List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)

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This is a list of American Civil War brevet generals that served the Union Army. This list of brevet major generals or brevet brigadier generals currently contains a section which gives the names of officers who held lower actual or substantive grades (often referred to as ranks) in the Union Army, were not promoted to full actual or substantive grade generals during or immediately after the war, [1] but were awarded the grade of brevet major general or brevet brigadier general, almost always in recognition of service, not as any form of promotion. The first section shows these officers' actual grades and regiments or assignments. Dates in the list are explained below.

Contents

The lists of general officers who were in active service as or were promoted to the grade of brigadier general or major general, or in the case of Ulysses S. Grant, lieutenant general, in the Regular Army of the United States at the start of or during the Civil War and of officers who were appointed as brigadier generals or major generals in the volunteer forces which constituted most of the Union Army, who were awarded brevet general grades have been moved to a draft user page for revision and reduction in length. Information on brevet appointments or awards for these officers still may be found at List of American Civil War Generals (Union).

A small number of these awards were made before the generals who received them were promoted to full actual grade generals. Many of the awards were brevet major general grades given to full, actual grade regular army or volunteer force brigadier generals. Some volunteer generals also received brevet awards of general officer grades in the Regular Army of the United States, which were higher awards than brevet awards in the volunteer services. The second and third sections have (or will have) the appointment dates for full general promotions since the officers often began acting in the capacity of general officers before they were confirmed and commissioned. These sections have the same information concerning and dates of the brevet awards as have those in the first section.

Rank dates, other dates

Confusion as to the date of a promotion or a brevet award can result because the date often given in connection with an officer's promotion or award is the date of rank. The appointment, nomination, confirmation and commissioning of most Civil War brevet awards occurred in the years 1866 through 1869 but the great majority of these were antedated for purposes of rank to the "omnibus" date of March 13, 1865. Nonetheless, the date shown together with the brevet award grade in the list is the date of rank, which is simply a date marking seniority or precedence in rank. The date of rank of a promotion or brevet award often is the date associated with the promotion or award in reference to the officer who received the promotion or award in writings about the person or the war. Thus, the rank date is included in the sections of the list below with the grade because of its frequent use in reference to an officer's brevet awards, not because the date of rank is usually any of the significant dates in the process of promotion or award of appointment, nomination, confirmation or commission. Since commission dates are not easily obtained and are usually near the U.S. Senate confirmation dates for brevet awards, which are found in Eicher, Civil War High Commands (2001) and other sources, brevet award confirmation dates are shown for each officer's awards. These dates are frequently the approximate effective date of the appointment or award. The further step of commissioning almost always took place, barring death of the nominee, without great delay, usually within one or a few weeks. Other dates are not shown below due to the absence of ready access to information about appointment dates for brevet awards and to save space.

Some additional significant dates for some officers are shown in the notes, including some appointment or nomination dates if made by President Abraham Lincoln and the date an officer left the service. An appointment or nomination made by President Lincoln means the officer could have exercised command at his brevet grade, if so assigned, and been referred to as a general during the course of the war.

A date in parentheses after "nomination" is the first date the appointment was submitted to the U.S. Senate for confirmation. That nomination was not acted upon or improved and had to be resubmitted (sometimes twice). The date following the date in parentheses is the date of the nomination which Congress acted upon.

Purpose, significance and effect of award

President Lincoln commissioned only 58 brevet grade generals. [2] A few of these awards were even issued posthumously although death of the nominee would usually end the promotion or award process. The list notes (or will note) the officers who were nominated for brevet awards by President Lincoln and confirmed by the U.S. Senate before April 1865. All of the other awards were made by President Andrew Johnson and confirmed by the U.S. Senate during Johnson's term of office. Thus, Civil War brevet awards were almost always honors without any command, operational or assignment significance or extra compensation since the war was over when most of the awards were confirmed and the awards were issued. Most of the officers nominated for brevet awards had been mustered out, or were supernumeraries soon to be mustered out, when the awards were confirmed. Many awards were made to lower grade staff officers for faithful and efficient services.

A few of the brevet generals appointed by President Lincoln did perform valuable service in general officer positions. Their authority was enhanced by assignment to positions with general officer responsibilities, mostly during the last months of the war, by General Grant. Some of the brevet generals appointed later may have served in general officer jobs, generally for short periods of time, during the war. The brevet awards could not convert these officers into generals retroactively no matter how valuable their service may have been. Many other officers with lower full, permanent grades also rendered distinguished temporary service in higher grade assignments without receiving brevet awards so caution must be made about exaggerating the significance of the later brevet award. It may be noted that over 6,000 brevet awards of grades below general were awarded during and after the Civil War. Many of these awards were made to regular army officers with lower permanent grades who were serving in higher grades in the volunteer force or to officers who also received brevet general awards.

The only medal available for award to soldiers of the Union Army was the Medal of Honor so brevet awards were prized as a mark of distinguished service, especially for officers who served with distinction but did not perform the heroic acts on the battlefield. These heroic acts were almost always the basis for the Medal of Honor.

Award process

In outline, the main steps of the promotion or brevet award process were as follows. After a candidate for a general officer commission or brevet award was selected, the Secretary of War, on behalf of the President, would send the candidate an appointment letter. The candidate would be asked to communicate acceptance of the appointment or award, attest to the oath of office and report to a named officer for orders. The letter would note that the appointment was contingent on the President nominating and the U.S. Senate confirming the promotion or award. Nonetheless, the candidate often received orders to begin acting in the appointed office pending the President's nomination and the Senate's confirmation or rejection of the nomination. If a nominee was confirmed, the President and Secretary of War (or of the Navy) would sign and seal a commission and transmit it to the nominee. The appointment was not official or complete until all the steps in the process were completed and the commission was conveyed in writing. Usually this occurred soon after the confirmation of the promotion or award, often within about a week. Since most of the brevet awards were made after the end of the war, candidates would not be told to report to a senior officer for orders unless they were still on duty and might be given some higher or different assignment. Full grade promotions supersede brevet grade promotions and promotions in the regular army supersede promotions to equivalent or lower rank in the volunteer forces.

Definitions, abbreviations

Following the usage of the Eichers in Civil War High Commands, "grade" signifies the position or level in the officer hierarchy (e.g. brigadier general, major general) and "rank" refers to the order of precedence within the grade, signified by the date from which the award "ranks", regardless of the actual date of appointment by the President of the United States or confirmation by the United States Senate. As the Eichers acknowledge, "rank" is commonly used in reference to an officer's grade despite their explanation of the different terms for military officers' positions and precedence. The Eichers effort to change the common usage of the word "rank" for grade is probably futile. This usage can be found in documents that even precede the Civil War. A change in usage might create more confusion than it eliminates but "grade" will be used on this page, especially in the column headings, since the reason for this use is explained in this introduction.

Some abbreviations are used in the entries, especially the notes, to keep the entries more compact. The abbreviation USA means the grade was awarded in the regular United States Army. The abbreviation USV (United States Volunteers) means the grade was awarded in the volunteer army which constituted almost the entire Union Army. All brevet grades are shown with "brevet" or "bvt." Notes are limited for each entry and generally are in a few major categories to keep the size of a large page from increasing more. Many of the brevet (only) general officers and almost all of the regular army or volunteer army actual grade generals have individual pages devoted to them with more information. USMA indicates a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Medal of Honor awards are noted. A note is made for those killed in action or died of wounds received in action or otherwise died during the war. Resignation, retirement and muster out dates for volunteer officers are (or will be) noted, although they were omitted in the original version of the page. Pre-war and post-war state governors, U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives are noted. If a specific action is not noted as the reason for the award, it was for services which were described as "meritorious services" or "gallant and meritorious services" or "long and faithful services" or "faithful and meritorious services" "during the war" or some similar form of words, as also noted above. The List of American Civil War Generals (Union) and the individual pages for each general have more details about each officer so details and dates other than those mentioned in this introduction are omitted from the following list.

No Confederate brevet awards

The Confederate government did not award brevet grades to Confederate States Army officers although Confederate army regulations would have allowed them. [3]

Sources

The United States War Department sources (written by former Confederate Brigadier General Marcus Joseph Wright), in the references section, list the generals', and in the case of the Union generals, the brevet generals', grade, rank date, appointment date, and confirmation date. The Confederate generals list is included because it may be used as a reference in a few notes. The other six references have short summaries of each general's life and service. A few of the sources do not list every general, however. Some sources may have information that others do not. All the information in this list is from one or more of these references. The summaries in the references are in alphabetical order. Since the information in this article is from a limited number of sources, all of which are in alphabetical order, in-line notes have been largely omitted since the information is easily found on consecutive pages in one or more of the referenced books. A full listing of citations for each unique entry in one or more boxes for each general or brevet general would show thousands of citations, which would be a large use of space for little real return of information. The information in the list can easily be found and verified by anyone who has access to some or all of the six sources.

Union brevet generals: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

A

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Abbot, Henry Larcom Colonel 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 20, 1865
July 23, 1866
March 12, 1866
USMA, 1854. Mustered out of volunteers September 25, 1865.
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV for Overland Campaign and Petersburg.
Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1895.
Post-retirement promotion to brigadier general, USA, April 23, 1904.
Died October 1, 1927, aged 96.
Abbott, Henry Livermore Major 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 20, 1865Harvard University 1860. Killed at the Battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864.
Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864.
Posthumous brevet for the Wilderness.
Abbott, Ira Coray Colonel 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867Resigned December 22, 1864.
Abbott, Joseph Carter Colonel 7th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 15, 1865February 14, 1865Phillips Academy, 1846. Brevet for capture of Fort Fisher.
Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, January 23, 1865.
Mustered out July 17, 1865.
Abert, William Stretch Colonel 3rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Mustered out of volunteers September 18, 1865.
Died of yellow fever as Regular Army major, August 25, 1867.
Acker, George Sigourney Colonel 9th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
July 26, 1866
Brevet for Knoxville and Atlanta Campaigns especially,
Battles of Bean's Station and Cynthiana.
Resigned June 27, 1865.
Adams, Alonzo W. Colonel 1st Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867 Mexican–American War veteran. Mustered out June 27, 1865.
Adams, Jr., Charles Francis Colonel 5th (Colored) Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866Harvard University, 1856.
Grandson of President John Quincy Adams.
Brevet for Battle of Secessionville, Battle of South Mountain and
Battle of Antietam. Resigned August 1, 1865.
Adams, Charles Powell Lt. Colonel Hatch's Battalion, Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866Ohio Medical College, 1851. Mustered out April 26, 1866.
Adams, Charles W. Colonel 12th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 13, 1865March 3, 1865Son-in-law of U.S. Senator James H. Lane.
Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, February 20, 1865.
Mustered out June 30, 1865.
Adams, Robert Newton Colonel 81st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Miami University. Mustered out July 13, 1865.
Adams, William A.Colonel 145th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
April 10, 1866
Hanover College.
Award in both January and February, 1866, likely correction.
Mustered out January 21, 1866.
Agnus, Felix Major 165th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 16, 1869Born in France. College de Jolie Clair, Paris.
Served in French Army.
Resigned July 26, 1865.
Died October 31, 1925, aged 86.
Albright, Charles Colonel 202nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 7, 1865March 10, 1865Dickinson College.
U.S. House of Representatives, 18731875.
Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, March 7, 1865.
Mustered out August 3, 1865.
Alden, AlonzoColonel 169th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 15, 1865March 3, 1865Williams College.
Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, February 18, 1865.
Mustered out July 19, 1865.
Alexander, Andrew JonathanLt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 5, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 16, 1865
February 6, 1865
April 8, 1867
Centre College.
Brevet for Battle of Ebenezer Church, Alabama
and Battle of Columbus, Georgia.
USV nomination by Pres. Lincoln, January 6, 1865.
Retired as Regular Army lieutenant colonel, July 3, 1885.
Alexander, Barton Stone MajorCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865May 4, 1866USMA, 1842. Major, USA, March 3, 1863. Lt. Colonel, USA, March 7, 1867.
Died as Regular Army lieutenant colonel, December 17, 1878.
Alexander, Edmund Brooke Colonel 10th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, October 18, 1865July 25, 1866Born October 6, 1802, Haymarket, Virginia. USMA, 1823.
Mexican–American War veteran.
Retired as Regular Army colonel, February 22, 1869.
Died January 3, 1888, Washington, D.C.
Alger, Russell Alexander Colonel 5th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 11, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, June 11, 1865
March 12, 1866
March 2, 1867
Resigned September 20, 1864. Governor of Michigan, 18851887.
U.S. Secretary of War, 18971899.
U.S. Senator, 19021907 (died January 24).
Allaire, Anthony J. Lt. Colonel 133rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868Mustered out June 6, 1865.
Allcock, Thomas Lt. Colonel 4th Regiment New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Born January 27, 1815, Birmingham, England.
Brevet for Overland Campaign,
Siege of Petersburg.
Mustered out December 2, 1865.
Allen, HarrisonColonel 151st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867Mustered out July 31, 1863.
Allen, Thomas Scott Colonel 5th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Oberlin College. Mustered out August 2, 1864.
Ames, John Worthington Colonel 6th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 15, 1865February 23, 1865Harvard University, 1854.
Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, January 18, 1865.
Resigned October 4, 1866.
U.S. Surveyor-General for California.
Ames, WilliamLt. Colonel 3rd Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867Mustered out August 27, 1865.
Amory, Thomas Jonathan Coffin Colonel 17th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 1, 1864February 5, 1866
March 12, 1866
December 3, 1867
USMA, 1851. Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, October 1, 1864.
Posthumous brevet. Last confirmation corrected rank date.
U.S. Army major.
Died at Beaufort, North Carolina, October 7, 1864.
Anderson, Allen Latham Colonel 8th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866USMA, 1859. Mustered out of volunteers, November 10, 1865.
Resigned as U.S. Army captain, 1867.
Anderson, John Fromen MajorAide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867Son of Governor of Maine Hugh J. Anderson.
Resigned March 27, 1865.
Anderson, Nicholas Longworth Colonel 6th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1868
February 14, 1868
Harvard University, 1858. Bvt. Brig. Gen for Battle of Stone's River.
Bvt. Maj. Gen. for Battle of Chickamauga.
Mustered out June 23, 1864.
Anderson, William B. Colonel 60th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866McKendree College.
Resigned December 26, 1864.
U.S. House of Representatives, 1875–1877.
Andrews, Timothy Patrick ColonelPaymaster General, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, September 13, 1847July 14, 1848Born in Ireland in 1794.
War of 1812 veteran.
Commanded the Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen during the Mexican–American War.
Rejected award of Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, to date from March 13, 1865, because he already had such a brevet for the Battle of Chapultepec.
Retired as Regular Army colonel, November 1864.
Ankeny, Rollin Valentine Colonel 142nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Mustered out October 26, 1864.
Anthony, De Witt ClintonColonel 66th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867University of Louisville, 1850. Resigned March 24, 1864.
Appleton, John Francis Colonel81st Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866Bowdoin College, 1860. Resigned June 29, 1864.
Died August 31, 1870, aged 31.
Armstrong, Samuel Chapman Colonel 8th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Born January 26 or 30, 1839, Wailuku, Maui, Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).
Williams College, 1862. Mustered out November 10, 1865.
Founder of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia.
Askew, FranklinColonel 15th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 14, 1865March 12, 1866University of Michigan, 1858. Mustered out November 21, 1865.
Astor, III, John Jacob ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866Columbia University, 1839; Harvard Law School.
Also shown as John Jacob Astor, Jr.
Mustered out July 11, 1862.
Atkins, Smith Dykins Colonel 92nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 12, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
April 26, 1866
Rock River Seminary; editor; lawyer.
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by Pres. Lincoln, January 23, 1865.
Mustered out June 21, 1865.
Averill, John Thomas Colonel 6th Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 18, 1865March 12, 1866Maine Wesleyan Seminary. Mustered out September 28, 1865.
U.S. House of Representatives, 18711875.
Avery, Mathew HenryColonel 10th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Brevet for Battle of Sailor's Creek.
Mustered out July 19, 1865.
Avery, RobertLt. Colonel 102nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
July 26, 1866
March 28, 1867
Brevet for gallantry at Battle of Lookout Mountain (lost right leg).
USA brevets not confirmed. Retired as U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, 1870.
Later, lawyer, manufacturer, railroad official.
Post-retirement promotion to Colonel, USA, April 23, 1904.

