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|'''[[Union Army|Union]] generalsGenerals:'''
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| USMA, 1856<br>DOW, [[Battle of Fredericksburg]] (w. December 13, 1862, d. December 14, 1862)
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| [[File:Gen-GLBeal.jpg|75px]]▼
 
| [[George Lafayette Beal|Beal, George Lafayette]]
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(November 30, 1864)
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| USMA, 1841<br>Commissioner on Lincoln assassination trial
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| [[File:Joshua B. Howell (1806–1864).png|75px]]
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| [[Joshua B. Howell|Howell, Joshua B.]]
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(September 12, 1864)
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| [[File:John Cleveland Robinson.jpg|75px]]
| [[John C. Robinson|Robinson, John Cleveland]]
| Captain, USA<br>Brigadier general, USV<br>(April 28, 18611862)
| Major general, USA<br>Major general, USV
| MOH, [[Battle of Laurel Hill]] (May 8, 1864)<br>USMA (class of 1839), dismissed 1836<br>Commander-in-chief, GAR (1877–1879)
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| USMA, 1837<br>KIA, [[Battle of Spotsylvania Court House]] (May 9, 1864)<br>Highest-ranked Union general KIA
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| [[William Joyce Sewell|Sewell, William Joyce]]
| Colonel, USV<br>(October 1, 1864)
| Major general, USV<br>(March 13, 1865)▼
| MOH, [[Battle of Chancellorsville]] (May 3, 1863)<br>U.S. Senator from [[New Jersey]] (1881–1887, 1895–1901)
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| [[File:Seward, William Henry, Jr..jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(October 27, 1863)
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| AppointmentNot confirmed; appointment expired July 4, 1864
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| [[File:George F Shepley.jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(September 19, 1862)
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(March 13, 1865)
| AppointmentNot confirmed; appointment expired March 4, 1863
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| [[File:John E Smith.jpg|75px]]
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| Arrested February 6, 1864 for insubordination;<br>Court-martialed and dismissed from service August 30, 1864
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| [[George E. Spencer|Spencer, George Eliphaz]]
| Colonel, USV<br>(September 11, 1863)
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(March 13, 1865)
| U.S. Senator from [[Alabama]] (1868–1879)
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| [[File:Francis Barreto Spinola.jpg|75px]]
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| KIA, [[Battle of Spotsylvania Court House]] (May 10, 1864)<br>Original appointment as brigadier general, USV (December 24, 1862)<br>expired March 4, 1863
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| [[File:Charles John Stolbrand.jpg|75px]]▼
| [[Charles J. Stolbrand|Stolbrand, Charles John]]<br>(b. Möller, Carl Johan; later:<br>Ståhlbrand, Carl Johan)▼
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(February 18, 1865)
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| USMA, 1835; postwar appointment but listed by Eicher and Warner
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▲| [[File:Charles John Stolbrand.jpg|75px]]
▲| [[Charles J. Stolbrand|Stolbrand, Charles John]]<br>(b. Möller, Carl Johan; later:<br>Ståhlbrand, Carl Johan)
▲| MajorBrigadier general, USV<br>(MarchFebruary 1318, 1865)
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| [[File:C P Stone UA ACW.jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(November 5, 1862)
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| USMA, 1859<br>VolunteerNot confirmed, appointment expired March 4, 1863<br>Captured by [[John S. Mosby]]
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| [[File:GCStrong.jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(November 29, 1862)
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| AppointmentNot confirmed, appointment expired March 4, 1863<br>Resigned April 3, 1863<br>U.S. Congressman from [[Michigan]] (1853–1855)
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| [[File:Samuel D. Sturgis - Brady-Handy.jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(April 28, 1862)
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| U.S. Naval Academy, 1848<br>Resigned May 11, 1865
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| [[Peter John Sullivan|Sullivan, Peter John]]
| Colonel, USV<br>(January 30, 1862)
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(March 13, 1865)
| Resigned August 7, 1863<br>[[United States Ambassador to Colombia|U.S. minister to Colombia]] (1867–1869)
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| [[File:BG Alfred Sully.jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(September 7, 1862)
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| Resigned January 19, 1863<br>Appointment withdrawn February 12, 1865<br>Warner lists; Eicher lists as "might have been"<br>U.S. Congressman from [[New York (state)|New York]] (1865–1867)
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| [[File:WRTerrill.jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(March 13, 1863)
| Major general, USV<br>(March 13, 1865)
| Original appointment as brigadierbrig. general,gen. USV (October 4, 1862) expired March 4, 1863<br>[[Governor of Wyoming|Territorial Governor of Wyoming]] (1875–1878)<br>[[Governor of Nebraska]] (1887–1891); remained.<br>Remained in office until February 8, 1892, claiming successor was not a U.S. citizen
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| [[File:SylvanusThayer.jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USA<br>(May 31, 1863)
| Retired June 1, 1863<br>[[Superintendent of the United States Military Academy|Superintendent, USMA]] (1817–1833)<br>Longest-serving West Point superintendent<br>Oldest officer brevetted brigadier general
