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This listing shows the names and ranks of the '''Regular [[Confederate States Army|Army of the Confederate States of America (ASCA)]]''' officers, as well as their ranks in the volunteer [[Confederate States Army|Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS)]], if any. These officers fought for the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate States]] during the [[American Civil War]]. These lists also show the final regular unit they served in, if known. [[File:Battle flag of the US Confederacy.svg|right|thumb|200px|Confederate Army battle flag]] ==A== {|class="wikitable" ! '''Name''' ! '''ASCA rank''' ! '''PACS rank''' ! '''Last unit served''' |- | [[John Adams (Confederate Army officer)|John Adams]]* | [[Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States|captain]] | [[Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States|brigadier general]] | [[Confederate Regular Cavalry|Regular Cavalry]] <ref name=Eicher99>Eicher, p. 99.</ref> |- | Samuel F. Adams | [[Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States|second lieutenant]] | none | unknown |- | Soloman Adams | captain | none | unknown |- | [[Edward Porter Alexander]] | captain | brigadier general | [[Confederate Regular Engineers|Regular Engineers]] <ref name=Weinert99>Weinert, p. 99.</ref> |- | John A. Alexander | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | Joseph A. Alexander | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | L. A. Alexander | [[cadet]] | none | unknown |- | T. Bullitt Alexander | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | W. K. Alexander | cadet | none | unknown |- | Benjamin Alston | [[First Lieutenant|first lieutenant]] | [[colonel]] | unknown |- | Charles D. Anderson | first lieutenant | colonel | [[Confederate Regular Artillery|Regular Artillery]] <ref name=Weinert15>Weinert, p. 15.</ref> |- | Edward Willoughby Anderson | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | [[Richard H. Anderson]] | [[major]] | [[Lt. Gen. (CSA)|lieutenant general]] | Company A, Regular Cavalry<ref name=Weinert28>Weinert, p. 28.</ref> |- | [[Robert Houston Anderson|Robert H. Anderson]] | first lieutenant | brigadier general | Regular Artillery<ref name=Eicher104>Eicher, p. 104.</ref> |- | Samuel Smith Anderson | [[lieutenant colonel]] | none | unknown |- | William Wallace Anderson | surgeon | none | unknown |- | Garnett Andrews, Jr. | second lieutenant | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | John Urquhart Ansley | first lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | [[James J. Archer]] | captain | brigadier general | [[Confederate Regular Infantry|Regular Infantry]] <ref name=Eicher107>Eicher, p. 107.</ref> |- | James W. Archer | first lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | John Archer | captain | none | unknown |- | William S. Archer | captain | none | unknown |- | Frank S. Armistead | first lieutenant | colonel | unknown |- | [[Lewis Addison Armistead|Lewis A. Armistead]]* | major | brigadier general | Regular Infantry<ref name=Eicher107>Eicher, p. 107.</ref> |- | [[Frank Crawford Armstrong|Frank C. Armstrong]] | second lieutenant | brigadier general | Regular Infantry<ref name=Weinert23>Weinert, p. 23.</ref> |- | John Grange Ashe | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | Samuel A. Ashe | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | R. W. Atkinson | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | Alfred A. Ayer | cadet | none | unknown<ref>Weinert, p. 119. Appendix A: List of Regular Army Officers, 'A' last name list.</ref> |} <span style="font-size: smaller;"> * denotes killed in action or died of wounds.</span> ==Ba–Bl== {|class="wikitable" ! '''Name''' ! '''ASCA rank''' ! '''PACS rank''' ! '''Last unit served''' |- | Edward F. Bagley* | first lieutenant | major | unknown |- | George H. Bagwell | first lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | Briscoe G. Baldwin, Jr. | first lieutenant | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | [[William Edwin Baldwin|William E. Baldwin]] | captain | brigadier general | Regular Infantry<ref name=Eicher114>Eicher, p. 114.</ref> |- | Joseph D. Balfour* | first lieutenant | major | unknown |- | Charles P. Ball | second lieutenant | colonel | unknown |- | Glover A. Ball | captain | major | Maj., 3rd Florida Inf., Army of Tenn. |- | James P. Baltzell | second lieutenant | captain | Company A, Regular Cavalry<ref>Weinert, pp. 12, 34-5. Baltzell, a graduate of VMI, was relieved from duty with the regular cavalry in September 1862, and served out the war with the Army of Tennessee & paroled on April 26, 1865.</ref> |- | Harris Barksdale Jos. M. Barnes | cadet | second lieutenant | unknown |- | John T. Mason Barnes | second lieutenant | captain | 1st Battery, Regular Artillery<ref name=Weinert75>Weinert, p. 75.