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

B

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Babbitt, Edwin BurrColonelDeputy Quartermaster Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867 USMA, 1826.
Mexican–American War veteran.
Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1866.
Babcock, Orville Elias Lt. ColonelAide-de-Camp, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866Staff of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant,
March 29, 1864July 24, 1866.
Colonel, USA, ADC to General Grant,
July 25, 1866March 4, 1869.
Secretary to President Grant, 1869.
Drowned June 2, 1884.
Babcock, WilloughbyLt. Colonel 75th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 19, 1864March 24, 1868Brevet for conspicuous gallantry at Battle of Opequon
(Third Battle of Winchester, Virginia), mortally wounded.
Bache, Hartman ColonelCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865February 23, 1867USMA, 1818. Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1867.
Badeau, Adam Lt. Colonel and
Military Secretary
Additional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 2, 1867
March 13, 1867
February 14, 1868
Military Secretary to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV for Appomattox Campaign.
Baily, Silas Milton Colonel 8th Regiment Reserves Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866Brevet for Battle of the Wilderness
and Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
Baker, Benjamin FranklinColonel 43rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Baker, James Heaton Colonel 10th Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866 Minnesota Secretary of State
Ohio Secretary of State
Balch, Joseph P. Major 1st Rhode Island Detached Militia Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 25, 1868Mustered out of volunteers, August 2, 1861.
Bvt. Lt. Col. and Bvt. Col., March 13, 1865.
Baldey, George WashingtonLt. Colonel 65th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Mexican–American War veteran
Baldwin, Charles PierceLt. Colonel 11th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment Bvt. Brig. Gen., USV, April 1, 1865July 19, 1867Brevet for Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia
Baldwin, William H.Lt. Colonel 83rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 22, 1865March 12, 1866Brevet for charge at Battle of Fort Blakely, Alabama
Ball, William H.Colonel 122nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 19, 1864February 14, 1865Brevet for Richmond (Overland Campaign) and
Valley Campaigns of 1864.
Ballier, John FrederickColonel
Colonel
21st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment
98th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 13, 1864February 14, 1865Mexican–American War veteran.
Brevet for Richmond campaign (Overland Campaign).
Balloch, George WilliamsonChief Commissary of Subsistence XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Bangs, Isaac SparrowColonel81st Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
February 21, 1867
Brevet for Battle of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
Bankhead, Henry CaryLt. ColonelAsst. Inspector Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 1, 1865April 9, 1869Brevet for Battle of Five Forks, Virginia.
Banning, Henry B. Colonel
Colonel
121st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry
195th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
April 26, 1866
U.S. House of Representatives, 18731879.
Barber, Gershom MorseCaptain
Lt. Colonel
1st Battalion Ohio Sharpshooters
197th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Barnes, CharlesColonel 6th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 28, 1865March 12, 1866
Barnes, Joseph Henry Colonel 29th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 19, 1864August 19, 1864Brevet for the Battle of Globe Tavern
Barnett, JamesColonel1st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Light ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Barney, Albert MiltonColonel 142nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 11, 1865March 12, 1866
Barney, Benjamin Griffin Lt. Colonel2nd Provisional Regiment Pennsylvania
Volunteer Heavy Artillery
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867Brevet for Petersburg campaign.
Barney, Lewis Tappan CaptainAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1868
February 14, 1868
Youngest brevet brigadier general.
Born March 18, 1844.
Barrett, Theodore Harvey Colonel 62nd Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Also confirmed April 26, 1866, likely correction.
Barrett, Wallace W.Colonel 44th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Barriger, John WalkerLt. ColonelCommissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 17, 1868USMA, 1856. Retired Col. U.S. Army, 1896.
Barry, Henry W. Colonel8th Regiment U.S. Colored Heavy ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
July 25, 1866
March 2, 1867
U.S. House of Representatives, 18601875.
Barstow, Simon ForresterMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Barstow, WilsonCaptainAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Bartholomew, Orion A.Colonel109th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Bartlett, Charles GratiotColonel119th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Bartlett, William ChambersColonel2nd Mounted Regiment North Carolina Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866USMA, 1862
Barton, William BrainerdColonel 48th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867For Fort Wagner,
South Carolina, July 18, 1863.
Bassett, Isaac C.Colonel 82nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 12, 1864February 14, 1865Mexican–American War veteran.
Brevet for Overland Campaign.
Batchelder, Richard Napoleon ColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865
March 3, 1869
Medal of Honor for Battle of Fairfax Station, Virginia,
October 1315, 1863.
Brigadier general, USA, and quartermaster general,
June 26, 1890July 27, 1896.
Bates, Delavan Colonel30th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 30, 1864February 20, 1865Medal of Honor for Cemetery Hill,
Petersburg, Virginia, July 30, 1864.
Bates, Erastus Newton Lt. Colonel 80th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Bates, James Lawrence Colonel 12th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 3, 1869Brevet award confirmed but not issued.
Baxter, De Witt Clinton Colonel 72nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 3, 1869Brevet for bravery at Battles of
Gettysburg, and the Wilderness.
Beadle, William Henry H. Major3rd Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Beaver, James Addams Colonel 148th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864February 20, 1865Lost right leg at Ream's Station, Virginia, August 25, 1864.
Brevet for Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia.
Beazell, James W.MajorAdditional Paymaster, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 23, 1865March 3, 1869
Beckwith, AmosColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 12, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
May 4, 1866
March 2, 1867
USMA, 1850. Brevet for 1865 Carolinas Campaign.
Retired as Colonel, U.S. Army, 1889.
Beckwith, Edward Griffin ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866USMA, 1842. Mexican–American War veteran.
Retired as Major, U.S. Army, 1879.
Bedel, JohnColonel 3rd Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Mexican–American War veteran.
Beecher, James Chaplin Colonel 35th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Brother of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
Bell, George Lt. ColonelCommissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865February 14, 1868USMA, 1853. Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1892.
Bell, John HannLt. Colonel12th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 30, 1865March 12, 1866
Bell, Joseph WarrenColonel 13th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Bendix, John E. Colonel
Colonel
7th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
10th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Benedict, Lewis Colonel
Colonel
73rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
162nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866Brevet for Battle of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
Killed at Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, April 9, 1864.
Benjamin, William HenryLt. Colonel 8th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Bennett, John E.Colonel 75th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 6, 1865March 12, 1866 Arkansas Supreme Court, 18711874.
South Dakota Supreme Court, 18891893
Bennett, Thomas Warren Colonel 69th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 5, 1865March 10, 1865Governor of Idaho Territory, 18711875.
U.S. House of Representatives, 18751876.
Bennett, William TrueColonel 33rd Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 25, 1865March 12, 1866Brevet for Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina.
Bentley, Richard CharlesLt. Colonel 63rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Bentley, Robert HenryLt. Colonel 12th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Benton, Thomas Hart Jr.Colonel 29th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 15, 1864February 14, 1865Nephew of U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton.
Berdan, Hiram Colonel 1st Regiment U.S. Sharpshooters Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 16, 1869
not confirmed
Brevet for Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia.
Bertram, Henry Colonel 20th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Mexican–American War veteran under name Henry Beeger.
Beveridge, John Lourie Colonel 17th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 7, 1865March 10, 1865U.S. House of Representatives, 18711873.
Governor of Illinois, 18731877.
Biddle, JamesColonel 6th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Cavalry Bvt Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
March 3, 1869
Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1896.
Biggs, HermanColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 8, 1865March 10, 1865USMA, 1856.
Biggs, JonathanLt. Colonel 123rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Biles, Edwin RuthwinColonel 99th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867Mexican–American War veteran.
Brevet for Battle of Deep Bottom [ disambiguation needed ], Virginia.
Bingham, Henry Harrison MajorJudge-Advocate, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865
February 13, 1868
July 23, 1866
Medal of Honor for Battle of the Wilderness.
U.S. House of Representatives, 18791912.
Bingham, Judson DavidColonelAsst. Quartermaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865July 23, 1866USMA, 1854. Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1895.
Bintliff, James Colonel 38th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866Brevet for assault on Petersburg.
Bishop, Judson WadeColonel 2nd Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 7, 1865March 12, 1866Brevet for assault at Battle of Fort Blakely, Alabama.
Black, John Charles Colonel 37th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 12, 1866Medal of Honor for Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, December 7, 1862.
U.S. House of Representatives, 18931895.
Blackman, Albert MiltonColonel27th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 27, 1864February 14, 1865Brevet for Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia.
Blair, Charles White Colonel 14th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 13, 1865February 23, 1865
Blair, Lewis JacksonMajor 88th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Blair, William H. Colonel179th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866Brevet for taking Burnside's Bridge at Battle of Antietam.
Blaisdell, William Colonel 11th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 23, 1864July 2, 1865Mexican–American War veteran.
Killed at Siege of Petersburg, June 23, 1864.
Blake, George Alexander Hamilton Colonel 1st Regiment U.S. Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
February 23, 1867
March 3, 1869
Mexican–American War veteran.
Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1870.
Blakeslee, ErastusColonel 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1868Brevet for Ashland, Virginia, June 1, 1864.
Blanchard, Justus WardwellColonel162nd Regiment New York Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Blanden, LeanderColonel 95th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 12, 1866Brevet for Battle of Mobile, Alabama.
Bloomfield, Ira JacksonLt. Colonel 26th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Blunt, Asa Peabody CaptainAsst. Quartermaster, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866Died as Regular Army major, 1889.
Bodine, Robert LewisLt. Colonel 26th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Bolinger, Henry ClayColonel 7th Regiment Reserves Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866Brevet for Battle of the Wilderness.
Bolles, John Augustus MajorAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 17, 1865April 10, 1866
Bolton, William JordanColonel 51st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Bomford, James Voty Colonel 8th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 23, 1868USMA, 1832. Mexican–American war veteran.
Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1874.
Bond, John RandolphColonel 111th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Bonham, EdwardLt. Colonel 47th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Bonneville, Benjamin L. E. Colonel 3rd Regiment U.S. Infantry
Chief Commissary of Musters
Department of Missouri
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866USMA, 1815. Mexican–American War veteran.
Rocky Mountains explorer.
Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1861.
Bootes, Levi Clark Major 17th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 3, 1869Mexican–American War veteran.
Retired as Regular Army lieutenant colonel, 1874.
Boughton, HoraceColonel 143rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Bouton, EdwardColonel59th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 28, 1865March 9, 1865
Bowen, Thomas Mead Colonel 13th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 13, 1865February 23, 1865Appointed by President Lincoln.
Arkansas Supreme Court, 18671871.
Governor of Idaho Territory, 1871. U.S. Senator, 18831889.
Bowerman, Richard NevilleColonel 4th Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 1, 1865March 2, 1867Brevet for Battle of Five Forks, Virginia.
Bowers, Theodore S.Lt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865July 23, 1866Staff of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
Bowie, George Washington Colonel 5th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866Mexican–American War veteran.
Bowman, Samuel M.Colonel 84th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 2, 1867
March 3, 1869
Bowyer, EliColonel 11th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865Record unclear.
Boyd, Joseph FultonLt. ColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Boynton, HenryColonel 8th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Boynton, Henry Van Ness Lt. Colonel 35th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Medal of Honor for Battle of Missionary Ridge.
Brevet for Battles of Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge.
Bradshaw, Robert Charles Colonel44th Regiment Missouri Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Brady, Thomas Jefferson Colonel
Colonel
117th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry
140th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Brailey, Moses RandolphLt. Colonel 111th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867Brevet For Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky.
Brayton, Charles Ray Colonel 3rd Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Breck, Samuel MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865May 4, 1866USMA, 1855. Retired as Regular Army brigadier general,
adjutant general, 1898.
Brewerton, Henry ColonelCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865February 23, 1867
Brewster, William R. Colonel 73rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 2, 1864February 14, 1865Brevet for Overland Campaign.
Brice, Benjamin William Colonel Paymaster General, USA Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, December 2, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
February 20, 1865
May 4, 1866;
July 14, 1866
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864.
Mexican–American War veteran.
Retired as Regular Army brigadier general and paymaster general, 1872.
Brinkerhoff, Roeliff ColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 20, 1866February 6, 1867
Briscoe, James C.Colonel
Colonel
199th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
188th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865Not nominatedBrevet for Battle of Fort Gregg.
Dismissed for stealing U.S. funds.
Britt, James W.Lt. Colonel 57th New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 3, 1869
Brodhead, Thornton F. Colonel 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 30, 1862March 28, 1867Mexican–American War veteran.
Mortally wounded at Battle of Second Bull Run. Posthumous award.
Bronson, StephenColonel
Colonel
141st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
153rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 28, 1865March 12, 1866
Brooks, Horace Colonel 4th Regiment U.S. Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
July 25, 1866
March 3, 1869
USMA, 1835. Mexican–American War veteran.
Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1877
Brown, Charles Elwood Major 63rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Lost left leg at, brevet for Battle of Atlanta.
U.S. House of Representatives, 18851889.
Brown, Harvey Colonel 5th Regiment U.S. Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, November 23, 1861
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, August 2, 1866
May 12, 1862
February 23, 1867;
March 2, 1867
USMA, 1818. Mexican–American war veteran.
Nominated brig. gen. by Pres. Lincoln, April 25, 1862
for Battle of Fort Pickens, November 1861.
Bvt. maj. gen. for suppression of New York City riot, 1863.
Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1863.
Brown, Hiram LoomisColonel 145th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 3, 1864February 20, 1865
Brown, John Marshall Lt. Colonel 32nd Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 3, 1867
Brown, Lewis GoveColonel117th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 26, 1866
Brown, Nathan WilliamsColonelAsst. Paymaster General, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, October 15, 1867February 14, 1868Retired as Regular Army brigadier general,
paymaster general, 1882.
Brown, OrlandoColonel 24th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 6, 1866April 10, 1866
Brown, Philip Perry Jr.Colonel
Colonel
157th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
7th U.S. Veteran Volunteer Infantry
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Brown, Samuel LockwoodColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Brown, Simeon Batcheldor Colonel 11th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 20, 1865
Brown, Theodore FrelinghuysenCaptain 51st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866Brevet for Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia.
Brown, William RufusColonel 13th Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Browne, Thomas McLelland Colonel 7th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
April 26, 1866
U.S. House of Representatives, 1877–1891.
Browne, William HenryColonel
Colonel
31st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry
24th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Mexican–American War veteran.
Brownlow, James Patton Colonel 1st Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Son of Editor, Governor of Tennessee, and
U.S. Senator "Parson" William G. Brownlow.
Bruce, John Lt. Colonel 19th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866U.S. District Judge.
Brumback, JeffersonLt. Colonel 95th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Brush, Daniel HarmonColonel 18th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Brevet for Battle of Fort Donelson and Battle of Shiloh.
Buchanan, Robert Christie Colonel
Brig. Gen. USV, November 29, 1862
temporary
1st Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
May 4, 1866
July 23, 1866
USMA, 1830. Brig. gen. appt. expired March 4, 1863.
Bvt. Brig. Gen. for Malvern Hill.
Bvt. Maj. Gen. for First Bull Run, Fredericksburg.
Retired Colonel, USA, December 31, 1870.
Buell, George Pearson Colonel 58th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 12, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen., USA, March 2, 1867
February 14, 1865
February 14, 1868
Norwich University, 1856. Died as Regular Army colonel, May 31, 1883.
First cousin of Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell
Bukey, Van HartnessColonel 11th Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Burbank, Sidney Colonel 2nd Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865May 4, 1866USMA, 1829. Brevet for Battle of Gettysburg.
Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1870.
Burke, Joseph WalterColonel 10th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Burke, MartinLt. Colonel 3rd Regiment U.S. Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865May 4, 1866Mexican–American War veteran.
Retired as Regular Army lieutenant colonel, 1863.
Burling, George Childs Colonel 6th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868Brevet for Battle of Gettysburg.
Burnett, Henry Lawrence MajorJudge-Advocate, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Asst. Judge Advocate, Lincoln conspiracy trial.
Burton, Henry Stanton Colonel 5th Regiment U.S. Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866USMA, 1839. Mexican–American War veteran.
Commander Fort Delaware prisoner of war camp.
Died as Regular Army colonel, 1869.
Busey, Samuel Thompson Colonel 76th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865July 26, 1866Brevet for Battle of Fort Blakely, Alabama.
U.S. House of Representatives, 18911893
Butler, Thomas HarveyColonel 5th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Brevet for campaigns of 1863 and 1864.
Byrne, James J.Colonel18th Regiment New York Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 23, 1867
March 2, 1867
Brevet for Battle of Pleasant Hill and Campti, Louisiana.
Further brevet for Battle of Moore's Plantation, Battle of Yellow Bayou.
Post Civil War US Marshal North District of Texas; Died of wounds August 13, 1880 after being attacked by Apache Indians under Victorio

