreet, Alabama, Army of Potomac.
- 10.John B. Magruder, Virginia, Commanding at Yorktown.
- 11.Thomas J. Jackson, Virginia, Commanding Northwestern Virginia.
- 12.Manafield Lovell, Virginia, Commanding Coast of Louisiana.
- 13.Edmund Kirby Smith, Florida Army of Potomac.
- 14.George B. Crittenden, Kentucky, Commanding East Tennessee.
Brigadier-Generals in the Provisional Army.
- 1.Milledge L. Bonham, South Carolina, Army of Potomac.
- 2.John B. Floyd, Virginia, Commanding Army Kanawha.
- 3.Henry A. Wise, Virginia, waiting orders.
- 4.Ben McCulloch, Texas, Missouri.
- 5.*Henry R Jackson, Georgia, resigned.
- 6.*Robert S. Garnett, Virginia, Killed in action.
- 7.*William H. T. Walker, Georgia, resigned.
- 8.*Barnard E. Bee, South Carolina, Killed in action.
- 9.Alexander R. Lywton, Georgia, Commanding Coast of Georgia.
- 10.*Gideon J. Pillow, Tennessee, Kentucky.
- 11.Samuel R. Anderson, Tennessee, Kentucky.
- 12.Daniel S. Donelson, Tennessee, Coast of South Carolina.
- 13.David R. Jones South Carolina, Army of Potomac.
- 14.Jones M. Withers Alabama, Commanding Coast of Alabama.
- 15.John C. Pemberton, Virginia, Coast of South Carolina.
- 16.Richard S. Ewell, Virginia, Army of Potomac.
- 17.John H Winder, Maryland, Richmond.
- 18.Jubsl A. Early, Virginia, Army of Potomac.
- 19.Thomas B. Flournoy, Arkansas, died in Arkansas.
- 20.Samuel Jones, Virginia, Army of Potomac.
- 21.Arnold Elzey, Maryland, Army of Potomac.
- 22.Daniel H. Hill, North Carolina, Army of Potomac.
- 23.Henry H. Sibley, Louisiana, Texas Frontier.
- 24.William H. C. Whiting, Georgia, Army of Potomac.
- 25.William W. Loring, North Carolina, Western Virginia.
- 26.Richard H. Anderson, South Carolina, Pensacola.
- 27.Albert Pike, Arkansas, Indian Commissioner.
- 28.*Thomas T. Fauntleroy, Virginia, resigned.
- 29.Robert Toombs, Georgia, Army of Potomac.
- 30.Daniel Ruggles, Virginia, Louisiana.
- 31.Charles Clark, Mississippi, Army of Potomac.
- 32.Roswell S. Ripley, South Carolina, Coast of South Carolina.
- 33.Isaac R. Trimble, Maryland, Army of Potomac.
- 34.*John B. Grayson, Kentucky, died in Florida.
- 35.Paul O. Hebert, Louisiana, Coast of Texas.
- 36.Richard C. Gatlin, North Carolina, Commanding Coast of North Carolina.
- 37.Felix K. Zollicoffer, Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky.
- 38.Benjamin F. Cheatham, Tennessee, Kentucky.
- 39.Joseph R. Anderson, Virginia, Coast North Carolina.
- 40.Simon B. Buckner, Kentucky, Kentucky.
- 41.Leroy Pope Walker, Alabama, Alabama.
- 42.Albert G. Blanchard, Louisiana, Norfolk.
- 43.Gabriel J. Raina, North Carolina, Yorktown.
- 44.J. E. B. Stuart, Virginia, Army of Potomac.
- 45.Lafayette McLaws, Georgia, Yorktown.
- 46.Thos. F. Drayton, South Carolina, Coast of South Carolina.
- 47.Thomas C. Hindman, Arkansas, Kentucky.
- 48.Adley H. Gladden, Louisiana, Pensacola.
- 49.John Porter McCown, Tennessee, Kentucky.
- 50.Lioyd Tilghman, Kentucky, Kentucky.
- 51.Nathan G. Evans, South Carolina, Coast of South Carolina.
- 52.Cadmus M. Wilcox, Tennessee, Army of Potomac.
- 53.*Philip St. Geo. Cocke, Virginia, died in Virginia.
- 54.R. E. Rodes, Alabama, Army of Potomac.
- 55.Richard Taylor, Louisiana, Army of Potomac.
