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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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59 | J. F. Gilmer | N. Carolina | Gen. Beauregard | Aug. 16, 1863. | Aug. 16, 1863. | Jan. 25, 1864. | . . . . . |
Remarks: Chief of the Engineer Bureau.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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63 | Howell Cobb | Georgia | . . . . . | Sept. 19, 1863. | Sept. 9, 1863. | Jan. 25, 1864. | . . . . . |
Remarks: In 1864 in command of the reserve forces of Georgia.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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