(Early has a general's insignia on his lapel, but it could be the result of artistic retouching.) Graduated from West Point, 1837; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1836 to practice law. Although against...
(Early has a general's insignia on his lapel, but it could be the result of artistic retouching.) Graduated from West Point, 1837; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1836 to practice law. Although against...
(Has the insignia of a general on his collar, but it may have been added during retouching. The arrangement of his buttons is atypical for a general.) Mexican War veteran. Elected to Congress in 1856 and resigned in May 1861. Appointed as a...
(Hill's homespun jacket displays the three stars of a colonel; however, his careless attitude toward proper uniforms is well known.) Ambrose Powell Hill (1825-1865) graduated from West Point, 1847. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in March 1861...
(Hill's homespun jacket displays the three stars of a colonel; however, his careless attitude toward proper uniforms is well known.) Ambrose Powell Hill (1825-1865) graduated from West Point, 1847. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in March 1861...
(Hill's homespun jacket displays the three stars of a colonel; however, his careless attitude toward proper uniforms is well known.) Ambrose Powell Hill (1825-1865) graduated from West Point, 1847. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in March 1861...
(In photograph, buttons on coat indicate rank of major general, although Cox was never promoted beyond brigadier.). Commissioned as a major in the 2nd North Carolina Infantry. After promoting through the grades, Cox was promoted to brigadier...
(In the photograph, he has a colonel's collar, but the button arrangement of a brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1837; Seminole War and Mexican War veteran. In charge of the Augusta, Georgia, arsenal in 1861, but resigned his U.S....
(In the photograph, Hood's collar indicates rank of colonel while the buttons and sleeve braids indicate a brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1853. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was appointed colonel in the 4th...
(In the photograph, Hood's collar indicates rank of colonel while the buttons and sleeve braids indicate a brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1853. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was appointed colonel in the 4th...
(In the photograph, Hood's collar indicates rank of colonel while the buttons and sleeve braids indicate a brigadier general.) Graduated from West Point, 1853. Resigned his U.S. Army commission in April 1861 and was appointed colonel in the 4th...
(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general, though photograph may have been retouched to show a general's collar insignia.) Graduated form West Point, 1854. Resigned his commission in the U.S. Army in May 1861 and was commissioned as a...
(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Commissioned as a captain in the 1st Louisiana Heavy Artillery in May 1861; resigned this post in September 1861 for a commission in the 13th Louisiana Infantry. After promoting through the grades,...
(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Commissioned as a first lieutenant in the Montgomery True Blues and appointed a major in the 18th Alabama Infantry. After promoting through the grades, Holtzclaw was promoted to brigadier general in...
(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Shortly after the war began, Gordon raised a company of north Georgia mountain men known as the "Raccoon Roughs," which were attached to the 6th Alabama Infantry. He was elected major of the company...
(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Shortly after the war began, Gordon raised a company of north Georgia mountain men known as the "Raccoon Roughs," which were attached to the 6th Alabama Infantry. He was elected major of the company...
(Uniform indicates rank of colonel.) Mexican War veteran. Commissioned as a colonel in the Confederate Army in August 1861 and assigned to the 2nd Kentucky Infantry. Promoted to brigadier general in December 1862. Major campaigns and battles...
(Uniform indicates rank of major general.) A native of Ireland, Cleburne was an Arkansas druggist and lawyer at the outbreak of war. Organized the unit which seized the Little Rock Arsenal in 1861; later commissioned as a colonel in the 15th...