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

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NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Cady, AlbemarleColonel 8th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Callender, Franklin DyerMajorOrdnance Dept., USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865July 25, 1866
Callis, John Benton Lt. Colonel7th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 13, 1867
Cameron, DanielColonel 65th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry
A commander of Camp Douglas military prisoner of war camp
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
Cameron, HughLt. Colonel 2nd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1867
Campbell, Cleaveland JohnColonel 23rd Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Campbell, Edward Livingston Lt. Colonel 4th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 12, 1866
Campbell, Jacob Miller Colonel 54th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Campbell, John Allen Lt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1867
Candy, Charles Colonel 66th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Capehart, Henry Colonel 1st Regiment West Virginia Cavalry Volunteers Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, June 17, 1865
March 12, 1866
March 12, 1866
Medal of Honor
Capron, Horace Colonel 14th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12. 1866
Card, Benjamin CozzensColonelAsst. Quartermaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865May 4, 1866
Carle, JamesColonel 191st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Carleton, Charles Arms MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 16, 1869
Carman, Ezra Ayers Colonel 13th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Carnahan, Robert Huston Colonel 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 28, 1865March 12, 1866
Carruth, Sumner Colonel 35th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Carson, Christopher Colonel 1st Regiment New Mexico Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Mexican–American War veteran; For Battle of Valverde
Case, Henry Colonel 129th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 16, 1865March 12, 1866
Casement, John Stephen Colonel 103rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 25, 1865February 14, 1865
Cassidy, Ambrose SpencerMajor 93rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Catlin, Isaac Swartword Colonel 109th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
March 28, 1867
Medal of Honor
Cavender, John SmithColonel 29th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Chamberlain, Samuel Emery Lt. Colonel 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 24, 1865March 3, 1865
Chambers, Alexander Colonel 16th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 16, 1869
Champion, Thomas EmmetColonel 96th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 20, 1865March 10, 1865
Chaplin, Daniel Colonel 1st Regiment, Maine Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 17, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, August 17, 1864
April 5, 1867
April 5, 1867
Chickering, Thomas Edward Colonel 3rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Chipman, Henry LaurensColonel 102nd Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Chipman, Norton Parker ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Christ, Benjamin C. Colonel 50th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864February 20, 1865
Christensen, Christian ThomsenLt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Christian, William Henry Colonel 26th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 16, 1869
Churchill, MendalLt. Colonel 27th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Churchill, Sylvester Colonel Inspector General, U.S. Army (1841–1861)Bvt. Brig. General, USA (September 23, 1847)Retired September 25, 1861
Cilley, Jonathan PrinceLt. Colonel 1st Regiment Maine Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 12, 1865March 12, 1866
Cist, Henry Martyn MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Clapp, Dexter E.Lt. Colonel 38th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Clark, George Washington Colonel 34th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Clark, GideonLt. Colonel 119th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Clark, John S.ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Clark, William HydeMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1867
Clarke, Henry FrancisLt. ColonelAsst. Commissary Gen. of Subsistence, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
May 4, 1866
March 2, 1867
Clary, Robert Emmet Lt. ColonelDeputy Quartermaster Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866
Clay, Cecil Lt. Colonel 58th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Medal of Honor
Clendenin, David Ramsay Lt. Colonel 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 11, 1865March 12, 1866
Clitz, Henry BoyntonLt. Colonel 6th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867 Commandant of Cadets at the United States Military Academy,1862–1864
Clough, Joseph Messer Lt. Colonel 18th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Coates, Benjamin FranklinColonel 91st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Coates, James Henry Colonel 11th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Cobb, Amasa Colonel 43rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Also confirmed April 10, 1866
Cobham, George Ashworth Jr. Colonel 111th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 19, 1864February 6, 1867
Coburn, John Colonel 33rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Cockerill, Joseph Randolph Colonel 70th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867 U. S. House of Representatives 1857-1859
Cogswell, Milton Colonel 2nd New York Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
March 3, 1869
March 3, 1869
Bvt. USV for Battle of Ball's Bluff
Commander, Fort Columbus, New York Harbor
Cogswell, William Colonel 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 15, 1864February 14, 1865
Coit, James BollesMajor 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 16, 1869
Cole, George W.Colonel2nd Regiment U.S. Colored CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 25, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 3, 1865
May 4, 1866
Colgrove, SilasColonel 27th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 7, 1864February 20, 1865
Collier, Frederick H.Colonel 139th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Collis, Charles Henry Tuckey Colonel 114th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 28, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
March 12, 1866
Medal of Honor
Colvill, William Jr. Colonel 1st Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Comly, James Monroe Stuart Colonel 23rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Commager, Henry Steele (Steal, sic)Colonel 184th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 27, 1865March 10, 1865
Comstock, Cyrus Ballou Lt. ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 15, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865
February 14, 1865
May 4, 1866
March 12, 1866
Congdon, James A.Lt. Colonel 12th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 16, 1867
Conklin, James TallmadgeColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Conrad, Joseph Colonel 15th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Cooke, Edwin FrancisMajor2nd Regiment New York Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Coon, Datus EnsignColonel 2nd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 8, 1865March 10, 1865
Corbin, Henry Clark Lt. Colonel 14th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Retired as Regular Army Lieutenant General, 1906.
Coughlin, John Lt. Colonel 10th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 28, 1867Medal of Honor
Coulter, Richard Colonel 11th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, April 1, 1865
February 20, 1865
July 23, 1866
Cowen, Benjamin Rush MajorAdditional Paymaster, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Cox, John CookeLt. ColonelCommissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 4, 1863March 2, 1867
Cox, Robert CourtonColonel207th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Craig, Henry Knox ColonelOrdnance Dept., USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866 Chief of Ordnance of the U.S. Army, 1851-1861
Cram, George Henry Colonel 9th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Cram, Thomas Jefferson ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, January 13, 1866
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, January 13, 1866
May 18, 1866
July 25, 1866
March 18, 1867
Cramer, Francis L.Major 1st Regiment Alabama Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 8, 1867
Crandal, Frederick MortimerColonel 48th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 24, 1865March 12, 1866
Crane, Charles Henry MajorSurgeon, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Later became Surgeon General of the U.S. Army.
Crane, Nirom M.Colonel 107th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Cranor, JonathanColonel 40th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Crawford, Samuel Johnson Colonel 83rd Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Crocker, John SimpsonColonel 93rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Crosman, George HamptonColonelAsst. Quartermaster Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
July 25, 1866
April 16, 1867
Nominated Bvt. Brig. Gen. but not confirmed, 1863
Cross, NelsonColonel 67th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
April 10, 1866
July 19, 1867
Cross, OsbornLt. ColonelDeputy Quartermaster Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 13, 1867
Crowninshield, Caspar Colonel 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Cumming, Gilbert W.Colonel 51st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 30, 1867
Cummings, Alexander Colonel19th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 19, 1865March 12, 1866
Cummins, John E.Colonel 185th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 4, 1865March 12, 1866
Cunningham, James Adams Lt. Colonel 32nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 1, 1865February 11, 1867
Curley, Thomas Colonel 27th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Curtin, John Irwin Colonel 45th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 12, 1864February 14, 1865
Curtis, Arthur Russell Lt. Colonel 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Curtis, Greely S. Lt. Colonel 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 30, 1867
Curtis, James Freeman Colonel 4th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1867
Curtis, William BakerColonel 12th Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Curtiss, James EdwardLt. Colonel 152nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1867
Cutcheon, Byron M. Colonel 27th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Medal of Honor
Cutting, William MajorAide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Cutts, Richard DominicusColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Cuyler, John Meck Lt. ColonelSurgeon, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865March 2, 1867

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

D

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Daggett, Aaron Simon Lt. Colonel 5th Regiment U.S. Veteran Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Last Brevet General to die
Daggett, Rufus Colonel 117th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 15, 1865March 3, 1865
Dana, Edmund LovellColonel 143rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 26, 1865March 12, 1866
Dana, James JacksonColonelQuartermaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865May 4, 1866
Dandy, George BrownColonel 100th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
July 23, 1866
Darr, FrancisCaptainCommissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1867
Davis, Edwin PageColonel 153rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 19, 1864February 14, 1865
Davis, Hasbrouck Colonel 12th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1865
Davis, Henry GreeneLt. Colonel101st Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1865
Davis, Nelson Henry MajorAsst. Inspector Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 23, 1868
Davis, William Watts Hart Colonel104th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Dawes, Rufus R. Lt. Colonel 6th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Dawson, Andrew Rea ZinaColonel 187th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 21, 1865March 12, 1866
Dawson, Samuel KennedyLt. Colonel 15th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866
Day, Hannibal Colonel 6th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Day, Henry MartynColonel 91st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 12, 1866
Day, Nicholas WykoffColonel131st Regiment New York Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 13, 1867
Dayton, Oscar Veniah Colonel19th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1865
Deems, James Monroe Lt. Colonel 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
De Groat, Charles Henry Colonel 32nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
De Hart, Richard P.Colonel 128th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
De Lacy, WilliamColonel 164th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
De Land, Charles VictorColonel 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Sharpshooters
A commander of Camp Douglas military prisoner of war camp
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 13, 1867
De Russy, René Edward ColonelCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866Died November 23, 1865, nominated July 17, 1866
posthumous award
Denison, Andrew WoodsColonel 8th Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 19, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 31, 1865
February 20, 1865
July 23, 1866
Dennis, John Benjamin MajorAdditional Paymaster, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 16, 1869
Devereux, Arthur Forrester Colonel 19th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Devol, Hiram F.Colonel 36th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
De Witt, David PorterColonel10th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Dick, George FrederickColonel 86th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Dickerson, Christopher J.Lt. Colonel 10th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Dickey, William HenryColonel84th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Dickinson, JosephMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 7, 1867
Dilworth, Caleb JamesColonel 85th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Dimick, JustinColonel 1st Regiment U.S. Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Dimon, Charles Augustus Ropes Colonel1st Regiment U.S. Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Diven, Alexander S. MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 30, 1864February 20, 1865
Diven, Charles WorthColonel 200th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 25, 1865March 12, 1866
Dixon, William DunlapLt. Colonel 6th Regiment Reserves Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1867
Doan, Azariah WallLt. Colonel 79th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 18, 1866
Dodd, Levi AxtellLt. Colonel 211th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Dodge, George S. ColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 15, 1865February 14, 1865
Donaldson, James Lowry ColonelQuartermaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, September 17, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, June 20, 1865
February 14, 1865
March 2, 1867
March 12, 1866
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by
Pres. Lincoln, January 23, 1865
Donohoe, Michael ThomasColonel 10th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Dornblaser, BenjaminColonel 46th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 20, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 10, 1865
April 26, 1866
Doster, William EmileLt. Colonel 4th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Doubleday, Ulysses Colonel45th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Dox, Hamilton BogartLt. Colonel 12th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 29, 1866July 27, 1866
Drake, Francis Marion Lt. Colonel 36th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 22, 1865March 3, 1865
Drake, George BernardLt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 19, 1866
Draper, Alonzo Granville Colonel 36th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 28, 1864February 14, 1865
Draper, William Franklin Lt. Colonel 36th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Drew, Charles WilsonColonel76th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 12, 1866
Drum, Richard Coulter Lt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866
Duane, James Chatham MajorCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865May 4, 1866Retired as Regular Army Brigadier General, 1888.
Ducat, Arthur Charles Lt. Colonel 12th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Dudley, Nathan Augustus Monroe Major 15th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 19, 1865February 14, 1865
Dudley, William Wade Lt. Colonel 19th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 24, 1868Further nomination rejected July 17, 1868
Renomination confirmed February 16, 1869
Duer, John O.Colonel 45th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 12, 1865March 12, 1866
Duff, William L.Lt. Colonel2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Duncan, Samuel AugustusColonel 4th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 28, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
April 26, 1866
Duncan, Thomas Major 3rd Regiment U.S. Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Dunham, Thomas Harrison Major 11th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 5, 1867
Dunlap, Henry C.Colonel 3rd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Dunlap, JamesCaptainQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Dunn, William McKee Lt. ColonelAsst. Judge Advocate, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 12, 1867
Duryea, HiramColonel 5th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Duryee, Jacob Eugene Lt. Colonel 2nd Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Dustin, DanielColonel 105th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 16, 1865March 12, 1867
Dutton, Arthur Henry Colonel 21st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 26, 1864March 2, 1867Posthumous award
Dutton, Everell FletcherLt. Colonel 105th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 16, 1865March 2, 1867Posthumous award
Dye, William McEntire Colonel 20th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Dyer, IsaacColonel 15th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

