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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 ...
They, along with many generals and commanders, both major and minor, were the commanders that led the troops and helped decide the outcome of most civil war battles. Here is a list of important civil war generals and commanders, along with links to more information and articles about each one.
S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z. 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]
ImageNameBrigadier general, USV (November 10, ...Major, USA (November 12, 1861) Brigadier ...Brig. Gen., USV (May 17, 1861)Major general, USV (May 16, 1861)When the war began, the American standing army or "Regular army" consisted of only 1080 commissioned officers and 15,000 enlisted men. Although 142 regular officers became Union generals during the war, most remained "frozen" in their regular units. That stated, most of the major Union wartime commanders had previous regular army ...
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Learn about the generals, soldiers, and everyday citizens—such as Ulysses S. Grant, Clara Barton, and Jefferson Davis—who played a part in the American Civil War.
Below are the top 10 generals who fought in the American Civil War and led armies on both sides. 1 – Ulysses S. Grant. Grant served as the Commander-in-Chief to the Union Army and led the North to victory in the Civil War. He later became the 18th President of the United States (he served as President from 1869-1877).
