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CONFEDERATE ROSTER.
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MAJOR-GENERALS, IN ORDER OF RANK—Continued.
  Name. State. To Whom to Report. Appoint. Rank. Confirm. Accept.
50 R. E. Rodes Alabama Gen. R. E. Lee May    7, 1863. May    2, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Killed at Winchester, Va., 19th Sept., 1864; division composed of the brigades of Doles, Battle, Daniel and Ramseur.
51 William H. T. Walker Georgia Gen. J. E. Johnston May  27, 1863. May  23, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Killed in the battle around Atlanta, Georgia; division composed of the brigades of Liddell, Walthall, Ector and Wilson; division afterwards composed of the brigades of Mercer, Jackson, Gist and Stevens; in October, 1863, division composed of the brigades of Gregg, Gist and Wilson.
52 Henry Heth Virginia Gen. R. E. Lee May  23, 1863. May  24, 1863. Feb. 17, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of Pettigrew's, Archer's, Davis', Cook's and Brockenborough's brigades, Army of Northern Virginia.
53 John S. Bowen Missouri Gen. J. E. Johnston May  29, 1863. May  25, 1863.  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Died July 16, 1863, from disease contracted during the siege of Vicksburg; commanded division known as tne Missouri division, composed of the brigades of Cockrell and Green.
54 Robert Ransom, Jr. N. Carolina Lt. Gen. D. H. Hill May  27, 1863. May  26, 1863. Feb. 17, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Commanding Department of Richmond, in 1864; at the Battle of Fredericksburg, division composed of the brigades of Ransom and Cook.
55 W. D. Pender N. Carolina Gen. R. E. Lee May  27, 1863. May  27, 1863.  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Died July 18, 1S63, from wounds received at Gettysburg; division composed of his old brigade and the brigades of McGowan, Lane and Thomas, Army of Northern Virginia.
56 A. P. Stewart Tennessee Gen. B. Bragg June   5, 1863. June   2, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Promoted Lieutenant-General June 23, 1864; division composed of the brigades of Brown, Johnson, Strahl and Clayton; afterwards, of the brigades of Brown, Bate, Clayton and Stovall; subsequently of the brigades of Stovall, Clayton, Gibson and Baker; Army of the West.
57 Stephen D. Lee S. Carolina Gen. J. E. Johnston Aug.   3, 1863. Aug.   3, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Promoted Lieutenant-General June 23, 1864; assigned to the command of all the cavalry in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, East Louisiana and West Tennessee.
58 Cadmus M. Wilcox Tennessee Gen. R. E. Lee Aug. 13, 1863. Aug.   3, 1863. Feb. 17, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of the brigades of Generals Lane, Scales, McGowan and Thomas.
59 J. F. Gilmer N. Carolina Gen. Beauregard Aug. 16, 1863. Aug. 16, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Chief of the Engineer Bureau.
60 Wade Hampton S. Carolina Gen. R. E. Lee Sept. 3, 1863. Aug.   3, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Promoted Lieutenant-General; division composed of the cavalry brigades of Young, Butler, Rosser and Gordon, Army of Northern Virginia.
61 Fitzhugh Lee Virginia Gen. R. E. Lee Sept. 3, 1863. Sept. 3, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of Wickham's and Lomax's brigades; subsequently in command of the cavalry corps, Army of Northern Virginia, composed of the divisions of W. H. F. Lee, Rosser and Munford.
62 William Smith Virginia Gen. R. E. Lee Aug. 13, 1863. Aug. 12, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Resigned December 31, 1863, because elected Governor of Virginia; consequently, did not assume command of a division or remain in the field.
63 Howell Cobb Georgia  . . . . .  Sept. 19, 1863. Sept. 9, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: In 1864 in command of the reserve forces of Georgia.
64 John A. Wharton Texas Gen. B. Bragg Nov. 12, 1863. Nov. 10, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Commanding division in Wheeler's cavalry corps, Army of Tennessee.
65 William T. Martin Mississippi Gen. B. Bragg Nov. 12, 1863. Nov. 10, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Commanding cavalry corps in East Tennessee, under General Longstreet; subsequently a division in Wheeler's cavalry corps, composed of the brigades of Morgan and Iverson.
66 Nathan B. Forrest Tennessee Gen. J. E. Johnston Dec.   4, 1863. Dec.   4, 1863. Jan. 25, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Promoted Lieutenant-General February 28, 1865; assigned to the command of all cavalry in West Tennessee and North Mississippi, consisting of those of his own brigade and those of Chalmers, McCulloch, Richardson, Bell and Jeffrey Forrest; Lyon's brigade was afterwards added; the whole was organized into two divisions, commadned respectively by Chalmers and Buford.
67 Charles W. Field Kentucky Lt. Gen. Longstreet Feb. 12, 1864. Feb. 12, 1864. Feb. 12, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of Jenkins', Law's, Benning's, Anderson's and Gregg's brigades, Army of Northern Virginia.
68 J. Patton Anderson Florida Gen. J. E. Johnston Feb. 17, 1864. Feb. 17, 1864. Feb. 17, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: In 1864 assigned to the command of the District of Florida.
69 W. B. Bate Tennessee Gen. J. E. Johnston March 5, 1864. Feb. 23, 1864. May  11, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of the brigades of Tyler, Lewis and Finley, and of the light batteries of Slocum, Cobb and Mebane; Army of Tennessee.
70 Robert F. Hoke N. Carolina  . . . . .  Apl. 23, 1864. Apl. 20, 1864. May  11, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Commanding in North Carolina; division in General Beauregard's army composed, May, 1864, of the brigades of Martin, Hagood, Clingman and Colquitt; Army of Northern Virginia.