E

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Eastman, Seth Lt. Colonel 1st Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, August 9, 1866February 23, 1867
Easton, Langdon ChevesColonelQuartermaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, September 17, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
February 20, 1865
March 13, 1867
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by
Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Eaton, Charles G.Colonel 72nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Eaton, John Jr. Colonel 63rd Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Eaton, Joseph Horace MajorPaymaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865February 23, 1867
Eckert, Thomas Thompson MajorAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Edgerton, Alonzo Jay Colonel 67th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Edmands, Joseph Cushing Colonel 32nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Edwards, Clark SwettColonel 5th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Eggleston, Beroth B.Colonel 1st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1865
Ekin, James Adams ColonelAsst. Quartermaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 8, 1865May 4, 1866
Eldridge, Hamilton N.Colonel 127th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Elliott, Isaac Hughes Lt. Colonel 33rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Elliott, Samuel Mackenzie Lt. Colonel 79th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 7, 1867
Ellis, Augustus van Horne Colonel 124th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 2, 1863February 16, 1869Killed at Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863;
Posthumous award
Ellis, Theodore GrenvilleColonel 14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Elstner, George RuterLt. Colonel 50th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 8, 1864July 19, 1867Killed before Atlanta August 8, 1864;
Posthumous award
Elwell, John JohnsonCaptainQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
Ely, JohnColonel26th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 15, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, April 15, 1865
March 12, 1867
February 14, 1868 [4]
Ely, RalphColonel 8th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1867
Ely, William GrosvenorColonel 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Engelmann, Adolph Colonel 43rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Enochs, William Henry Colonel 1st Veteran Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866 U. S. House of Representatives 1891-1893
Ent, Wellington HarryColonel 6th Regiment Reserves Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Enyart, David A.Colonel 1st Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Erskine, AlbertColonel 13th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Estes, Lewellyn Garrish MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Medal of Honor
Evans, George Spafford Colonel 2nd Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866Brig. Gen. of California Militia, July, 1864
Everett, CharlesColonel 2nd Regiment Louisiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

F

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Fairchild, Cassius Colonel 16th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Fairchild, Harrison Stiles Colonel 89th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Fallows, Samuel Colonel 49th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 24, 1865March 12, 1866
Fardella, EnricoColonel 85th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Farnsworth, AddisonColonelVeteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 27, 1865March 12, 1866
Farnum, John Egbert Colonel11th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 3, 1866April 10, 1866
Farrar, Bernard Gains Colonel 6th Regiment U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 9, 1865March 10, 1865
Fearing, Benjamin DanaColonel 92nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 2, 1864February 14, 1865
Finley, Clement Alexander ColonelSurgeon General (ret.)Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Fisher, Benjamin Franklin ColonelChief Signal Officer, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Fisher, Joseph Washington Colonel195th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 4, 1865March 12, 1866
Fisk, Henry C.Lt. Colonel 65th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 6, 1865March 12, 1867
Fiske, Francis SkinnerLt. Colonel 2nd Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Fiske, William OscarColonel 1st Regiment Louisiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Fitz Simmons, CharlesLt. Colonel21st Regiment New York Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Fitzhugh, Charles Lane Colonel 6th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1867
Flanigan, MarkLt. Colonel 24th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Fleming, Rufus EdwardLt. Colonel 6th Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Fletcher, Thomas Clement Colonel 47th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Flood, MartinLt. Colonel15th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 13, 1867
Flynn, John H.Colonel 28th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Fonda, John G.Colonel 118th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 28, 1865March 12, 1866
Ford, James HobartColonel 2nd Regiment Colorado Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 10, 1864February 14, 1865
Forsyth, George Alexander Major 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1865
Foster, George Perkins Colonel 4th Regiment Vermont Infantry Volunteers Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864February 14, 1865
Foster, John A.Lt. Colonel 175th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 28, 1865March 12, 1866
Foust, Benezet ForstLt. Colonel10th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Fowler, Edward Brush Colonel 84th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
April 10, 1866
March 12, 1866
Franchot, RichardColonel 121st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Francine, Louis R. Colonel 7th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 2, 1863March 26, 1867Mortally wounded at Battle of Gettysburg
July 2, 1863: Posthumous award
Frank, Paul Colonel 52nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Frankle, JonesColonel 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 3, 1865March 12, 1866
Fraser, John Colonel 140th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Frazar, DouglasColonel104th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Frederick, Calvin HarloweLt. Colonel5th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
French, Winsor BrownLt. Colonel 77th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Frink, Henry AlexanderColonel186th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 4, 1865March 12, 1866
Frisbie, Henry NewtonColonel92nd Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Fritz, Peter Jr.Lt. Colonel 99th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Frizell, Joseph WashingtonColonel 94th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Frohock, William ThompsonColonel66th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Fry, Cary HarrisonLt. ColonelDeputy Paymaster Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, October 15, 1867February 14, 1868
Fuller, Henry WilliamColonel 75th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Fullerton, Joseph ScottLt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Funke, OttoLt. Colonel 11th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Fyffe, Edward PierceColonel7th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

G

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Gage, Joseph S.Colonel 29th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 15, 1865March 12, 1866
Gallagher, Thomas FosterColonel 11th Regiment Reserves Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Gallup, George W.Colonel 14th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Gansevoort, Henry SanfordColonel13th Regiment New York Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 24, 1865nominated, not confirmed
Gardiner, AlexanderColonel 14th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 19, 1864April 16, 1867
Gardner, John Lane Colonel 2nd Regiment U.S. Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Garland, John Colonel 8th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, August 20, 1847
(for Mexican War service).
Garrard, IsraelColonel 7th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 20, 1865March 12, 1866
Garrard, JepthaColonel1st Regiment U.S. Colored CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1867
Gates, Theodore BurrColonel 80th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1867
Gates, William Colonel 3rd Regiment U.S. Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Geddes, James Loraine Colonel 8th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 5, 1865March 12, 1866
Gerhardt, Joseph Colonel 46th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Gibson, Horatio Gates Colonel 2nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Gibson, William Harvey Colonel 49th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Giesy, Henry H.Major 46th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 28, 1864April 16, 1867Killed at Dallas, Georgia, May 28, 1864
Posthumous award
Gilbert, Samuel AugustusColonel 8th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Gilchrist, Charles AllenColonel 50th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 12, 1866
Gile, George W.Colonel9th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 6, 1865March 12, 1866
Ginty, George Clay Colonel 47th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 28, 1865March 12, 1866
Given, Josiah Colonel 74th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Given, WilliamColonel 102nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Glasgow, Samuel LyleColonel 23rd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 19, 1864February 14, 1865
Gleason, John HassetLt. Colonel 63rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 6, 1867
March 18, 1867
Gleason, NewellColonel 87th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Glenny, WilliamLt. Colonel 64th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Gobin, John Peter Shindel Colonel 47th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Goddard, WilliamMajor 1st Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Godman, James Harper Colonel 4th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Goff, Nathan Jr. Colonel 37th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Goodell, Arthur AugustusLt. Colonel 36th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Gooding, Oliver Paul Colonel 31st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
April 10, 1866
July 23, 1866
Goodyear, Ellsworth D. S.Lt. Colonel 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Gowen, George WashingtonColonel 48th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865February 16, 1869
Graham, HarveyColonel 22nd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 25, 1865February 6, 1867
Graham, SamuelColonel5th Regiment New York Volunteer Heavy ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Graham, William Montrose Captain 1st Regiment U.S. Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866Major General in the Spanish–American War
Granger, George FrederickColonel 9th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 12, 1865March 12, 1866
Greeley, Edwin Seneca Colonel 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Green, William N. Jr.Lt. Colonel 173rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1864July 19, 1867Mortally wounded at the Battle of Pleasant Hill,
Louisiana, April 9, 1864; Posthumous award
Greene, James Durrell Colonel 6th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866
Greene, Oliver Duff MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868Medal of Honor
Gregg, John Irvin Colonel16th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 20, 1865
March 12, 1866
Gregg, William M.Colonel 179th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Gregory, Edgar M. Colonel 91st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 30, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, August 9, 1866
February 14, 1865
February 6, 1867
Grier, David PerkinsColonel 77th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 10, 1865
Grier, William NicholsonLt. Colonel 1st Regiment U.S. Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1867
Griffin, Daniel F.Lt. Colonel 38th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Grindlay, James Glass Colonel 146th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867Medal of Honor
Grosvenor, Charles Henry Lt. Colonel 18th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 23, 1866 U. S. House of Representatives 1893-1907
Grosvenor, Thomas W.Lt. Colonel 12th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 16, 1869
Grover, Ira Glanton Colonel 7th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Grubb, Edward Burd Colonel 37th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Guiney, Patrick Robert Colonel 9th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Guppey, Joshua James Colonel 23rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Gurney, WilliamColonel127th Regiment New York Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 19, 1865March 12, 1866
Guss, Henry Ruhl Colonel 97th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
July 19, 1867
July 19, 1867
Gwyn, James Colonel 118th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 30, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, April 1, 1865
February 14, 1865
February 16, 1869

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

H

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Hagner, Peter Valentine Lt. ColonelOrdnance Dept., USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866 USMA, 1836; Mexican–American War veteran;
Retired as Regular Army Colonel, 1881
Haines, Thomas JeffersonMajorCommissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866USMA, 1849; Died as Regular Army major, 1883
Hall, Caldwell KeppelleLt. Colonel 5th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866For Battle of Monocacy
Hall, CyrusColonel 14th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Mexican–American War veteran
Hall, Henry Seymour Lt. Colonel43rd Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866Brevet for Battle of the Crater; Medal of Honor for
Battle of Gaines Mill and Battle of Rappahannock Station
Hall, Jairus WilliamColonel 4th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment (reorganized) Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Hall, James AbramLt. Colonel 1st Battalion Maine Volunteer Light Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 7, 1865March 10, 1865
Hall, James FrederickLt. Colonel 1st Regiment New York Volunteer Engineers Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 24, 1865March 3, 1865
Hall, Robert M.Colonel 38th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866Died as Regular Army first lieutenant, 1874
Hallowell, Edward Needles Colonel 54th Regiment Massachusetts (Colored) Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 27, 1865March 12, 1866Wounded at Second Battle of Fort Wagner, July 18, 1863
Halpine, Charles Graham ("Miles O'Reilly") MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Hambright, Henry AugustusColonel 79th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 7, 1865March 12, 1866
Hamilton, William DouglasColonel 9th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 12, 1866
Hamlin, Charles MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hammell, John SweeneyColonel 66th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hammond, John Colonel5th Regiment New York Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Hammond, John HenryMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 31, 1864February 20, 1865
Hanna, WilliamLt. Colonel 50th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 17, 1868
Hardenbergh, Jacob BrodheadColonel 80th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hardie, James Allen ColonelADC; Staff Officer; Inspector GeneralBvt. Brig. Gen., USA
March 3, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA
March 13, 1865
March 9, 1865
July 14, 1866
Appointed Brig. Gen., USV (November 29, 1862)
appointment not confirmed,
revoked January 22, 1863
Harding, Chester Jr. Colonel43rd Regiment Missouri Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 27, 1865March 12, 1866
Harlan, Emory B.CaptainAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Harnden, Henry Lt. Colonel 1st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Harriman, Samuel Colonel 37th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Harriman, Walter Colonel 11th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866 Governor of New Hampshire 1867–1869
Harris, Andrew Lintner Colonel 75th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866 Governor of Ohio 1906–1909
Harris, Benjamin FosterMajor4th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Harris, Charles L. Colonel 11th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Harrison, Benjamin Colonel 70th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 23, 1865February 14, 1865Served as a U.S. Senator (R, Ind.) 1881–87

Served as President of the United States 1889–93

Harrison, Marcus LaRueColonel 1st Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Harrison, Thomas JeffersonColonel8th Regiment Indiana Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 31, 1865February 20, 1865
Hart, James H.Lt. Colonel 71st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 12, 1866
Hart, Orson H.Lt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hartshorne, William RossColonel 190th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hartsuff, WilliamLt. ColonelAsst. Inspector Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 24, 1865March 10, 1865
Hartwell, Alfred Stedman Colonel55th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 30, 1864February 14, 1865
Hartwell, Charles A.Colonel 10th Regiment U.S. Colored Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Haskell, Llewellyn Frost Colonel 41st Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 28, 1865March 9, 1865Also nominated to rank from March 13, 1865
Confirmed March 12, 1866
Hastings, RussellLt. Colonel 23rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Haughton, NathanielLt. Colonel 25th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Hawkes, George Perkins Lt. Colonel 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 30, 1867
Hawkins, Isaac Roberts Lt. Colonel 7th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 3, 1869
Hawkins, Rush Christopher Colonel 9th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Hawley, William Colonel 3rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 16, 1865March 12, 1866
Hayden, JuliusMajor 10th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Hayes, Edwin L.Colonel 100th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 12, 1865February 14, 1865
Hayes, Philip Cornelius Lt. Colonel 103rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Hayman, Samuel BrinkléMajor 10th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 30, 1867
Hazard, John GardnerMajor1st Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Light ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 3, 1865March 12, 1866
Healy, Robert WallaceMajor 58th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Heath, Francis EdwardColonel 19th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Heath, Herman H.Major 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
July 23, 1866
Heath, Thomas TinsleyColonel 5th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 15, 1864March 10, 1865
Hedrick, John MorrowLt. Colonel 15th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Heine, Wilhelm Colonel 103rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Heinrichs, GustavLt. Colonel 41st Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Henderson, Robert MillerLt. Colonel 7th Regiment Reserves Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Henderson, Thomas Jefferson Colonel 112th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 30, 1864February 20, 1865
Hendrickson, JohnColonel13th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hennessy, John A.Lt. Colonel 52nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Henry, Guy Vernor Colonel40th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 28, 1864February 14, 1865Medal of Honor
Became a Regular Army Brigadier General.
Major General during the Spanish–American War.
Henry, William Wirt Colonel 10th Regiment Vermont Infantry Volunteers Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 7, 1865March 9, 1865Medal of Honor
Herrick, Walter F.Lt. Colonel 43rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1867
Herring, Charles PaineLt. Colonel 118th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hickenlooper, Andrew Lt. ColonelAsst. Inspector Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hill, Bennett HoskinLt. Colonel 5th Regiment U.S. Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, January 31, 1865February 20, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, February 1, 1865
Hill, Charles W.Colonel 128th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
July 19, 1867
July 19, 1867
Hill, Jonathan AugustusColonel 11th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 12, 1866
Hill, Sylvester Gardner Colonel 35th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 15, 1864February 14, 1865Killed at Battle of Nashville, December 15, 1864
Posthumous award
Hillis, David BurkeColonel 17th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Hillyer, William Silliman ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Hitchcock, George HowardLt. Colonel 132nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 28, 1865March 12, 1866
Hobart, Harrison Carroll Colonel 21st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 12, 1865February 14, 1865
Hobson, WilliamLt. Colonel 17th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 6, 1865February 21, 1867
Hoffman, Henry C.Colonel 23rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Hoffman, William Colonel 3rd Regiment U.S. Infantry
Commissary General of Prisoners
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, October 7, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
February 20, 1865
July 14, 1866
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Hofmann, John WilliamColonel 56th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864February 20, 1865
Hoge, George BlaikieColonel 113th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hoge, George WashingtonColonel 183rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Holabird, Samuel Beckley ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 28, 1866Retired as Regular Army brigadier general, 1890
Holbrook, Mellen TaftLt. Colonel 173rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Holloway, Ephraim SamuelMajor 41st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Holman, John H.Colonel 1st Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Holt, ThomasLt. Colonel 70th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 29, 1867
Holter, Marcellus John WesleyLt. Colonel 195th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Hooker, Ambrose EugeneLt. Colonel 6th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Horn, John WattsColonel6th Regiment Maryland Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 19, 1864February 14, 1865
Hotchkiss, Charles TrumanColonel 89th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hough, JohnMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Houghtaling, CharlesColonel1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Houghton, Moses BarrettColonel 3rd Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment (reorganized) Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Howard, Charles Henry Colonel128th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 15, 1865March 12, 1866
Howe, John HomerLt. Colonel 124th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Howland, Horace NewtonLt. Colonel 3rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Howland, Joseph Colonel 16th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hoyt, Charles HenryColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hoyt, George Henry Lt. Colonel 15th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Hoyt, Henry Martyn Colonel 52nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1866
Hubbard, JamesColonel 2nd Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 6, 1865March 12, 1866
Hubbard, Lucius Frederick Colonel 5th Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 16, 1864February 14, 1865
Hubbard, Thomas Hamlin Colonel 30th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 13, 1865March 12, 1866Served as brigadier general during the Spanish–American War
Hudnutt, Joseph O.Lt. Colonel 38th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 13, 1867
Hudson, John G.Colonel 60th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Huey, Pennock Colonel 8th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hugunin, James R.Major 12th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Humphrey, Thomas W.Colonel 95th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 10, 1864February 20, 1865Killed at Guntown, Mississippi, June 10, 1864
Posthumous award
Humphrey, WilliamColonel 2nd Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864February 20, 1865
Hunt, Lewis CassCaptain 67th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Not to be confused with Brig. Gen. Lewis Cass Hunt (1824-1886).
Hunter, Morton Craig Colonel 82nd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hurd, John RickerColonel 173rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 17, 1868Award not issued
Hurst, Samuel H.Colonel 73rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Hutchins, Rue PughLt. Colonel 94th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Hutchinson, Frederick SharpeColonel 15th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 24, 1865April 10, 1866
Hyde, Thomas Worcester Colonel 1st Regiment Maine Veteran Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865
March 12, 1866
March 3, 1869
Medal of Honor

