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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.
71 W. H. F. Lee Virginia Gen. R. E. Lee Apl. 23, 1864 Apl. 23, 1864 June  9, 1864  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of the cavalry brigades of Chambliss, Barringer and Roberts, and of two batteries horse artillery, Captain McGreggor, Army of Northern Virginia.
72 John B. Gordon Georgia Gen. R. E. Lee May  14, 1864. May  14, 1864. May  14, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Lieutenant-General in the spring of 1865 by promotion at the hands of General R. E. Lee; division composed of the brigades of Evans, Terry and York, Army of Northern Virginia.
73 Bushrod R. Johnson Tennessee Gen. Beauregard May  26, 1864. May  21, 1864. May  26, 1864. Oct. 13, 1862.
 
Remarks: Division was composed of Ransom's, Johnson's, Wise's, Elliott's and Gracie's brigades, and the Sixty-fourth Georgia regiment, Army of Northern Virginia.
74 J. B. Kershaw S. Carolina Gen. R. E. Lee June  2, 1864. May  18, 1864. June  2, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of the brigades of Conner, Wofford, Humphreys and Bryan, Army of Tennessee.
75 C. J. Polignac France Lt. Gen. E. K. Smith June 13, 1864. Apl.   8, 1864. June 13, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of the Second Texas brigade and Mouton's brigade.
76 J. F. Fagan Arkansas Lt. Gen. E. K. Smith June 13, 1864. Apl. 25, 1864. June 13, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Commanding District of Arkansas.
77 William Mahone Virginia Gen. R. E. Lee Aug.   3, 1864. July 30, 1864.  . . . . .  Oct. 13, 1862.
 
Remarks: Assigned to command of Anderson's old division, composed of the brigades of Generals Wright, Weisiger, Saunders, Harris and Finnegan, Army of Northern Virginia.
78 S. D. Ramseur N. Carolina Gen. R. E. Lee June  1, 1864. June  1, 1864. June  1, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Assigned to the command of General Early's old division, at that time composed of the brigades of Pegram, Johnston and Godwin, Army of Northern Virginia.
79 E. C. Walthall Mississippi Gen. J. E. Johnston June 10, 1864. June  6, 1864. June 10, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of the brigades of Canty, Reynolds and Quarles, Army of Tennessee; again, of the brigades of Quarles, Shelley and D. H. Reynolds. Stewart's corps, Army of Tennessee.
80 H. D. Clayton Alabama Gen. J. E. Johnston July  8, 1864. July  7, 1864.  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of the brigades of Stovall, Baker and Henry R. Jackson; at another time, of the brigades of M. A. Stovall, R. L. Gibson, A. Baker and J. T. Holtzclaw; Army of Tennessee.
81 John C. Brown Tennessee Gen. J. B. Hood Aug.   4, 1864. Aug.   4, 1864.  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of Govan's and Smith's brigades, Army of Tennessee.
82 L. L. Lomax Virginia Gen. R. E. Lee Aug. 10, 1864. Aug. 10, 1864.  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of the cavalry brigades of Johnson, Jackson, Imboden, Vaughn and McCausland, Army of Northern Virginia.
83 Henry W. Allen Louisiana  . . . . .  1864 1864  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Commanding division In Trans-Mississippi Department.
84 J. L. Kemper Virginia Gen. R. E. Lee Mch.   1, 1864. Mch.   1, 1864.  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: In command of the reserve forces of Virginia.
85 J. S Marmaduke Missouri Gen. E. K. Smith 1864 1864  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of the brigades of Clarke and Harrison.
86 A. R. Wright Georgia Gen. Beauregard Nov. 23, 1864. Nov. 23, 1864. Febr'y, 1865.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Commanding division during the siege of Savannah in December, 1864, composed of the brigades of Mercer and John K. Jackson.
87 John Pegram Virginia Gen. R. E. Lee 1864 1864  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Killed in action at Hatcher's Run; commanding Early's old division, Army of Northern Virginia.
88 Pierce M. B. Young Georgia Gen. B. Bragg Dec. 12, 1864. Dec. 12, 1864. Dec. 22, 1864.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of the cavalry brigades of Lewis, Ferguson and Hannon, Wheeler's corps.
89 M. Calvin Butler S. Carolina Gen. J. E. Johnston 1864 1864  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of the cavalry brigades of Wright and Logan, Army of Northern Virginia.
90 T. L. Rosser Texas Gen. R. E. Lee 1864 1864  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of the cavalry brigades of McCausland and Dearing, and subsequently of the brigades of Payne and Mumford, Army of Northern Virginia.
91 G. W. Custis Lee Virginia Gen. R. E. Lee Jan.   1, 1865. Jan.   1, 1865.  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: In command of local brigade and reserves for the immediate defence of Richmond, Virginia.
92 William Preston Kentucky Gen. E. K. Smith Jan.   1, 1865. Jan.   1, 1865.  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Assigned to the command of the division of Major-General Polignac, after his return to France; in October, 1863, in command of a division, Longstreet's corps, Army of the Tennessee, composed of the brigades of Gracie, Twiggs and Kelly.
93 William B. Taliaferro Virginia Gen. Wm. J. Hardee Jan.   1, 1865. Jan.   1, 1865.  . . . . .   . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Commanding division of mixed troops after the evacuation of Charleston; previously in command of James Island, Souh Carolina.
94 Bryan Grimes N. Carolina Gen. R. E. Lee Feb. 23, 1865. Feb. 23, 1865. Feb. 23, 1865.  . . . . . 
 
Remarks: Division composed of his old brigade and the brigades of Battle, Cook and Cox, Army of Northern Virginia.