American Civil War Generals North Carolina Pictures
Brigadier Generals:
|
Name |
Date of rank |
Place of birth |
| George Burgwyn Anderson* |
June 9, 1862 |
Hillsborough |
| Lawrence Simmons Baker |
July 23, 1863 |
Gates County |
| Rufus Barringer |
June 1, 1864 |
Cabarrus County |
| John Decatur Barry^ |
August 3, 1864 |
Wilmington |
| Lawrence O'Bryan Branch* |
November 16, 1861 |
Enfield |
| Thomas Lanier Clingman |
May 17, 1862 |
Hunstville |
| John Rogers Cooke |
November 1, 1862 |
Jefferson Barracks, Missouri |
| William Ruffin Cox^ |
May 31, 1864 |
Scotland Neck |
| Junius Daniel* |
September 1, 1862 |
Halifax |
| Richard Caswell Gatlin |
July 8, 1861 |
Lenoir County |
| Archibald Campbell Godwin* |
August 5, 1864 |
Nansemond County, Virginia |
| James Byron Gordon* |
September 28, 1863 |
Wilkesboro |
| Robert Daniel Johnston |
September 1, 1863 |
Lincoln County |
| William Whedbee Kirkland |
August 29, 1863 |
Hillsborough |
| James Henry Lane |
November 1, 1862 |
Mathews Court House, Virginia |
| Collett Leventhorpe |
February 3, 1865 |
Devonshire, England |
| William Gaston Lewis^ |
May 31, 1864 |
Rocky Mount |
| William MacRae |
November 4, 1864 |
Wilmington |
| James Green Martin |
May 15, 1862 |
Elizabeth City |
| James Johnston Pettigrew* |
February 26, 1862 |
Tyrrell County |
| Matthew Whitaker Ransom |
June 13, 1863 |
Warren County |
| William Paul Roberts |
February 21, 1865 |
Gates County |
| Alfred Moore Scales |
June 13, 1863 |
Reidsville |
| Thomas Fentress Toon^ |
May 31, 1864 |
Columbus County |
| Robert Brank Vance |
March 1, 1863 |
Buncombe County |
Major Generals:
| Bryan Grimes |
February 15, 1865 |
Pitt County |
| Robert Frederick Hoke |
April 20, 1864 |
Lincolnton |
| William Dorsey Pender* |
May 27, 1863 |
Edgecombe County |
| Stephen Dodson Ramseur*^ |
June 1, 1864 |
Lincolnton |
| Robert Ransom Jr. |
May 26, 1863 |
Warren County |
| William Henry Chase Whiting* |
February 28, 1863 |
Biloxi, Mississippi |
Lieutenant Generals:
| Daniel Harvey Hill |
July 11, 1863 |
York District, South Carolina |
| Theophilus Hunter Holmes |
October 10, 1862 |
Sampson County |
*killed in battle
^temporary appointment
Several North Carolina natives living in other Confederate
states also served as generals in the Civil War.
In 1862 there were four general grades in the Confederate
Army: brigadier-general, major-general, lieutenant-general, and general being the highest attainable rank. All wore the
same insignia making it impossible to identify a general's rank by his insignia. General Robert E. Lee, nevertheless, wore the insignia of colonel. During informal communication, however, each may be addressed as general.
The general grades may also be abbreviated in various forms: major-general, for example, may
be abbreviated to Maj. Gen. Jones; Maj. General Jones; Maj-Gen. Jones, etc. Formerly, however, it is Major General Jones or
Major-General Jones.
Sources: North Carolina Museum of History; North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Department of
Cultural Resources; United States Military Academy (West Point): Customs and Courtesies; Virginia Military Institute: Military Customs and Courtesies; Official Records of the Confederate and Union and Armies.
Recommended Reading: American Civil War Generals
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