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

I

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Ihrie, George PeterColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 2, 1867
February 21, 1867
February 14, 1868
Rejected brevet in the U.S. Volunteers
Ingraham, TimothyColonel 38th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 2, 1865March 12, 1867
Innes, William PowerColonel 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Engineers Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 8, 1867
Irvine, William Lt. Colonel 10th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Irwin, William HowardColonel 49th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Ives, Brayton Colonel 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

J

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Jackson, Joseph Cooke Lt. Colonel26th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Jackson, Samuel McCartneyColonel 11th Regiment Reserves
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866For Battles of Wilderness, Spotsylvania
and Bethesda Church
Jacobs, Ferris Jr. Lt. Colonel 3rd Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
James, William Levis ColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 1, 1866April 10, 1866
Jardine, Edward CaptainVeteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Jarvis, Dwight Jr.Colonel 13th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Jeffries, Noah LemuelColonel20th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 30, 1865March 12, 1866
Jenkins, Horatio Jr.Lt. Colonel 4th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Jennison, Samuel PearceLt. Colonel 10th Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Johns, Thomas DentonColonel 7th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Johnson, Charles AdamsColonel 25th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 16, 1869
Johnson, Gilbert Marquis La Fayette Colonel13th Regiment Indiana Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Johnson, James M. Colonel 1st Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1867
Johnson, LewisColonel 44th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Johnson, Robert Colonel 1st Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Son of Tennessee military governor and eventual U.S President Andrew Johnson
Jones, Edward Franc Colonel 26th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Jones, Fielder A.Colonel8th Regiment Indiana Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Jones, John Sills Colonel 174th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 27, 1865March 12, 1866
Jones, Joseph BlackburnColonel 68th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Jones, Samuel B.Colonel78th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 31, 1865April 10, 1866
Jones, TheodoreColonel 30th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Jones, Wells S. Colonel 53rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Jones, William PriceMajorAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Jordan, Thomas JeffersonColonel 9th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 25, 1865March 9, 1865
Jourdan, JamesColonel 158th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 28, 1864:
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
July 27, 1866
Judson, Roscius WinslowColonel 142nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Judson, William R.Colonel 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

K

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Kargé, Joseph Colonel 2nd Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Keifer, Joseph Warren Colonel 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 19, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865
February 14, 1865
March 12, 1866
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Major General in the Spanish–American War
Keily, Daniel J.Colonel 2nd Regiment Louisiana Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Kellogg, John Azor Colonel 6th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 12, 1866
Kelly, John HenryColonel 114th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Kelton, John Cunningham MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866Retired as regular army brigadier general and adjutant general, 1892.
Kennedy, Robert Patterson MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Kennett, Henry Gassaway Colonel 79th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Kent, LorenColonel 29th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 22, 1865March 12, 1866
Ketner, JamesMajor 16th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Kidd, James HarveyColonel 6th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Kiddoo, Joseph Barr Colonel22nd Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 15, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 2, 1867
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, September 4, 1865
March 12, 1866
July 28, 1868
March 12, 1866
Kilburn, Charles LawrenceColonelAsst. Commissary Gen. of Subsistence, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866
Kilgour, William MatherLt. Colonel 75th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 20, 1865March 12, 1866
Kimball, John White Colonel 53rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Kimball, William KingColonel 12th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Kimberly, Robert LewisColonel 191st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
King, Adam EckfeldtMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
King, John FieldsLt. Colonel 114th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
King, William Sterling Colonel 4th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Kingsbury, Charles PeobleMajorOrdnance Dept., USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865February 23, 1867
Kingsbury, Henry DenisonColonel 189th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 10, 1865March 10, 1865
Kinney, Thomas JeffersonColonel 119th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 12, 1866
Kinsey, William BakerLt. Colonel 161st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 24, 1868
Kinsman, Josiah BurnhamLt. ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 24, 1868
July 18, 1868
Kirby, ByronLt. Colonel 3rd Regiment Maryland Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 6, 1865March 12, 1868Not issued.
Kirby, Dennis Thomas Lt. Colonel 27th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Medal of Honor
Kirby, Isaac MinorColonel 101st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 12, 1865March 10, 1865
Kirkham, Ralph WilsonMajorQuartermaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Kise, Reuben C.Colonel 120th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Kitchell, EdwardLt. Colonel 98th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Kitching, John Howard Colonel 6th Regiment New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864February 14, 1865Posthumous brevet for Cedar Creek.
Knefler, Frederick Colonel 79th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Knowles, Oliver BlachlyColonel21st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Kozlay, Eugene A.Colonel 54th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Krez, Conrad Colonel 27th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 12, 1866
Krzyżanowski, Włodzimierz Colonel 58th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Bvt, Brig. Gen. USV, March 2, 1865March 9, 1865Temporary Brig. Gen. (November 29, 1862March 4, 1863)
Kueffner, William Charles Colonel 149th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

L

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
La Grange, Oscar Hugh Colonel 1st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
La Motte, Charles EugeneColonel6th Regiment U.S. Veteran Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Laflin, ByronColonel 34th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Lagow, Clark B.ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Landram, William Jennings Colonel 19th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 26, 1866
Lane, John QuincyColonel 97th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Langdon, Elisha Bassett Lt. Colonel 1st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866For Battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Missionary Ridge
Lansing, Henry Seymour Colonel 17th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Lasselle, William PolkeLt. Colonel 9th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Latham, George R. Colonel 6th Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1867
Laughlin, Rankin G.Lt. Colonel 94th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Lawrence, Albert Gallatin Captain2nd Regiment U.S. Colored CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 25, 1865February 6, 1867
Lawrence, William HenryMajorAide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Lawrence, William HudsonColonel 34th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Le Duc, William Gates Lt. ColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Le Favour, HeberColonel 22nd Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Le Gendre, Charles W. Colonel 51st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Leake, Joseph Bloomfield Lt. Colonel 20th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Lee, Edward M. Lt. Colonel 5th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Lee, Horace Clark Colonel 27th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Lee, John C. Colonel 164th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Lee, William Raymond Colonel 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Leech, William AlbertLt. Colonel 90th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Leiper, Charles LewisLt. Colonel 6th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Leonard, HiramLt. ColonelDeputy Paymaster Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Leslie, Thomas JeffersonMajorPaymaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Lewis, Charles W.Colonel 7th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Lewis, John RandolphColonelVeteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Lewis, William Delaware Jr.Colonel 110th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Lieb, Herman Colonel 5th Regiment U.S. Colored Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Lincoln, William SeverColonel 34th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 23, 1865March 12, 1866
Lindley, John M.Lt. Colonel 19th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867Error in name corrected December 3, 1867
Lippincott, Charles Ellet Colonel 33rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 17, 1865February 23, 1865
Lippitt, Francis James Lt. Colonel 2nd Regiment California Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Lister, Frederick WilliamLt. Colonel 31st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Litchfield, Allyne C.Colonel 7th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1867
Littell, John SmithColonel 76th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 15, 1865February 23, 1865
Littlefield, Milton Smith Colonel 21st Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 26, 1864February 14, 1865
Littlejohn, DeWitt Clinton Colonel 110th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Livingston, Robert RamsayColonel 1st Regiment Nebraska Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 21, 1865March 12, 1866
Locke, Frederick ThomasLt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 1, 1865March 12, 1866
Lockman, John ThomasColonel 119th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Loomis, Cyrus O.Colonel 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Light Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 20, 1865March 12, 1866
Loomis, Gustavus A. Colonel 5th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Lord, Therndon ElleryCaptain 3rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Loring, Charles Greeley Lt. ColonelAsst. Inspector Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, July 17, 1865
February 20, 1865
March 12, 1866
Love, George Maltby Colonel 116th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 7, 1865March 10, 1865Medal of Honor
Lovell, Charles Swain Colonel 18th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 12, 1867
Lovell, Frederick Solon Colonel 46th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 11, 1865March 12, 1866
Lowe, William Warren Colonel 5th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
July 23, 1866
Ludington, Marshall IndependenceColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 186619th Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army,
Major General in the Spanish–American War
Ludlow, Benjamin ChambersMajor 4th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 28, 1864March 28, 1867
Ludlow, William Handy MajorAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 28, 1867
March 28, 1867
Lyle, PeterColonel 90th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Lyman, LukeLt. Colonel 27th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Lynch, James CanningColonel 183rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Lynch, William FrancisColonel 58th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 31, 1865February 20, 1865
Lyon, William Penn Colonel 13th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 26, 1865March 12, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

