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  1. As of September 18, 1862, when lieutenant generals were authorized, the Confederate States Army had four grades of general officers; they were (in order of increasing rank) brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, and general.

  2. The following list shows the names of substantive, full grade general officers (Regular U.S. Army or U.S. Volunteers) effectively appointed, nominated, confirmed and commissioned (by signed and sealed document) who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. [1] . Many commissions were antedated.

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    Brigadier general, USV (November 10, ...
    Major, USA (November 12, 1861) Brigadier ...
    Brig. Gen., USV (May 17, 1861)
    Major general, USV (May 16, 1861)
  3. Officers wore, according to regulations, a combination of several rank indicators on their uniform. The primary insignia was a number of bars or stars worn on the collar of the uniform coat or tunic. This was occasionally substituted for, or coupled with, shoulder straps.

  4. Serving US Army officers, former US Army officers, Mexican-American War veterans, and military school graduates filled most of the higher positions as Colonels and as General Officers. Some foreign émigrés, many with military training, found positions.