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|'''[[Union Army|Union]] generalsGenerals:'''
|[[#Union-A|A]]
|[[#Union-B|B]]
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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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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(November 29, 1862)
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| Commission never confirmed by Senate, expired March 4, 1863<br>Resigned, March 6, 1863<br>Warner lists as brig. gen., Eicher does not
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| [[File:Alexander Hays.jpg|75px]]
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| Youngest Major General<br>MOH, [[Battle of Pea Ridge]]
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| [[File:Colonel Sylvester G Hill USA.JPG|75px]]
| [[Sylvester G. Hill|Hill, Sylvester Gardner]]
| Colonel, USV
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(December 15, 1864)
| KIA, [[Battle of Nashville]] (December 15, 1864)
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| [[File:Gen-EWHinks.jpg|75px]]
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| [[File:William Hoffman (Union Army).jpg|75px]]
| [[William Hoffman (U.S. Army)|Hoffman, William]]
| Colonel, USA
| Major general, USA<br>(March 13, 1865)
| USMA, 1829<br>Commissary-General of Prisoners
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| [[File:Joseph Holt.jpg|75px]]
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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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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(May 17, 1861)
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| KIA, [[Battle of Chantilly]] (September 1, 1862)<br>posthumous appt. Maj. Gen. USV confirmed March 9, 1863
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| [[File:WHKeim.jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(October 23, 1865)
| Major general, USV<br>(March 13, 1865)
| U.S. Congressman from [[New York (state)|New York]] <br>(1865–1873, 1877–1893, 1897–1906)
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| [[File:William Scott Ketchum.jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(August 1, 1863)
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| Resigned February 3, 1864; Warner lists;<br>Eicher shows as not confirmed
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| [[File:HughJudsonKilpatrick.jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(May 17, 1861)
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| USMA, 1833<br>Resigned October 1863<br>[[Ambassadors of the United States|U.S. minister]] to the [[Papal States]] (1863–1867)<br>Appointed minister in 1861, <br>took a [[leave of absence]] to join the Army
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| [[File:KIRBY, Edmund (01).jpg|104x104px]]
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| DOW, [[Battle of Stones River]] (w. December 31, 1862, d. July 21, 1863)
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| [[File:John Howard Kitching.jpg|75px]]
| [[J. Howard Kitching|Kitching, John Howard]]
| Colonel, USV<br>(April 26, 1863)
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(August 1, 1864)
| DOW, [[Battle of Cedar Creek]] (w. October 19, 1864, d. January 10, 1865)
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| [[File:Joseph F Knipe.jpg|75px]]
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| Colonel, USV<br>(1861)
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(March 2, 1865)
| First cousin of [[Frédéric Chopin]]<br>Appointment as brigadier general, USV (November 29, 1862)<br>not confirmed expired March 4, 1863, but <br>served at that rankgrade most ofuntil the warAtlanta campaign<br>Warner lists
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| KIA, [[Battle of Cedar Creek]] (October 19, 1864)
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| [[File:Colonel Thomas John Lucas USA.JPG|75px]]
| [[Thomas John Lucas|Lucas, Thomas John]]
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(November 10, 1864)
| Major general, USV<br>(March 26, 1865)
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| [[File:nathaniel lyon small.jpg|75px]]
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| Major general, USA<br>(March 13, 1865)
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| [[File:James A. Mulligan.jpg|75px]]
| [[James A. Mulligan|Mulligan, James Adelbert]]
| Colonel, USV
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(July 23, 1864)
| DOW, [[Second Battle of Kernstown]] (w. July 23, 1864, d. July 26, 1864)
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| [[File:Albert J. Myer - Brady-Handy.jpg|75px]]
| [[Albert J. Myer|Myer, Albert James]]
| Colonel, USV<br>(March 13, 1863)
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(March 13, 1865)
| [[Signal Corps (United States Army)|Chief Signal Officer]] (1860–1863, 1866–1880)<br>Namesake of [[Fort Myer]], Virginia
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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(July 26, 1865)
| Major general, USV<br>(March 13, 1865)
| Postwar appointment, resigned January 1, 1866<br>before Senate confirmation February 23, 1866<br>Warner, Eicher list
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| [[File:Eord.jpg|75px]]
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| [[File:Robert Patterson.jpg|75px]]
| [[Robert Patterson|Patterson, Robert]]
| Major general, USVPennsylvania Volunteers
| Mexican-American War veteran<br>Returned to duty with PA volunteers<ref>Ranked April 15, 1861; Eicher 2001, p. 763.</ref>
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| Commanded [[Army of the Shenandoah (Union)|Department of Pennsylvania]]<br>Failed to retake Harpers Ferry or<br>stop Stonewall Jackson move; Discharged July, 1861<br>Father of [[Francis E. Patterson]]<br>; Father-in-law of [[John Joseph Abercrombie]]
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| [[File:Brig. Gen. Gabriel René Paul.jpg|75px]]
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| Brigadier general, USA<br>(February 16, 1865)<br>Brigadier general, USV<br>(April 18, 1863)
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| USMA, 1834<br>Retired February 16, 1865, due to blinding at [[Battle of Gettysburg]] (July 1, 1863)<br>USMA, 1834<br>Original appointment as brigadier general, USV (September 5, 1862)<br>not confirmed, expired March 4, 1863
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| [[File:JJPeck.jpg|75px]]
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| First Lieutenant, USA<br>(May 14, 1861)<br>Brigadier general, USV<br>(July 27, 1865)
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| Postwar appointment, nominated January 13, 1866<br>confirmed February 23, 1866; Warner, Eicher list
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| [[File:John smith phelps.jpg|75px]]
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| [[Orlando Poe|Poe, Orlando Metcalfe]]
| Captain, USA<br>Brigadier general, USV<br>(November 29, 1862)
| Brigadier general, USA (March 13, 1865)
| USMA, 1856<br>Volunteer appointment expired March 4, 1863, not confirmed
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| [[File:GenJohnPope.jpeg|75px]]
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| Major general, USA<br>(March 13, 1865)
| USMA, 1820<br>Retired September 12, 1864<br>[[United States Army Ordnance Corps|Chief of Ordnance]] (1863–1864)
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|[[File:Captain Alanson Merwin Randol, US Army.jpg|106x106px]]
|[[Alanson Merwin Randol|Randol, Alanson Merwin]]
|Captain, USA
(October 11, 1862)
 
