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Considered by Confederate States President Jefferson Davis to be the finest general officer in the Confederacy before the later emergence of Robert E. Lee, he was killed early in the Civil War at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6, 1862. Johnston was the highest-ranking officer on either side killed during the war.
See incomplete appointments section in List of American Civil War Generals (Acting Confederate). Martin, William T. Brigadier general rank, nom: December 2, 1862 conf: April 22, 1863 Major general rank: November 10, 1863 nom: November 12, 1863 conf: January 25, 1864 Captain, Mississippi Cavalry, July 8, 1861. Jeff Davis Legion, major, October ...
John Bell Hood (June 1 [2] or June 29, [3] 1831 – August 30, 1879) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. Hood's impetuosity led to high losses among his troops as he moved up in rank. Bruce Catton wrote that "the decision to replace Johnston with Hood was probably the single largest mistake that either government made ...
After Virginia declared secession from the United States, he entered the Confederate States Army as one of its most senior general officers during the American Civil War. From 1888 to 1889 he was a vice president, from 1889 to 1890 president, of the Aztec Club of 1847 .
John Bankhead Magruder (May 1, 1807 [N 1] – February 18, 1871) often referred to as "Prince John Magruder", was an American and Confederate military officer. A graduate of West Point, Magruder served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848) and was a prominent Confederate Army general during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
The list of American Civil War (Civil War) generals has been divided into five articles: an introduction on this page, a list of Union Army generals, a list of Union brevet generals, a list of Confederate Army generals and a list of prominent acting Confederate States Army generals, which includes officers appointed to duty by E. Kirby Smith, officers whose appointments were never confirmed or ...
American Civil War Edward "Allegheny" Johnson (April 16, 1816 – March 2, 1873) was a United States Army officer and Confederate general in the American Civil War . Highly rated by Robert E. Lee, he was made a divisional commander under Richard S. Ewell .
James Longstreet (January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War and was the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse".