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Notes One of three Confederate Lt. Generals without prior military training, with Richard Taylor and Bedford Forrest Further reading Boykin, Edward Beefsteak Raid New York, Funk & Wagnalls 1960 Wellman, Manly Wade Giant in Gray : a biography of Wade Hampton of South Carolina Dayton OH, Morningside Bookshop 1980 Name HANSON, Roger Weightman "Old ...
Ranking the Full Generals of the Confederacy. 1 - Robert E. Lee Lee's position is unassailable as the top general of the Confederacy. He achieved more success than any other Army Commanders and was the most consistant of them.
Find out who were the last ten Confederate generals to survive after the war, and how long they lived. See the list, the sources, and the comments from CivilWarTalk forum members.
Notes One of three Confederate Lt. Generals without prior military training, with Richard Taylor and Bedford Forrest Further reading Boykin, Edward Beefsteak Raid New York, Funk & Wagnalls 1960 Wellman, Manly Wade Giant in Gray : a biography of Wade Hampton of South Carolina Dayton OH, Morningside Bookshop 1980 Name HANSON, Roger Weightman "Old ...
CivilWarTalk users debate which Confederate general had the greatest potential to contribute to the Confederate cause after Gettysburg. They mention Pender, Pettigrew, Garnett, Armistead, Barksdale and Semmes.
Name MAGRUDER, John Bankhead "Prince John" Born May 1 1807, Port Royal VA Died February 18 1871, Houston TX Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1830, Seminole War, Mexican War, artillery duty, resigned April 1861. War Service May 1861 Col., Big Bethel, June 1861 Brig. Gen., October...
War Service April 1861 Maj. Gen. of Georgia state volunteers, May 1861 Brig. Gen. in Confederate army, resigned this commission October 1861, commissioned Maj. Gen. of Georgia state troops, March 1863 Brig. Gen. in Confederate army, May 1863 Maj. Gen., commanded Walker’s Bde in Vicksburg campaign, commanded Reserve Corps at Chickamauga ...
The average number of killed in the Confederate regiments was something less than 150. The desperate character of the fighting entailed a large loss of life upon the general officers. The following list has been compiled from the official reports, but some names may possibly have been omitted. CONFEDERATE GENERALS KILLED OR MORTALLY WOUNDED IN ...
92 Confederate generals were born in Virginia and 69 of who were residents of Virginia. Anyone want to tell us which state was in 2nd place? 5 Confederate generals were born in Ireland, what European nations provided the other 4 foreign born Confederate generals?
Bruce Allardice seems to have a monopoly on recent Confederate reference works, with an assist from Lawrence Lee Hewitt. Kentuckians in Gray: Confederate Generals and Field Officers in the Bluegrass State and Confederate Colonels: A Biographical Register were both projects released in late 2008 by that author.