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Name. | State. | To Whom to Report. | Appoint. | Rank. | Confirm. | Accept. | |
147 | Garnett, R. B. | Virginia | Adj't and Insp. Gen. | Nov. 14, 1861. | Nov. 14, 1861. | Dec. 13, 1861. | . . . . . |
Remarks: Killed at Gettysburg; succeeded General T. J. Jackson in command of the "Stonewall Brigade," composed of the 2d, 4th, 5th, 27th and 33d Virginia regiments; brigade at one time composed of the 8th, 18th, 19th, 28th and 56th Virginia regiments, D. R. Jones' division, Army of Northern Virginia.
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148 | Garnett, Robt. S. | Virginia | . . . . . | June 6, 1861. | June 6, 1861. | Aug. 29, 1861. | . . . . . |
Remarks: Killed at Craddock's Ford, Virginia, July 13, 1861.
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149 | Garrot, Isham W. | Alabama | Gen. J. E. Johnston | May 29, 1863. | May 28, 1863. | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Remarks: Killed at Vicksburg June 17, 1863; at the time of his death he was in command of the 20th Alabama regiment, of S. D. Lee's brigade, and fell before his commission as Brigadier-General was received; commanded Tracy's brigade, after his death, for a few days, until Brigadier-General S. D. Lee was assigned to its command by order of General Pemberton.
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150 | Gartrell, Lucius J. | Georgia | Gen. Howell Cobb | 1864. | 1864. | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Remarks: Commanded 2d brigade Georgia Reserves, composed of 1st, 2d, 3d and 4th regiments.
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151 | Gary, M. W. | S. Carolina | Gen. R. E. Lee | June 14, 1864. | May 19, 1864. | June 14, 1864. | . . . . . |
Remarks: Promoted Major-General of cavalry shortly after the Battle of Darbytown; brigade composed of the "Hampton Legion," the 7th South Carolina cavalry, the 7th Georgia cavalry, the 24th Virginia cavalry and Captain Harkerson's Virginia battery of Light artillery, Army of Northern Virginia.
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152 | Gatlin, R. C. | N. Carolina | . . . . . | Aug. 15, 1861. | July 8, 1861. | Aug. 29, 1861. | . . . . . |
Remarks: Resigned September 8, 1862; commanding Southern Department, Coast Defense of North Carolina; Adjutant-General of North Carolina, with the rank of Major-General.
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153 | Gholson, S. J. | Missouri | . . . . . | June 1, 1864. | May 6, 1864. | June 1, 1864. | . . . . . |
Remarks: Commanding brigade of cavalry, Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana.
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154 | Gibbs, George C. | N. Carolina | . . . . . | 1864. | 1864. | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Remarks: Acting Brigadier-General; commanding post, &c., at Macon, Georgia.
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155 | Gibson, R. L. | Louisiana | Gen. J. E. Johnston | Feb. 1, 1864. | Jan. 11, 1864. | Feb. 1, 1864. | Oct. 13, 1862. |
Remarks: Brigade composed of the 1st, 4th, 11th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 20th, 25th and 30th Louisiana regiments, the 4th Louisiana battalion and Austin's battalion of Sharpshooters; afterwards in command of a division at Spanish Fort, near Mobile, consisting of the brigades of Campbell, Holtzclaw, Ecktor and Thomas, and Patton's regiment of artillery.
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156 | Girardey, Victor J. B. | Georgia | Gen. R. E. Lee | Aug. 3, 1864. | July 30, 1864. | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Remarks: Killed in action in front of Petersburg, Virginia, at the time being in command of A. R. Wright's old brigade.
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157 | Gist, S. R. | S. Carolina | Gen. Pemberton | Mch. 20, 1862. | Mch. 20, 1862. | Mch. 20, 1862. | . . . . . |
Remarks: Killed in action, at the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864; in command of a brigade composed of the 16th and 24th South Carolina, the 46th and 65th Georgia regiments infantry, the 8th Georgia infantry battalion and the 1st battalion Georgia Sharpshooters.
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158 | Gladden, A. H. | Louisiana | Gen. B. Bragg | Sept. 30, 1861. | Sept. 30, 1861. | Dec. 13, 1861. | . . . . . |
Remarks: Killed at Shiloh; brigade at Pensacola composed of Lieutenant-Colonel Adam's Louisiana battalion, Lieutenant-Colonel Coppen's battalion of Zouaves, Major Lary's Georgia battalion, Colonel Anderson's 1st Florida regiment and Captain Lee's artillery company.
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159 | Godwin, A. C. | N. Carolina | Gen. R. E. Lee | Aug. 9, 1864. | Aug. 5, 1864. | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Remarks: First Provost-Marshal of Richmond; afterwards in command of Hoke's brigade, composed of the 6th, 54th and 57th North Carolina regiments, Early's division, Army of Northern Virginia.
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160 | Gordon, G. W. | Tennessee | Gen. J. B. Hood | Aug. 16, 1864. | Aug. 15, 1864. | . . . . . | . . . . . |
Remarks: Brigade composed of the 11th and 29th, 12th and 47th, 13th and 154th Tennessee regiments.
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161 | Gordon, James B. | N. Carolina | Gen. R. E. Lee | Sept. 28, 1863. | Sept. 28, 1863. | Feb. 17, 1864. | Oct. 13, 1862. |
Remarks: Killed in action at Yellow Tavern, Virginia; brigade composed of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th and 5th North Carolina regiments, cavalry.
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162 | Gordon, John B. | Georgia | Gen. R. E. Lee | May 11, 1863. | May 7, 1863. | Jan. 25, 1864. | . . . . . |
Remarks: Promoted Major-General May 14, 1864; brigade composed of the 13th, 26th, 31st, 38th, 60th and 61st Georgia regiments [originally Lawton's brigade], the 6th Georgia, and the 12th Georgia battalion, Early's division, Army of Northern Virginia.
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163 | Gorgas, Josiah | . . . . . | Gen. S. Cooper | 1864. | 1864. | 1864. | . . . . . |
Remarks: Chief of Ordnance.
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