M

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
McAlester, Miles Daniel CaptainCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865March 2, 1867
McAllister, RobertColonel 11th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 27, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
March 12, 1866
McArthur, William MiltimoreColonel 8th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866Revised citation July 23, 1868
Macauley, Daniel Colonel 11th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Also spelled McCauley, spelling corrected January 4, 1867
Brevet for Battle of Cedar Creek
McBride, James DouglassLt. Colonel8th Regiment U.S. Colored Heavy ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
McCall, William H. H.Lt. Colonel 200th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
McCallum, Daniel Craig ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 24, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 15, 1865
February 6, 1867
McCalmont, Alfred BrunsonColonel208th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
McCleery, James Captain 41st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
McClennan, Matthew RobertColonel 138th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
McClurg, Alexander Caldwell Lt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 18, 1865April 10, 1866
McConihe, JohnColonel 169th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 1, 1864February 14, 1868Killed at the Battle of Cold Harbor, June 1, 1864
McConihe, SamuelMajor 93rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 5, 1867
McConnell, Henry KumlerColonel 71st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
McConnell, JohnColonel 5th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866Also shown confirmed March 12, 1866
McCook, Anson George Colonel 2nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
McCook, Edwin Stanton Colonel 31st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
April 16, 1867
McCormick, Charles ComlyColonel 7th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
McCoy, DanielLt. Colonel 175th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
McCoy, Robert AbbottLt. Colonel 11th Regiment Reserves
Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
McCoy, Thomas FranklinColonel 107th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 1, 1865April 10, 1866
McCreary, David BerkleyLt. Colonel 145th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
McCrillis, LafayetteColonel 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 4, 1864February 14, 1868Award not issued
McDougall, Charles MajorSurgeon, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865February 23, 1867
MacDougall, Clinton Dugald Colonel 111th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 25, 1865March 3, 1865
McEwen, MatthewMajor (Surgeon) 2nd Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
McFerran, John CourtsColonelQuartermaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866
McGarry, Edward Colonel 2nd Regiment California Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
McGowan, John EncillLt. Colonel1st Regiment U.S. Colored Heavy ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
MacGregor, John DunnColonel 4th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
McGroarty, Stephen Joseph Colonel 82nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 1, 1865March 12, 1866
McIvor, James PatrickColonel 170th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865
March 12, 1866
July 17, 1868
Mackay, Andrew JacksonLt. ColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
McKeever, ChaunceyMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
McKenney, Thomas IrvingMajorAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
McKibbin, David Bell Colonel158th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
McKibbin, Gilbert HuntCaptainAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 2, 1864February 14, 1865
McLaren, Robert NeillColonel 2nd Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 14, 1865April 10, 1866
McLaughlen, Napoleon Bonaparte Colonel57th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 30, 1864
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
July 23, 1865
McMahon, JohnColonel 188th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 30, 1865April 10, 1866
McMahon, Martin Thomas Lt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
April 10, 1866
Medal of Honor
McMillen, William Linn Colonel 95th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 16, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
March 2, 1867
McNary, William H.Lt. Colonel 158th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
McNaught, Thomas AlexanderColonel 59th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 4, 1865March 12, 1866
McNett, Andrew JamesLt. Colonel 141st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 28, 1866February 6, 1867
McNulta, John Colonel 94th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
McQuade, JamesColonel 14th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 21, 1867
March 2, 1867
McQueen, Alexander G.Lt. Colonel 1st Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
McQuiston, John Craven Colonel 123rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
McThomson, JamesLt. Colonel 107th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866For Battle of Gettysburg where wounded
Macy, George NelsonColonel 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 14, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865
February 20, 1865
March 12, 1866
Madill, Henry John Colonel 141st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 2, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
March 12, 1866
Magee, David WoodColonel 86th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Malloy, Adam Gale Colonel 17th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Manderson, Charles Frederick Colonel 19th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Mank, William G.Lt. Colonel8th Regiment U.S. Veteran Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 8, 1865April 10, 1866
Mann, Orrin Lorentna Lt. Colonel 39th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Manning, Stephen HartCaptainQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
Mansfield, John Colonel12th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1867
Markoe, JohnLt. Colonel 71st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1867
Marple, William WarrenColonel 34th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 26, 1866
Marshall, Elisha Gaylord Colonel14th Regiment New York Volunteer Light ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 13, 1862
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 21, 1867
July 19, 1867
July 19, 1867
Marshall, William Rainey Colonel 7th Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Martin, James Stewart Colonel 111th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 28, 1865March 9, 1865
Martin, John Alexander Colonel 8th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Martin, William HenryLt. Colonel 93rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 8, 1865May 18, 1866
Mason, Edwin CooleyColonel 176th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 3, 1865March 12, 1866
Mather, Thomas S.Colonel2nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 28, 1865March 12, 1866
Mathews, Joseph ArdColonel 205th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Mathews, Salmon S.Lt. Colonel 5th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Mattocks, Charles Porter Colonel 17th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867Medal of Honor for Battle of Sailor's Creek
Served as brigadier general during the Spanish–American War
Maxwell, Norman JayColonel 100th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 18, 1865February 14, 1868
Maxwell, Obediah CraigLt. Colonel 2nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
May, Dwight Colonel 12th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 24, 1865March 12, 1866
Maynadier, Henry EvelethMajor 12th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
July 23, 1866
July 23, 1866
Maynadier, WilliamColonelOrdnance Dept., USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Mehringer, JohnColonel 91st Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Merchant, Charles SpencerColonel 4th Regiment U.S. Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Merrill, Lewis Colonel 2nd Regiment Missouri Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Resigned as Regular Army Lt. Colonel, 1886
Also Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, 1890
Mersy, AugustColonel 9th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Messer, JohnLt. Colonel 101st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Meyer, Edward SeraphimMajor 5th Regiment U.S. Veteran Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1865
Michie, Peter SmithLt. ColonelAsst. Inspector Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 1, 1865March 10, 1865
Michler, NathanielMajorCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 2, 1865July 28, 1866
Miller, Abram O.Colonel 72nd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Miller, Madison Colonel 18th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Miller, Morris SmithMajorQuartermaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865May 4, 1866
Mills, James K.Colonel 24th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Mills, MadisonColonelMedical Inspector Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Mindil, George Washington Colonel 33rd Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
May 14, 1866
Medal of Honor
Minty, Robert Horatio GeorgeColonel 4th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
July 23, 1866
Mintzer, William M.Colonel 53rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Mitchell, Grenville McNeelColonel 54th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 22, 1865March 12, 1866
Mitchell, William GalbraithMajorAide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Mix, ElishaColonel 8th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Mizner, Henry RutgerasColonel 14th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Mizner, John KempColonel 3rd Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Moffitt, StephenLt. Colonel 96th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 19, 1866
Molineux, Edward LeslieColonel 159th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 19, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
March 28, 1867
Monroe, George Wood Colonel 7th Regiment Kentucky Veteran Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 26, 1866
Montgomery, Milton Colonel 25th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Moody, GranvilleColonel 74th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1867
Moon, John CarterColonel118th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 21, 1865March 12, 1866
Moonlight, Thomas Colonel 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 13, 1865February 23, 1867Appointed by President Lincoln.
Moor, AugustColonel 28th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1867
Moore, David Colonel 21st Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 21, 1865March 3, 1865
Moore, Frederick WilliamColonel 83rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865April 12, 1866
Moore, Jesse Hale Colonel 115th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 15, 1865April 12, 1866
Moore, Jonathan Baker Colonel 33rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 12, 1866
Moore, Marshall F. Colonel 69th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
April 10, 1867
July 19, 1867
Moore, Timothy CummingsLt. Colonel 34th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 11, 1865April 12, 1866
Moore, Seymour TredwellCaptainAsst. Quartermaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 18, 1868
Morehead, Turner Gustavus Colonel 106th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Morgan, George Nelson Colonel2nd Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Morgan, Michael Ryan Lt. ColonelCommissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865March 18, 1867USMA, 1854.
Retired as Regular Army Brigadier General, 1897.
Morgan, Thomas Jefferson Colonel 14th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Morgan, William HenryColonel 3rd Regiment U.S. Veteran Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Morgan, William Henry MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 20, 1865March 12, 1866
Morrill, JohnColonel 64th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Morris, William Walton Colonel 2nd Regiment U.S. Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, June 9, 1862
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, December 10, 1865
June 9, 1862
May 4, 1866
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by Pres. Lincoln, April 30, 1862
Nomination to Bvt. Maj. Gen. was posthumously.
Morrison, DavidColonel 79th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 17, 1868
Morrison, Joseph JohnsonCaptain3rd Regiment New York Volunteer Heavy ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Morrison, PitcairnColonel 8th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Morrow, Henry AndrewColonel 24th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
May 18, 1866
Morse, Henry BaggLt. Colonel 114th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Mott, Samuel RollaLt. Colonel 57th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Mudgett, William S.Colonel80th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Mulcahy, ThomasLt. Colonel 139th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Mulford, John ElmerMajor 3rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 4, 1864March 10, 1865
Mulholland, St Clair Augustin Colonel 116th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
May 18, 1866
February 16, 1869
Medal of Honor
Mulligan, James Adelbert Colonel 23rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 23, 1864February 20, 1865Killed at the Second Battle of Kernstown, Virginia
(Winchester, Virginia), July 24, 1864.
Posthumous brevet for Second Battle of Kernstown
Mundee, CharlesMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Murphy, John KiddCaptainVeteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Murray, Benjamin BixbyLt. Colonel 15th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 19, 1866Also confirmed July 23, 1866
Murray, EdwardLt. Colonel5th Regiment New York Volunteer Heavy ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Murray, Eli Houston Colonel 3rd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 25, 1865March 12, 1866
Murray, John B.Colonel 148th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Mussey, Reuben Delavan Colonel100th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865No recordNo record of nomination and confirmation
Myer, Albert James MajorChief Signal Officer, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865February 14, 1867Appointed Brig. Gen. USA, June 16, 1880
Myers, FrederickMajorQuartermaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866
Myers, George RanneyColonel 18th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Myers, WilliamColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

N

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Nase, AdamMajor 15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Lost right foot at Battle of Shiloh
Neafie, AllfredLt. Colonel 156th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 24, 1868For gallantry at the Third Battle of Winchester, September 19, 1864
Neff, Andrew JacksonLt. Colonel 84th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Neff, George WashingtonColonel 88th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Attended Woodward College
Neide, HoraceLt. Colonel13th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866For Battles of Mechanicsville, Gaines Mill, Glendale
Retired as Regular Army captain, 1893
Nettleton, Alvred BayardLt. Colonel 2nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866 Oberlin College graduate; Asst. Sec. of Treasury, 18901893
Newberry, Walter Cass Colonel24th Regiment New York Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 31, 1865March 12, 1866
Newport, Reece MarshallColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
Nichols, George F.Colonel 118th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Nichols, George SylvesterColonel 9th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
Nichols, William AugustusColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA September 24, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
March 9, 1865
March 28, 1867
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by
Pres. Lincoln, February 21, 1865
Niles, NathanielColonel 130th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Noble, John Willock Colonel 3rd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Noble, William H.Colonel 17th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Northcott, Robert SandersLt. Colonel 12th Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Norton, Charles Benjamin Lt. ColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 16, 1869
Noyes, Edward Follansbee Colonel 39th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Left leg amputated
Governor of Ohio (1872-1874)
Nugent, Robert Colonel 69th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Nye, George HenryMajor 29th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 29, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
July 23, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

O

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
O'Beirne, James Rowan MajorVeteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 26, 1865February 16, 1869Medal of Honor
O'Brien, George MorganMajor 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
O'Dowd, JohnColonel 181st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Oakes, JamesLt. Colonel 4th Regiment U.S. Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866 USMA graduate, 1846; Mexican–American War
veteran; brevet for recruitment of armies
retired Regular Army colonel, 1879
Oley, John H.Colonel 7th Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Oliphant, Samuel DuncanColonel14th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 27, 1865March 12, 1866
Oliver, Paul Ambrose Captain 5th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 8, 1865March 10, 1865Medal of Honor
Olmsted, William AdamsColonel 59th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 12, 1865
Ordway, AlbertMajor 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Osband, Embury D. Colonel 3rd Regiment U.S. Colored Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 5, 1864February 14, 1865
Osborn, Francis AugustusColonel 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 17, 1868
Otis, Calvin Nicholas Lt. Colonel 100th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 16, 1867
Otis, Elwell Stephen Lt. Colonel 140th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Retired as Regular Army Brig. Gen., 1902
Later also Maj. Gen. of Volunteers and of Regulars (ret.)
Otis, John LordColonel 10th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

P

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Packard, Jasper Colonel 128th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Painter, WilliamMajorAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Palfrey, Francis Winthrop Colonel 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Palfrey, John CarverLt. ColonelAsst. Inspector Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 26, 1865February 23, 1867
Palmer, Oliver HazardColonel 108th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Palmer, William Jackson Colonel 15th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 6, 1864March 10, 1865Medal of Honor
Pardee, Ario Jr. Colonel 147th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 12, 1865February 14, 1865
Pardee, Don Albert Lt. Colonel 42nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Park, Sidney WesleyColonel 2nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Parker, Ely Samuel Lt. ColonelMilitary Secretary to Lt. Gen. U. S. GrantBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 2, 1867
March 13, 1867
February 14, 1867
Possible error in source for second brevet? 1868?
Resigned as Regular Army Colonel, 1869
Parkhurst, John Gibson Colonel 9th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 22, 1865March 12, 1868
Parrish, Charles ShermanColonel 130th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Parrott, James CornerLt. Colonel 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Parry, Augustus CommodoreColonel 47th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Partridge, Benjamin FranklinColonel 16th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 31, 1865March 12, 1866
Partridge, Frederick WilliamLt. Colonel 13th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Pattee, JohnLt. Colonel 7th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 26, 1866
Pattee, Joseph B.Lt. Colonel 190th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 12, 1866
Patten, Henry LymanMajor 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Patterson, Joab Nelson Lt. Colonel 2nd Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Patterson, Robert EmmetColonel 115th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 16, 1867
Patterson, Robert FranklinLt. Colonel 29th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865April 10, 1866
Payne, Eugene Beauharnais Lt. Colonel 37th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Payne, Oliver Hazard Colonel 124th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Pearce, John StonemanLt. Colonel 98th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Pearsall, Uri BalcomLt. Colonel99th U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Pearson, Alfred Lawrence Colonel 155th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 30, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, May 1, 1865
February 14, 1865
March 12, 1866
Pearson, Robert NewtonLt. Colonel 31st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Pease, PhineasColonel 49th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 17, 1868
Pease, William RussellColonel 117th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 20, 1867
Peck, Frank HenryLt. Colonel 12th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 19, 1864March 24, 1868Mortally wounded at Third Battle of Winchester
Peck, Lewis MeadColonel 173rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
April 10, 1866
July 19, 1867
Peirson, Charles LawrenceColonel 39th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Pelouze, Louis HenryMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Pennington, Alexander Cummings McWhorter Colonel3rd Regiment New Jersey Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 15, 1865March 12, 1866Retired as Regular Army Brig. Gen., 1899
PerLee, Samuel R.Colonel 114th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Perkins, Henry WellesLt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Perry, Alexander JamesColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865May 4, 1866
Phelps, Charles Edward Colonel 7th Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866Medal of Honor
Phelps, John Elisha Colonel 2nd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Phelps, Walter Jr. Colonel 22nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Phillips, Jesse J. Lt. Colonel 9th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Pickett, JosiahColonel 25th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 3, 1864March 24, 1868
Pierce, Francis EdwinLt. Colonel 108th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Pierson, John Frederick Colonel 1st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Pierson, William SewardLt. Colonel 128th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Pinckney, Joseph ConselyeaCaptainCommissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Pinto, Francis EffinghamColonel 32nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Plaisted, Harris Merrill Colonel 11th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 21, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 3, 1865
March 2, 1867
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination
by Pres. Lincoln, February 22, 1865
Platner, John S.Colonel1st Regiment New York Volunteer Veteran CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Pleasants, Henry Clay Lt. Colonel 48th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Pollock, Samuel McLeanColonel 6th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Pomutz, George Lt. Colonel 15th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Pope, Edmund Mann Colonel 8th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 13, 1866
Porter, Horace Lt. ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866Medal of Honor
Retired as Regular Army Colonel, 1873
Porter, Samuel AlfredColonel123rd Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Post, Philip Sidney Colonel 59th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 16, 1864March 11, 1865Medal of Honor
Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, March 11, 1865
Potter, Carroll HagedornMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Potter, Joseph AdamsColonelQuartermaster, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866
Powell, EugeneLt. Colonel 66th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Powers, Charles JamesColonel 108th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
March 28, 1867
Pratt, Benjamin FranklinLt. Colonel 36th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Prescott, George Lincoln Colonel 32nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 18, 1864July 19, 1867Posthumous. Mortally wounded at
Petersburg, Virginia, June 18, 1864
Preston, Simon ManleyColonel 58th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 30, 1865April 10, 1866
Prevost, Charles MalletColonel16th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 13, 1867
Price, FrancisColonel 7th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Price, Richard ButlerColonel 2nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1867
Price, Samuel Woodson Colonel 21st Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Price, William Redwood MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Retired as Regular Army Lt. Colonel, 1874
Prime, Frederick EdwardMajorCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867Commission not issued.
Pritchard, Benjamin Dudley Lt. Colonel 4th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 10, 1865March 12, 1866
Proudfit, James Kerr Colonel 12th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Pugh, Isaac Campbell Colonel 41st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 10, 1865March 11, 1865
Pulford, JohnColonel 5th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

Q

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Quincy, Samuel Miller Colonel 73rd Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Harvard College graduate; lawyer