- 56.Louis T. Wigfall, Texas, Army of Potomac.
- 57.James H. Trapier, South Carolina, Coast of Florida.
- 58.Samuel G. French, Mississippi, Army of Potomac.
- 59.William H. Carroll, Tennessee, East Tennessee.
- 60.Hugh W. Mercer, Georgia,--.
- 61.Humphrey Marshall, Kentucky, Kentucky.
- 62.John C. Breckinridge, Kentucky, Kentucky.
- 63.Richard Griffith, Mississippi, Army of Potomac.
- 64.Alexander P. Stewart, Kentucky, Kentucky.
- 65.William Montgomery Gardner, Georgia, on furlough.
- 66.Richard B. Garnett, Virginia, Army of Potomac.
- 67.William Mahons, Virginia, Norfolk.
- 68.L. O'Brian Branch, North Carolina, Coast of North Carolina.
- 69.Maxey Gregg, South Carolina, Coast of South Carolina.
Those having a *affixed are dead, or have resigned since the commencement of the war.
The West Point Generals.
The following Confederate
Generals are graduates of
West Point — the date of their graduation being prefixed:
- Class of 1815--Samuel Cooper.
- Class of 1820--John H. Winder.
- Class of 1821--Isaac R. Tremble.
- Class of 1825--Daniel S, Donelson, Benjamin Huger.
- Class of 1826--Albert S. Johnston, John B. Grayson.
- Class of 1827--Leonidas Polk, Gabriel J, Rains.
- Class of 1828--Thomas F, Drayton, Hugh W. Mercer.
- Class of 1829--Joseph E. Johnston, Robt.
E, Lee, Theopholia H. Holmes, Albert G. Blanchard.
- Class of 1830--John B. Magruder.
- Class of 1832--George B. Crittenden, P. St. George Cocke, Humphrey Marshall, Richard C Gatlin.
- Class of 1833--Daniel Ruggles.
- Class of 1835--Jones M. Withers.
- Class of 1836--Joseph R. Anderson, Lloyd Tilghman.
- Class of 1837--Braxton Bragg, Wm. H. T. Walker, John C. Pemberton, Arnold Elzey, Henry H. Sibley, Jubel A. Early.
- Class of 1838--Wm. J. Hardee, James H, Trapier.
- Class of 1839--Alex. R. Lawton, John P. McCown.
- Class of 1840--Richard S. Ewell, Paul O. Habert, Richard B, Garnett.
- Class of 1841--Robert S. Garnett, Samuel Jones.
- Class of 1842--Earl Van Dorn, Gustavus W, Smith, Mansfield Lovell, James Long street, Daniel H, Hill, Richard H. Anderson, Lafayette McLaws, Alex. P. Stewart,
- Class of 1843--Roswell S. Ripley, Samuel G. French.
- Class of 1844--Simon B, Buckner.
- Class of 1845--E Kirby Smith, Bernard E. Bee, Wm. B. C. Whiting.
- Class of 1846--Thomas J. Jackson, Cadmus M. Wilcox, David R. Jones, Wm. M. Gardner.
- Class of 1848--Nathan G. Evans.
- Class of 1854--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, appointed in 1812;
Wm. W. Loring, in 1836;
Thos,
T. Fauntleroy, in 1836.
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,
Maxcy 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,
William Mahone, L. O'B Branch,
William H. Carroll,
R. E. Rodes.
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 6,
Kentucky 7,
Maryland 4,
Alabama 4,
Mississippi 4,
Texas 3,
Arkansas 2,
Florida 1,
Missouri none.
The following were born at the
North, though previous to the present war they were citizen of Southern States:
General Cooper, born in New York;
Ripley, in Ohio,
Pemberton, in Pennsylvania;
Whiting, in
Massachusetts; Pike, in
Massachusetts;
Ruggles, in
Massachusetts;
Blanchard, in
Massachusetts;
French, in New Jersey.
The following Confederate
Generals are South Carolinians, viz:
Huger,
Bonham,
Bee, (dead,)
D. R. Jones,
Ripley,
R. H. Anderson,
Drayton,
Evans,
Trapier, and
Gregg, and the following are natives of
South Carolina, though citizens of other States, viz:
Longstreet, of
Alabama;
Lawton, of
Georgia;
Donelson, of
Tennessee;
Withers, of
Alabama;
Hill, of
North Carolina;
Gladden, of
Louisiana; and
Wigfall, of
Texas.
