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Major-Generals, in Order of Rank.

Order of RankName.State.To whom to report.Date of Appointment.Date of Rank.Date of Confirmation.Date of Acceptance.Remarks.
1David E. TwiggsGeorgia May 22, 1861.May 22, 1861.Aug. 29, 1861. Died July 15th, 1862; in command, at New Orleans, of the Military Department of Louisiana.
2Leonidas PolkLouisiana June 25, 1861.June 25, 1861.Aug. 29, 1861. Promoted Lieutenant-General October 10, 1862; commanding First corps, Army of the Mississippi, composed of the divisions of Clark and Cheatham, and Maxey's detached brigade; originally assigned to command of Department No. 2, comprising the defences of the Mississippi river; also in command of the Armies of Mississippi and Kentucky on the retreat from Kentucky.
3Braxton BraggLouisiana Sept. 12, 1861.Sept. 12, 1861.Dec. 13, 1861. Promoted General C. S. A. April 12, 1862; commanding Army of Tennessee, &c., &c.
4Earl Van DornMississippi Sept. 19, 1861.Sept. 19, 1861.Dec. 13, 1861. Commanding Army of the District of the Mississippi.
5Gustavus W. SmithKentucky Sept. 19, 1861.Sept. 19, 1861.Dec. 13, 1861. Resigned February 17, 1863; assigned to the command of the Second corps Army of the Potomac; afterwards in command of the First division in General J. E. Johnston's Army of Virginia; subsequently relieved General Holmes of the command at Fredericksburg; at Yorktown commanded division composed of the brigades of Whiting, Hood, Hampton, Pettigrew and Hatton, &c., &c.
6Theophilus H. HolmesN. Carolina Oct. 7, 1861.Oct. 7, 1861.Dec. 13, 1861. Promoted Lieutenant-General October 10, 1862; assigned to the command of Confederate forces in North Carolina; subsequently in command of the District of Arkansas, &c., &c.; at one time in command of Daniel's, Walker's and Wise's brigades, Army of Northern Virginia.
7William J. HardeeGeorgia Oct. 7, 1861.Oct. 7, 1861.Dec. 13, 1861. Promoted Lieutenant-General October 10, 1862; commanding Third corps, Army of the Mississippi, composed of the brigades of Leddell, Cleburne, Wood, Marmaduke and Hawthorne.
8Benjamin HugerS. Carolina Oct. 7, 1861.Oct. 7, 1861.Dec. 13, 1861. In command at Norfolk, Virginia; division in the field near Richmond, Va., composed of the brigades of Mahone, Wright, Blanchard and Armistead.
9James LongstreetAlabama Oct. 7, 1861.Oct. 7, 1861.Dec. 13, 1861. Promoted Lieutenant-General October 9, 1862; commanding First corps Army of Northern Virginia, &c., &c.; division composed of the brigades of Kemper, Pickett, Wilcox, Anderson, Prvor and Featherston; Army of Northern Virginia.
10J. Bankhead MagruderVirginia Oct. 7, 1861.Oct. 7, 1861.Dec. 13, 1861. On duty on the Peninsula; subsequently in command of the District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.
11Mansfield LovellMaryland Oct. 7, 1861.Oct. 7, 1861.Dec. 13, 1861. In command of New Orleans, &c., &c.; afterwards in command of First division, Army of the District of Mississippi, composed of the brigades of Rust, Villepique and Bowen.
12Thomas J. JacksonVirginia Oct. 7, 1861.Oct. 7, 1861.Dec. 13, 1861. Promoted Lieutenant-General October 10, 1862; assigned to the command of the Army of the Monongahela; later command consisted of the divisions of A. P. Hill, Ewell, Rodes, and Jackson's old division.
13E. Kirby SmithFlorida Oct. 11, 1861.Oct. 11, 1861.Dec. 13, 1861. Promoted Lieutenant-General October 9, 1862; commanded reserve division, Army of the Potomac, consisting of Trimble's, Taylor's and Eizey's brigades.

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