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

R

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Ramsey, JohnLt. Colonel 8th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 2, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
March 12, 1866
Randall, George W.Major 30th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 24, 1868
Randol, Alanson Merwin Colonel 2nd Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 24, 1865March 12, 1866USMA 1860
Died as Regular Army Major, 1887
Ratliff, Robert WilsonColonel 12th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Raynolds, William Franklin MajorCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867USMA 1843
Retired as Regular Army Colonel, 1884
Raynor, William HenryColonel 56th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Read, Samuel Tyler Major 3rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 13, 1867Commission not issued
Read, TheodoreMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 29, 1864March 10, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln March 9, 1865
Reese, Chauncey B.CaptainCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866
Reeve, Isaac Van Duzer Colonel 13th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 23, 1868USMA 1835
Remick, DavidLt. ColonelCommissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Reno, Marcus Albert Colonel 12th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866USMA 1857
Revere, Paul Joseph Colonel 20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 2, 1863July 23, 1868Posthumous; mortally wounded at Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863
Grandson of Paul Revere
Revere, William H. Jr.Colonel107th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 17, 1865March 12, 1866Commission not issued
Reynolds, Joseph SmithLt. Colonel 64th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 11, 1865Not listed by Eicher
Richardson, Hollon Lt. Colonel 7th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Richardson, William Pitt Colonel 25th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 7, 1864February 14, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Richmond, LewisLt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Riggin, John Jr.ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Rinaker, John Irving Colonel 122nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Ripley, Edward Hastings Colonel 9th Regiment Vermont Infantry Volunteers Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864February 14, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln January 31, 1865
Ripley, Theodore Alexander Captain 14th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 27, 1867
Risdon, Orlando CharlesColonel 53rd Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Ritchie, John Colonel 2nd Regiment Kansas Indian Home Guard Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 21, 1865March 3, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln February 22, 1865; not issued
Robbins, Walter RaleighMajor 1st Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 30, 1867
Roberts, Charles Wentworth Colonel 2nd Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Roberts, JosephColonel 3rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865
March 12, 1866
Roberts, Samuel HenryColonel 139th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 28, 1864February 14, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, February 7, 1865
Robertson, James Madison Captain 2nd Regiment U.S. Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866Retired as Regular Army Major, 1879
Robeson, William P. Jr.Lt. Colonel 3rd Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Robinson, George DorgueColonel97th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Robinson, Henry LeeCaptainQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Robinson, Milton Stapp Colonel 75th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 19, 1866
Robinson, William AndrewCaptain 77th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
Robison, John K.Lt. Colonel 16th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 8, 1867
Rockwell, Alfred PerkinsColonel 6th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1868
Rodenbough, Theophilus Francis Captain18th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
July 18, 1868
Medal of Honor
Brigadier General, retired
Rodgers, Hiram C.MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Rodman, Thomas Jackson MajorOrdnance Dept., USABvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866Died as Regular Army Lieutenant Colonel, 1871.
Rogers, GeorgeLt. Colonel 4th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Rogers, George ClarkeColonel 15th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Rogers, Horatio Jr. Colonel 2nd Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
Rogers, James Clarence Colonel 123rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1867
Rogers, William Findlay Colonel 21st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Roome, CharlesColonel37th Regiment New York State MilitiaBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Root, Adrian Rowe Colonel 94th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 2, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 9, 1865
March 12, 1866
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by
Pres. Lincoln, March 2, 1865
Rose, Thomas Ellwood Colonel 77th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 22, 1865March 12, 1866
Ross, SamuelColonel 20th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 13, 1865March 12, 1866Retired as Regular Army Colonel, 1875.
Ross, William Edward WyattLt. Colonel 31st Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Rowett, Richard Colonel 7th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Rowley, William Reuben Lt. ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Ruff, Charles FrederickLt. Colonel 3rd Regiment U.S. Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Ruggles, George David ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865
March 12, 1866USMA 1855
Retired as Regular Army Brig. Gen., 1897.
Ruggles, James McLainLt. Colonel 3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Runkle, Benjamin Piatt Lt. Colonel26th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 9, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, November 9, 1865
March 12, 1866
July 19, 1867
Rusk, Jeremiah McLain Lt. Colonel 25th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Rusling, James FowlerColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 16, 1866April 10, 1868
Russell, Charles Sawyer Lt. Colonel 28th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 30, 1864February 20, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Russell, Henry Sturgis Colonel 5th Regiment Massachusetts Colored Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Rust, Henry Jr.Colonel 13th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Rust, John D.Colonel 8th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Rutherford, AllanLt. Colonel22nd Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 2, 1867March 3, 1869
Rutherford, George ValentineColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Rutherford, Reuben CliffordCaptainQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

S

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Sacket, Delos Bennett ColonelInspector Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
July 23, 1866
February 14, 1868
Died as Regular Army Brig. Gen., 1885.
Sackett, William H.Colonel 9th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866Mortally wounded at Battle of Trevilian Station
Virginia, June 11, 1864
Salm-Salm, Prince Felix Colonel 68th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Salomon, Charles Eberhard Colonel 9th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Salomon, Edward Selig Lt. Colonel 82nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Sanborn, WilliamLt. Colonel 22nd Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Sanders, Addison Hiatt Lt. Colonel 16th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Sanders, Horace T. Colonel 19th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 19, 1865March 12, 1866
Sanderson, Thomas WakefieldLt. Colonel 10th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Sanford, Edward SewallColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Sargent, Horace Binney Colonel 1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 21, 1864February 20, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Satterlee, Richard S. MajorMedical Purveyor, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, September 2, 1864February 20, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Retired as Regular Army Lieutenant Colonel, 1869.
Sawtelle, Charles GreeneColonelQuartermaster, USA,Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865February 14, 1867
Sawyer, FranklinLt. Colonel 8th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Scates, Walter Bennett MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Schmitt, William AndrewLt. Colonel 27th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Schneider, Edward F.Lt. Colonel 8th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 25, 1866
Schofield, George WheelerLt. Colonel2nd Regiment Missouri Volunteer Light ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 26, 1865February 14, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, January 23, 1865
Scofield, Hiram Colonel 47th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Schriver, EdmundColonelInspector Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, August 1, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
February 20, 1865
July 14, 1866
Bvt, Brig. Gen. nomination by
Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Schwenk, Samuel KlingerLt. Colonel 50th Regiment Pennsylvania Veteran Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 24, 1865March 12, 1866
Scott, George WashingtonColonel 61st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Scott, RufusLt. Colonel 1st Regiment New York Volunteer Dragoons Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Scribner, Benjamin FranklinColonel 38th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 8, 1864February 20, 1866
Seaver, Joel J.Colonel 16th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Seawell, Thomas D.Colonel 57th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Seawell, WashingtonColonel 6th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Selfridge, James LerconColonel 46th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 16, 1865March 12, 1866
Serrell, Edward Wellman Colonel 1st Regiment New York Volunteer Engineers Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Sewall, Frederick DummerColonel3rd Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 21, 1865March 12, 1866
Sewell, William Joyce Colonel38th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
July 23, 1866
Medal of Honor, Battle of Chancellorsville
U.S. Senator from New Jersey
(1881–1887, 1895–1901)
Shaffer, George ThomasLt. Colonel 28th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Shaffer, John Wilson ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Shafter, William Rufus Colonel17th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 26, 1866Medal of Honor
Retired as Regular Army Brig. Gen., 1901.
Maj. Gen. of Volunteers during the Spanish–American War.
Shanks, John Peter Cleaver Colonel 7th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 8, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
February 14, 1868
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by
Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Sharpe, George Henry Colonel 120th New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 20, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
July 23, 1866
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by
Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Sharpe, JacobColonel 156th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Shaurman, NelsonColonel 90th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Shaw, James Jr.Colonel 7th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Shedd, WarrenColonel 30th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Sheets, Benjamin FranklinLt. Colonel 92nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Sheetz, Josiah A.Colonel 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 12, 1866
Sheldon, Charles S.Colonel 18th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Sheldon, Lionel Allen Colonel 42nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Shepherd, Oliver LathropColonel 15th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867USMA 1840
Shepherd, Russell Benjamin Colonel 1st Regiment Maine Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Sherwin, Thomas Jr. Lt. Colonel 22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 26, 1866
Sherwood, Isaac Ruth Lt. Colonel 111th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 27, 1865March 10, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, February 27, 1865
Shiras, Alexander EakinColonelAsst. Commissary Gen. of Subsistence, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, September 17, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
February 20, 1865
July 14, 1866
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by
Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Shoup, Samuel NewtonLt. Colonel 114th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 19, 1866
Shunk, DavidColonel 8th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 9, 1865February 9, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, February 9, 1865
Shurtleff, Giles WaldoColonel 5th U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Sibley, Caleb ChaseColonel 16th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Sickel, Horatio Gates Colonel 198th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 21, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865
lJuly 19, 1867
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by
Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Sickles, Hiram FranklinColonel 147th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Sidell, William HenryLt. Colonel 10th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Sigfried, Joshua K.Colonel 48th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864February 20, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Simonson, John SmithColonel 3rd Regiment U.S. Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Simpson, James Hervey Lt. ColonelCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 14, 1866USMA 1832
Retired as Regular Army Colonel, 1880.
Simpson, Marcus de LafayetteLt. ColonelAsst. Commissary Gen. of Subsistence, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
July 14, 1866
April 10, 1867
Simpson, Samuel P.Lt. Colonel 31st Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Slevin, Patrick SumervilleColonel 100th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Slocum, WilliamLt. Colonel 120th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Small, Michael PeterLt. ColonelCommissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865February 14, 1868
Smith, Alfred Baker Colonel 150th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Smith, Arthur ArnoldColonel 83rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Smith, Benjamin Franklin Colonel 126th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 12, 1866
Smith, Charles EdwardLt. Colonel 11th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Smith, Charles Henry Colonel 1st Regiment Maine Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 2, 1867
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 2, 1867
February 20, 1865
March 12, 1866
April 5, 1867
July 23, 1868
Medal of Honor
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination by
Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Smith, Edward WorthingtonLt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Smith, Franklin C.Colonel 102nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Smith, George WashingtonLt. Colonel 88th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Smith, Israel CantonLt. Colonel 10th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Smith, JamesColonel 128th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 24, 1868
Smith, John Corson Lt. Colonel 96th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 20, 1865March 12, 1866
Smith, Joseph RoweMajor 7th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865February 23, 1867
Smith, Joseph Sewall Lt. ColonelCommissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 11, 1865April 26, 1866
Smith, Orland Colonel 73rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Smith, OrlowMajor 65th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Smith, Robert FrederickColonel 16th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Smith, Robert WilsonColonel 16th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Smith, William Jay Colonel 6th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 16, 1865March 12, 1866
Sniper, Gustavus Colonel 185th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Sowers, Carl EdgarLt. Colonel 118th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1867
Spalding, George Colonel 12th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 21, 1865March 12, 1866
Spaulding, IraLt. Colonel50th Regiment New York Volunteer EngineersBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 12, 1866
Spaulding, Oliver Lyman Colonel 23rd Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 25, 1865March 12, 1866
Spear, Ellis Lt. Colonel 20th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865April 10, 1866
Spear, Samuel Perkins Colonel 11th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Spencer, George Eliphaz Colonel 1st Regiment Alabama Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866U.S. Senator from Alabama (1868–1879)
Spicely, William ThomasColonel 24th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 12, 1866
Spofford, John PembrokeColonel 97th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1866February 6, 1867
Spooner, Benjamin J.Colonel 83rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
April 10, 1866
April 10, 1866
Sprague, Augustus Brown Reed Lt. Colonel 2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Sprague, Ezra T.Colonel 42nd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 20, 1865March 12, 1866
Spurling, Andrew B. Lt. Colonel 2nd Regiment Maine Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865April 10, 1866Error as to name Spaulding corrected December 3, 1867
Stafford, Joab ArwinColonel 178th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Stager, Anson Colonel Military Telegraph Corps Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Stagg, PeterColonel 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Stanley, Timothy Robbins Colonel 18th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Stanton, David Leroy Colonel 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 1, 1865July 23, 1866
Starbird, Isaac WarrenColonel 19th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 7, 1865March 12, 1866
Starring, Frederick Augustus Colonel 72nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Stedman, Griffin Alexander Jr. Colonel 11th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 5, 1864February 20, 1865Mortally wounded at Petersburg, Virginia, August 5, 1864.
Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864.
Commission not issued
Stedman, WilliamColonel 6th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Steere, William H. P.Colonel 4th Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 19, 1867
Steiner, John Alexander Lt. Colonel 13th Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 8, 1867
Stephenson, Luther Jr.Lt. Colonel 32nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 8, 1867
Stevens, Aaron Fletcher Colonel 13th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 8, 1864March 12, 1866
Stevens, Ambrose A.Colonel5th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 7, 1865March 10, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, March 7, 1865
Stevens, Hazard MajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866Medal of Honor
Stevenson, Robert HooperLt. Colonel 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Stewart, James Jr.Colonel 9th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Stewart, William ScottLt. Colonel 65th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Stewart, William WarrenLt. Colonel 1st Regiment Reserves Pennsylvania
Volunteer Infantry
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Stibbs, John HowardLt. Colonel 12th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Stiles, Israel NewtonColonel 63rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 31, 1865February 20, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, January 31, 1865
Stockton, JosephLt. Colonel 72nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Stokes, William Brickly Colonel 5th Regiment Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
Stone, George Augustus Colonel 25th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Stone, Roy Colonel 149th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 7, 1864February 20, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Brigadier general during the Spanish–American War
Stone, William Milo Colonel 22nd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866 Governor of Iowa
General Land Office Commissioner
Stough, WilliamLt. Colonel 9th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Stoughton, Charles Bradley Colonel 4th Regiment Vermont Infantry Volunteers Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Stoughton, William Lewis Colonel 11th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
March 2, 1867
Stout, Alexander MillerColonel 17th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Stratton, Franklin AsaLt. Colonel 11th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Streight, Abel Delos Colonel 51st Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Strickland, Silas A.Colonel 50th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 27, 1865March 12, 1866
Strong, James Clark Colonel15th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Strong, Thomas J.Lt. Colonel 16th Regiment New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Strong, William EmertsonLt. ColonelAsst. Inspector Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 21, 1865March 12, 1866
Strother, David Hunter Colonel 3rd Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 23, 1865March 12, 1866
Sullivan, Peter John Colonel 48th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Sumner, Edwin Vose Jr. Colonel 1st Regiment New York Volunteer Mounted Rifles Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 28, 1865March 12, 1866Retired as Regular Army Brig. Gen., 1899.
Sweet, Benjamin Jeffrey Colonel8th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps
Camp Douglas
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 20, 1864February 14, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 14, 1864
Sweitzer, Jacob Bowman Colonel 62nd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Sweitzer, Nelson BowmanColonel 16th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
July 17, 1868
Swift, Frederick William Colonel 17th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Switzler, Theodore A. Lt. Colonel 6th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Swords, ThomasColonelAsst. Quartermaster Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
July 27, 1866
April 16, 1867
Sypher, J. Hale Colonel 11th Regiment U.S. Colored Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

