There is always a debate on how many generals there were in the Civil War. Both sides in the war had militia so for the purpose of this question let only count the generals that were properly appointed or nominated. For the Union side there was 564 generals, and for the Confederate side there were 401.
Seventy-seven Confederate generals were killed or mortally wounded in the US Civil War. Also, of these seventy-seven, twenty-one generals had been previously wounded in battles before the battle in which they were killed.
At the beginning of the US Civil War, President Lincoln appointed generals for political reasons, not based on military experience.
Casualty rates among Confederate generals during the US Civil War were high. In the war, 55% of all Rebel generals were either killed or wounded . This amounted to 235 of the 435 generals. Most of the Confederate losses among generals occurred as they led their troops into battle.
As the US Civil War unfolded, the US army was small and did not have many generals. In order to command all the Union recruits, new generals had to be appointed. In 1861, Lincoln appointed one hundred and twenty six generals.
Generals Lee and Grant were each in the Mexican War as US officers. Later they both were in the US Civil War as opponents.
The US Civil War battle of Chantilly took place in Virginia on September 1, 1862. It was an inconclusive battle, however, two Union generals were killed. Generals Issac Stevens and Philip Kearny were killed.
The major and most prominent generals in the US Civil War can be narrowed down to two generals. For the South the prominent general was Robert E. Lee. For the North it would be US Grant.
The Mexican, or its other name, the Mexican-US War, was in 1846. There is no direct connection to the US Civil War, other then that many of the generals of the Civil War, fought together and came to know each other.
At the beginning of the US Civil War, President Lincoln appointed generals for political reasons, not based on military experience.
Casualty rates among Confederate generals during the US Civil War were high. In the war, 55% of all Rebel generals were either killed or wounded . This amounted to 235 of the 435 generals. Most of the Confederate losses among generals occurred as they led their troops into battle.
As the US Civil War unfolded, the US army was small and did not have many generals. In order to command all the Union recruits, new generals had to be appointed. In 1861, Lincoln appointed one hundred and twenty six generals.
There were many Civil War Generals who served in the Mexican American War. Among them were Robert E. Lee, US Grant, William T. Sherman, Winfield Scott
Prior to the US Civil War, generals Stonewall Jackson and George B. McClellan graduated from the USMA, West Point in the same year. They would face each others armies during the early campaigns of the US Civil War.
Generals Lee and Grant were each in the Mexican War as US officers. Later they both were in the US Civil War as opponents.
The US Army had over 1,100 Generals during WW2.
For the most part, US Civil War generals relied on a system of linear tactics to form and maneuver their forces in the US Civil War. These tactics were first used and developed in Europe. It had become the general practice in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.The linear formula was altered, however in the Civil War. Tactical defenses and entrenchments were added to create a slightly different type of war.
On an overall basis the trend in ages among US Civil War generals trended downwards. Because of retirement, resignations, and casualties the ages of generals on both sides trended downwards for both sides in the conflict. The ages of these generals at the beginning of the war were almost identical. Early in war the average ages drifted to between 43.6 to 44.8. At the end of the war, each side in the conflict had almost equal ages for generals, that being 42.4 years of age.
The US Civil War battle of Chantilly took place in Virginia on September 1, 1862. It was an inconclusive battle, however, two Union generals were killed. Generals Issac Stevens and Philip Kearny were killed.