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| [[Charles Thomas (ACW)|Thomas, Charles]]
| Colonel, USA
| Major general, USA<br>(March 13, 1865)
| Acting [[Quartermaster General (United States)|Quartermaster General]]
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| [[File:George Henry Thomas - Brady-Handy.jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(September 7, 1861)
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| USMA, 1814<br>Not confirmed, appointment withdrawn<br>at own request, February 27, 1862.<br>Resigned April 17, 1862
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| [[File:Brigadier General William Badger Tibbits of Co. G, 2nd New York Infantry Regiment and 21st New York Cavalry Regiment in uniform with sword) - Brady's National Photographic Portrait LCCN2016652232.tif|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(September 19, 1861)
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| USMA, 1837<br>Appointment as brigadierbrig. generalgen., USV expired June 17, 1862<br>Congressional Delegate to Congress for the [[Dakota Territory]] (1861–1863, 1864–1865)<br>Cousin of [[Mary Todd Lincoln]]
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| [[File:A T A Torbert.jpg|75px]]
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| Captain, USA<br>(September 25, 1861)<br>Brigadier general, USV<br>(November 29, 1862)
| Major general, USA<br>(March 13, 1865)<br>Major general, USV<br>(March 13, 1865)
| USMA, 1855<br>Also nominated and, confirmed as first1st lieutenantlt., CSA (March 18, 1861); <br>refused appointment
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| [[File:Joseph Gilbert Totten.jpg|75px]]
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| Major general, USA<br>(March 13, 1865)<br>Major general, USV<br>(March 13, 1865)
| USMA, 1841<br>[[Superintendent of the United States Military Academy|Superintendent, USMA]] (July, 1864-September, 1864)
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| [[File:Bv't Brig. Gen. Henry E. Tremain, Major in 73rd N.Y. Inf LCCN2003653781.tif|75px]]
| [[Henry E. Tremain|Tremain, Henry Edwin]]
| Major, USV
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(November 30, 1865)
| MOH, [[Battle of Resaca]] (May 15, 1864)
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| [[File:John Basil Turchin (cropped).jpg|75px]]
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| [[Adolph von Steinwehr|Von Steinwehr, Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich, Baron]]
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(October 12, 1861)
| Eicher lists as "Steinwehr"
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| Resigned July 3, 1865
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| [[Melancthon S. Wade|Wade, Melancthon Smith]]
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(October 1, 1861)
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| Not confirmed, nomination rejected March 13, 1862<br>Warner includes as "mustered in"<br>Eicher mentions nomination rejection<br>Resigned March 18, 1862
| Resigned March 18, 1862
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| [[File:JSWadsworthBGenleft.JPG|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(August 9, 1861)
| Major general, USV<br>(May 6, 1864)
| Full promotion to Major general, USV (May 5, 1864) <br>posthumously revoked, &brevet substituted with brevet<br />DOW, [[Battle of the Wilderness]] (w. May 6, 1864, d. May 8, 1864)
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| [[File:GeorgeDWagner.jpg|75px]]
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| DOW, [[Battle of Shiloh]] (w. April 7, 1862, d. April 10, 1862)
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| [[File:George Hull Ward 1861.jpg|75px]]
| [[George Hull Ward|Ward, George Hull]]
| Colonel, USV
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(March 13, 1865)
| DOW, [[Battle of Gettysburg]] (w. July 2, 1863, d. July 3, 1863)
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| [[File:JHHWard-ACWstanding.jpg|75px]]
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| Captain, USA<br>(May 14, 1861)<br>Brigadier general, USV<br>(June 6, 1863)
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| USMA, 1854<br>KIA, [[Battle of Gettysburg]]<br>appointed, (Julynot 2confirmed<br>Warner lists, 1863)Eicher lists as "might have been"
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| [[File:Godfrey Weitzel - Brady-Handy.jpg|75px]]
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| U.S. Congressman from [[Michigan]] (1875–1879)
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▲| [[File:Gen-GLBealDavid Henry Williams.jpg|75px]]
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| [[David H. Williams|Williams, David Henry]]
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(November 29, 1862)
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| AppointmentNot confirmed, appointment expired March 4, 1863
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(November 29, 1862)
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| USMA (class of 1843), withdrew July, 1840<br>Resigned November 27, 1862<br>Appointment expiredafter resignation<br>"Negated" by U.S. Senate March 9, 1863
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| [[File:General Seth Williams-01.jpg|75px]]
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| [[File:General Thomas Williams.tif|75px]]
| [[Thomas Williams (Union general)|Williams, Thomas]]
| Major, USA<br>(May 14, 1861)<br>Brigadier general, USV<br>(September 28, 1861)
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| Major general, USA
| USMA, 1860
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| [[File:Gen. Frederick Winthrop - NARA - 527136 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Frederick Winthrop|Winthrop, Frederick]]
| Colonel, USV
| Major general, USV<br>(April 1, 1865)
| KIA, [[Battle of Five Forks]] (April 1, 1865)
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| [[File:I J Wistar BGEN UA ACW.JPG|75px]]
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