T

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Talbot, Thomas HammondLt. Colonel 1st Regiment Maine Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Talley, William Cooper Colonel 1st Regiment Pennsylvania Reserves Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Tarbell, Jonathan Colonel 91st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Taylor, EzraColonel1st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Light ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Taylor, Jacob E.Colonel 188th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Taylor, John P.Colonel 1st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 4, 1865March 12, 1866
Taylor, Thomas ThompsonMajor 47th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Tevis, Washington Carroll Colonel 3rd Regiment Maryland Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 8, 1867Served under the name C. Carroll Tevis.
Tew, George Washington Lt. Colonel 5th Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
Thayer, Sylvanus ColonelCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, May 31, 1863April 27, 1864Also July 26, 1866. Nominated by
Pres. Lincoln, April 21, 1864
USMA, 1808.
Thom, GeorgeMajorCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Thomas, Charles ColonelAsst. Quartermaster Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, July 5, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
February 14, 1865,
July 14, 1866
Bvt. Brig. Gen. nomination
by Pres. Lincoln, January 23, 1865
Thomas, De Witt ClintonColonel 93rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Thomas, Minor T.Colonel 8th Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 10, 1865February 14, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, February 10, 1865
Thomas, SamuelColonel 64th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Thompson, Charles RobinsonColonel 12th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Thompson, Henry ElmerLt. Colonel 6th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Thompson, John LeverettColonel 1st Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Thompson, RobertLt. Colonel 115th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Thompson, WilliamColonel 1st Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Thomson, DavidLt. Colonel 82nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Thornton, William AndersonColonelOrdnance Dept., USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Thorp, Thomas JonesColonel 1st Regiment New York Dragoons Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Throop, William A.Lt. Colonel 1st Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Thruston, Gates Phillips Lt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Thurston, William HenryLt. ColonelAsst. Inspector Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Tidball, John Caldwell Colonel 4th Regiment New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865
February 20, 1865
July 23, 1866
March 12, 1866
USMA, 1848.
Tilden, Charles WilliamColonel 16th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Tilghman, Benjamin Chew Colonel3rd Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Tillson, John Colonel 10th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 10, 1865March 11, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, March 11, 1865.
Tilton, William Stowell Colonel 22nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 9, 1864February 20, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Titus, Herbert Bradwell Colonel 9th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Tompkins, Charles H. Colonel 1st Regiment Vermont Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865February 14, 1865Medal of Honor
Commissioner, Lincoln assassination trial
Tompkins, Charles HenryColonel1st Regiment Rhode Island Volunteer Heavy ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864For 1864 campaigns before Richmond and in Shenandoah Valley
Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Totten, James MajorAsst. Inspector Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866USMA, 1841.
Tourtelotte, John Eaton Colonel 4th Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Townsend, Edward Davis ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, September 24, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
February 20, 1865,
July 14, 1866
USMA, 1837
Retired as Regular Army Brigadier General, 1880.
Townsend, Frederick Lt. Colonel 9th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 18663-time Adjutant-General of New York
Tracy, Benjamin Franklin Colonel127th Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867Medal of Honor
Trauernicht, TheodoreLt. Colonel 13th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Tremain, Henry Edwin MajorAide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 30, 1865March 12, 1866Medal of Honor
Tripler, Charles Stuart MajorSurgeon, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865February 23, 1867Posthumously promoted to Brigadier General, 1867.
Trotter, Frederick EugeneLt. Colonel1st Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Trowbridge, Luther StephenColonel 10th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 15, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, June 15, 1865
March 12, 1866
March 28, 1867
True, James MiltonColonel 62nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 6, 1865March 10, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, March 6, 1865
Truex, William Snyder Colonel 14th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865February 5, 1866Error corrected December 3, 1867
Trumbull, Matthew MarkColonel 9th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Turley, John AlexanderColonel 91st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Turner, CharlesColonel 108th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 12, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

V

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Vail, Jacob Garetson Colonel 17th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Vail, Nicholas J.Major 14th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865No record in Eicher
Van Antwerp, Verplanck MajorAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 13, 1865February 23, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, February 13, 1865
Van Buren, Daniel Tompkins ColonelAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Van Buren, James LymanMajorAdditional Aide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Van Buren, Thomas BrodheadColonel 102nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 12, 1866
Van Petten, John Bullock Lt. Colonel160th Regiment New York Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Varney, George Colonel 2nd Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
Vaughan, Samuel K. Lt. Colonel 19th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 9, 1865April 10, 1866
Viall, NelsonLt. Colonel 11th Regiment U.S. Colored Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Vickers, DavidColonel 4th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 31, 1865March 12, 1866
Vifquain, Victor Lt. Colonel 97th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Medal of Honor for Battle of Fort Blakely
Colonel U.S.V. during the Spanish–American War
Vincent, Thomas McCurdyMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865May 4, 1866
Vinton, David HammondColonelQuartermaster Gen. USABvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866
April 16, 1867
Von Blessingh, Louis Lt. Colonel 37th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
von Egloffstein, Baron Frederick W. Colonel 103rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Von Schack, GeorgeColonel 7th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Von Schrader, AlexanderMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867For Battle of Stone's River, Battle of Chickamauga,
Atlanta Campaign, Battle of Jonesboro.
Died as Regular Army major, 1867
Von Vegesack, Baron Ernest Colonel 20th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Medal of Honor for Battle of Gaines Mill
Voris, Alvin CoeColonel 67th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 8, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, November 15, 1865
March 10, 1865
March 12, 1866
Vreeland, Michael JamesLt. Colonel 4th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

W

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Wade, James F.Colonel6th Regiment U.S. Colored CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 13, 1865February 23, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, February 13, 1865
Wagner, Louis Colonel 88th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866 9th Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, 1880-1881
Wainwright, Charles ShielsColonel1st Regiment New York Volunteer Light ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864February 20, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Wainwright, William P.Colonel 76th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Waite, Carlos Adolphus Colonel 1st Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866Commission not issued
Waite, CharlesColonel 27th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Waite, John M.Major 8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Walcott, Charles FolsomColonel 61st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 12, 1866
Walker, Duncan StephenLt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Walker, Francis Amasa Lt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Walker, Moses B.Colonel 31st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 27, 1865March 12, 1866
Walker, Samuel Lt. Colonel 16th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Walker, Thomas McCormickColonel 111th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 5, 1865March 12, 1866
Wallace, Martin Reuben Merritt Colonel 4th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
Wallen, Henry DaviesMajor 7th Regiment U.S. Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866
Wangelin, HugoColonel 12th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Ward, George Hull Colonel 15th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 2, 1863Died July 3, 1863, of wounds received at
Gettysburg July 2, 1863
Ward, Henry ClarkColonel31st Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 29, 1865
Ward, Jesse Durbin Colonel 17th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 18, 1865March 12, 1866
Ward, Lyman Munson Colonel 14th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Warner, Adoniram Judson Colonel17th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866 U. S. House of Representatives 1879–1881, 1883-1887
Warner, Darius B. Colonel 113th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 26, 1866
Warner, Edward RaynsfordLt. Colonel1st Regiment New York Volunteer ArtilleryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 12, 1866
Warner, Willard Colonel 180th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
March 2, 1867
Warren, Lucius HenryLt. Colonel 38th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Washburn, FrancisColonel 4th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 6, 1865March 12, 1866
Washburn, Henry Dana Colonel 18th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 15, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, July 26, 1865
February 14, 1864
May 18, 1866
Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Washburne, George AbielLt. Colonel20th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Wass, Ansell DyerColonel 60th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Waters, Louis HenryColonel 84th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 18, 1865March 12, 1866
Weaver, James Baird Colonel 2nd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Webber, Alonzo WatsonColonel51st Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 26, 1865March 12, 1866
Webber, Jules C.CaptainAide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Also July 27, 1866
Weld, Stephen Minot Jr. Colonel56th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Welles, George E.Colonel 68th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Wells, George DuncanColonel34th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 12, 1864February 14, 1865Mortally wounded at Hupp's Hill
near Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 13, 1864;
posthumous nomination by Pres. Lincoln,
December 12, 1864
Wells, Henry HoratioColonel 26th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 3, 1865March 12, 1866
Wells, MiltonColonel 15th Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Welsh, WilliamLt. Colonel 19th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Wentworth, Mark FernaldColonel 32nd Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
West, Edward WalterLt. Colonel33rd Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
(appointed but not mustered in)
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867Commission not issued
West, Francis H. Colonel 31st Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
West, George WarrenColonel 17th Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 2, 1864February 14, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 14, 1864
West, Henry RienzaLt. Colonel 62nd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 13, 1865March 12, 1866Error corrected December 3, 1867
West, Robert MayhewColonel5th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 1, 1865March 12, 1866
Wever, Clark RussellColonel 17th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 9, 1865February 14, 1865
Wheelock, CharlesMajor97th Regiment New York Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 9, 1864February 20, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, December 12, 1864
Wherry, William Macky MajorAide-de-Camp, USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866Medal of Honor
Whistler, Joseph Nelson Garland Colonel 2nd Regiment New York Volunteer Heavy Artillery Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Whitaker, Edward Washburn Colonel 1st Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Medal of Honor
Whitbeck, Horatio NelsonLt. Colonel 65th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
White, Carr Bailey Colonel 12th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
White, Daniel Colonel 31st Regiment Maine Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865May 18, 1866
White, David B.Lt. Colonel81st Regiment New York Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
White, FrankMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USV,Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
White, Frank J.Lt. Colonel2nd Regiment U.S. Colored CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 26, 1866
White, HarryMajor67th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 2, 1865March 10, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, March 2, 1865
Whiteley, Robert Henry KirkwoodLt. ColonelOrdnance Dept., USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866
Whittelsey, Charles HenryCaptainAsst. Adjutant Gen. USV,Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
Whittelsey, Henry MartynCaptainQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Whittier, Charles AlbertLt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 12, 1866
Whittier, Francis HenryLt. Colonel30th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Whittlesey, EliphaletColonel 46th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Wilcox, James AndrewColonel 113th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 18, 1865March 12, 1866
Wilcox, John ShulerColonel 52nd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867
Wilder, John Thomas Colonel 17th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 7, 1864February 20, 1865
Wildes, Thomas FrancisColonel 186th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 11, 1865March 11, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, March 11, 1865
Wildrick, Abram Calvin Colonel 39th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866
Wiles, Greenbury F.Colonel 78th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Wiley, Aquila Colonel 41st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866
Wiley, Daniel DayCaptainCommissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868
Williams, Adolphus WesleyColonel 20th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 21, 1867
Williams, James Monroe Colonel 79th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 13, 1865March 3, 1865Nominated by Pres. Lincoln, February 3, 1865
Resigned March 29, 1873.
Appointed captain U.S. Army, January 7, 1891.
Retired January 12, 1891
Williams, JohnCaptain 6th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 27, 1866
Williams, ReubenColonel 12th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Williams, RobertMajorAsst. Adjutant Gen. USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865May 4, 1866
Williams, Thomas J. Lt. Colonel 55th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, September 22, 1865March 12, 1866
Willian, JohnLt. Colonel 8th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865March 12, 1866
Willson, Lester SebestianLt. Colonel60th Regiment New York Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Wilson, JamesColonel 13th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Wilson, James GrantColonel4th Regiment U.S. Colored CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867
Wilson, ThomasLt. ColonelCommissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865
March 12, 1866
Wilson, William Colonel 6th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866
Wilson, William Tecumseh Colonel 123rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Winkler, Frederick Carl Lt. Colonel 26th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 15, 1865March 12, 1866
Winslow, Bradley Colonel186th Regiment New York Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865March 12, 1866For assault at Siege of Petersburg, April 2, 1865
Winslow, Edward Francis Colonel 4th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 12, 1864February 14, 1865Chief of Cavalry, Staff of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman
Winslow, Robert Emmett Lt. Colonel 68th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866Mexican–American War veteran
Winthrop, Frederick Colonel 5th Regiment New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, April 1, 1865
February 20, 1865
April 13, 1867
Brig. gen. brevet for Overland Campaign
Killed at Battle of Five Forks
Wise, George D. ColonelQuartermaster Dept., USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Wisewell, Moses N.Colonel6th Regiment Veteran Reserve CorpsBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 16, 1869For Battle of Fredericksburg
Wister, Langhorne Colonel 150th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 23, 1866For battles of Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg
Witcher, John Seashoales Lt. Colonel 3rd Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867For Valley Campaigns of 1864 and Siege of Petersburg
U. S. House of Representatives, 18691871
Withington, William Herbert Colonel 17th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 14, 1868Medal of Honor for Battle of First Bull Run
Brevet for Battle of South Mountain
Wolfe, Edward H. Colonel 52nd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 18, 1868For Battle of Nashville
Wood, Henry Clay MajorAssistant Adjutant GeneralBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 3, 1869Medal of Honor for Battle of Wilson's Creek
Wood, James Jr. Colonel 136th New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 8, 1865
Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865
March 10, 1865
May 18, 1866
Wood, Oliver Colonel4th Regiment U.S. Veteran Volunteer InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Wood, Robert Crooke ColonelAsst. Surgeon General, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865July 25, 1866Died as Regular Army colonel, 1869
Wood, William D.Colonel11th Regiment Missouri Volunteer CavalryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Woodall, Daniel Colonel 1st Regiment Delaware Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 15, 1865March 12, 1866
Woodford, Stewart LyndonColonel103rd Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, May 12, 1865March 12, 1866Lt. Gov. of New York, 18671869
U. S. House of Representatives, 18731874
Woodhull, Maxwell Van ZandtLt. ColonelAsst. Adjutant Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Woodruff, Israel CarleLt. ColonelCorps of Engineers, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865March 2, 1867USMA, 1836. Died as Regular Army colonel, 1878.
Woodward, Orpheus Saeger Colonel 83rd Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Lost right leg at Battle of the Wilderness
Woolley, John Lt. Colonel 5th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Wormer, Grover Salman Colonel 30th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 28, 1867
Wright, Ed Lt. Colonel 24th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866Iowa Secretary of State, 18671873
Wright, Elias Colonel 10th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 15, 1865March 3, 1865Mexican–American War veteran.
Retired as Regular Army colonel, 1876
Wright, John Gibson Lt. Colonel 51st Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Wright, Joseph Jefferson BurrMajorSurgeon, USABvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865February 23, 1867
Wright, Thomas Forster Colonel 2nd Regiment California Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865February 6, 1867Attended USMA. Killed in action fighting in the
Modoc War at Battle of Lava Beds,
Oregon, April 26, 1873

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

Y

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Yates, Henry Jr.Colonel 106th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865July 26, 1866Brother of Governor of Illinois Richard Yates
Yeoman, Stephen B.Colonel43rd Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866
Yorke, Louis EugeneLt. ColonelAsst. Inspector Gen. USVBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Mustered out and resigned from Regular Army, November 21, 1865
Young, Samuel Baldwin Marks Colonel 4th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865February 6, 1867For Appomattox Campaign. Spanish–American War major general.
Retired as Lieutenant General, 1904.
Young, Thomas Lowry Colonel 118th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866For Battle of Resaca, Georgia. Lt. Governor of Ohio, 18761877.
Governor of Ohio, 18771878. U. S. House of Representatives, 18791883.

Union brevet generals; lower actual, substantive grade

Z

NameHighest
actual grade
UnitBrevet grade, rank dateDate confirmedNotes, other dates
Zahm, Lewis Colonel 3rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 26, 1867
Ziegler, George Milton Colonel52nd Regiment U.S. Colored InfantryBvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865April 10, 1866
Zinn, George Colonel 57th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 6, 1865March 12, 1866
Zulick, Samuel Morton Colonel 29th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865March 12, 1866Physician and railroad official before the war;
real estate agent after the war.

See also

Notes

  1. A few of these officers remained in the army and eventually became substantive grade brigadier generals.
  2. Hunt, Roger D. and Jack R. Brown, Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue. Gaithersburg, MD: Olde Soldier Books, Inc., 1990. ISBN   978-1-56013-002-4. p. xiii.
  3. Allardice, Bruce S. More Generals in Gray. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1995. ISBN   0-8071-3148-2 (pbk.). p. 2
  4. Eicher has typo of 1867: must be 1868 because 1867 is before the nomination date.

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