Colonel, USV
 
(December 23, 1864)
|Brigadier general, USV
(March 13, 1865)
|USMA, 1860
1st United States Artillery (1861–1864)
 
Colonel, [[2nd New York Cavalry Regiment|2nd New York Volunteer Cavalry]] (1864–1865)
 
U.S. Army career officer, died May 7, 1887
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| [[File:TEGRansom.jpg|75px]]
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| Forced to resign August 10, 1863<br>Grandson of [[Paul Revere]]<br>Cousin of [[Paul J. Revere|Paul Joseph Revere]]
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| [[Paul Joseph Revere|Revere, Paul Joseph]]
| Colonel, USV
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(July 2, 1863)
| DOW, [[Battle of Gettysburg]] (w. July 2, 1863, d. July 4, 1863)<br>Grandson of [[Paul Revere]]<br>Cousin of [[Joseph Warren Revere (general)|Joseph Warren Revere]]
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| [[File:J Renyolds.jpg|75px]]
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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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| Captain, USA<br>(May 14, 1861)<br>Colonel, USV (March 4, 1863)
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| USMA, 1856<br>Appointed Brigadierbrig. generalgen., USV (October 18, 1863) but, not confirmed by U.S. Senate before his death one month later. Despite being listed<br>Listed as a "might have been" by Eicher, 2001, pp. 609-610, because not confirmed<br>Warner, 1964, pp. 419-420 lists him as a brig. gen. without qualification.<br />DOW, [[Siege of Knoxville]] (w. November 18, 1863, d. November 19, 1863)
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| [[File:Rufus Saxton, Union General.jpg|75px]]
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| Captain, USA<br>(May 13, 1861)<br>Brigadier general, USV<br>(April 15, 1862)
| Brigadier general, USA<br>(April 9, 1865)<br>Major general, USV<br>(January 12, 1865)
| USMA, 1849<br>MOH for defense of [[Harpers Ferry, West Virginia|Harper's Ferry]] <br>during [[Jackson's Valley Campaign]] (May 26–30, 1862)
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| [[File:EPScammon.jpg|75px]]
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| Major general, USA<br>(June 25, 1841)
| Lieutenant general, USA<br>(March 29, 1847)
| Retired November 1, 1861<br>[[Commanding General of the United States Army|General-in-Chief]] (1841–1861)<br>Twice received the [[Congressional Gold Medal]] <br>(November 3, 1814; March 9, 1848)<br>Author of the [[Anaconda Plan]] to defeat the Confederacy
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| [[File:John Sedgwick.png|75px]]
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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>(March 20, 1863)
| Major general, USV<br>(November 29, 1865)
| Original appointment as brigadierbrig. generalgen., USV (September 29, 1862) expired March 4, 1863<br>Congressional Delegate from the [[Wisconsin|Wisconsin Territory]] (1848–1849)<br>Congressional Delegate from the [[Minnesota|Minnesota Territory]] (1849–1853)<br>1st [[Governor of Minnesota]] (1858–1860)
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| [[File:Daniel Edgar Sickles.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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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(March 5, 1862)
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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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| Brigadier general, USV<br>(March 14, 1863)
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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)
| Brigadier general, USV<br>(February 18, 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>(September 28, 1861)
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| BrigadierAppointed general,brig. USVgen. Appointed brigadier general, US VolunteersUSV by President Abraham Lincoln on, September 28, 1861, and was in charge<br>Command of Benton Barracks, and the districtsDistricts of Cairo and St Louis. <br>Resigned his commission on October 20, 1863.
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| [[File:DavidStuartMI.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:David 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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