</ref> |- | William H. Barnett | cadet | none | unknown |- | William F. Barnell | first lieutenant | none | [[Charles Sidney Winder|Winder]]'s Company, Regular Artillery<ref name=Weinert83>Weinert, p. 83.</ref> |- | James Barrow* | second lieutenant | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | R. L. Barton | cadet | none | unknown |- | [[Seth Maxwell Beall|Seth M. Beall]] | captain | brigadier general | unknown |- | [[William Beall|William N. R. Beall]] | captain | brigadier general | Regular Cavalry<ref name=Eicher123>Eicher, p. 123.</ref> |- | Henri T. Beauregard | cadet | none | unknown |- | [[P. G. T. Beauregard|P.G.T. Beauregard]] | [[Full General (CSA)|general]] | brigadier general | various departments<ref>Eicher, p. 125. February 27-April 26, 1865; 2nd in command of Dept. of N.C. & Southern Va., Dept. of S.C., Ga. & Fla., and Dept. of Tennessee.</ref> |- | Rene T. Beauregard | second lieutenant | major | unknown |- |H. H. Bedford | |Major |8th Missouri Confederate Cavalry |- | M. Herman Bechter | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | Robert F. Beckham* | first lieutenant | colonel | unknown |- | [[Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr.|Barnard E. Bee]]* | major | brigadier general | Regular Infantry<ref name=Eicher125>Eicher, p. 125.</ref> |- | John S. Berney | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | James H. Berrien | assistant surgeon | none | unknown |- | James McPherson Berrien | second lieutenant | first lieutenant | unknown |- | Thomas J. Berry | first lieutenant | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | William B. Blair | major | colonel | unknown |- | Edward D. Blake | captain | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | William T. Blakistone | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | John Rufus Blocker | second lieutenant | major | unknown |- | Joseph Guy Blount | second lieutenant | major | Co. C, 15th S.C. Heavy Art. Battln.<ref>Wenert, p. 87. Book index erroneously gives p. 86.</ref> |- | Henry L. Blow | second lieutenant | first lieutenant | Company C, C.S. Recruits<ref>Weinert, pp. 56-7. Originally was the Infantry School battln. Unit also served as Company K, 22nd Louisiana, in the PACS. Blow had served in the 21st Louisiana but was commissioned into the regulars in January 1862.</ref><ref>Weinert, p. 119. Appendix A: List of Regular Army Officers, 'Ba-Bl' last name list.</ref> |} <span style="font-size: smaller;"> * denotes killed in action or died of wounds.</span> ==Bo–Bu== {|class="wikitable" ! '''Name''' ! '''ASCA rank''' ! '''PACS rank''' ! '''Last unit served''' |- | John L. Boatwright | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | William R. Boggs | captain | brigadier general | Regular Engineers<ref name=Weinert99/> |- | Henry Bolton | first lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | Richard Vanderhost Bonneau | captain | major | unknown |- | William G. Bonner | second lieutenant | major | unknown |- | Richard Marshall Booker | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | John C. Booth | captain | major | Regular Artillery<ref>Weinert, p. 52. Had served as 1st Lt. in 4th U.S. Art. Led arsenal at Batton Rouge until city captured, then led arsenal in Fayetteville, N.C. until his death in 1862.</ref> |- | Harold Borland | second lieutenant | major | unknown |- | [[Alexander Boteler|Alexander R. Boteler, Jr.]] | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | James W. Bowles | second lieutenant | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | Jefferson Davis Bradford | first lieutenant | major | unknown |- | William K. Bradford | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | William R. Bradfute | captain | colonel | unknown |- | John Bradley | second lieutenant | captain | Staff duty, [[Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War|Trans-Mississippi Dept.]]<ref>Weinert, pp. 30, 40-1. Although commissioned into the Regular Infantry, he led Co. A of the Regular Cavalry in 1862-4, requested transfer to Trans-Mississippi Dept., resigned from PACS and from May 2, 1864, he was in Texas on staff duty for the rest of the war.</ref> |- | [[Braxton Bragg]] | general | none | [[Second Corps, Army of Tennessee]] <ref name=Eicher141>Eicher, p. 141.</ref> |- | John L. Branch* | first lieutenant | none | unknown |- | George C. Brand | cadet | none | unknown |- | Charles Brewer | assistant surgeon | none | unknown |- | Richard H. Brewer* | first lieutenant | colonel | unknown |- | Jacob Brice | first lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | William W. Brickell | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | Robert Little Brodie | assistant surgeon | none | unknown |- | Charles H. Brown | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | Charles M. Brown | cadet | none | unknown |- | John A. Brown | captain | colonel | unknown |- | Richard L. Brown, Jr. | cadet | none | unknown |- | William Leroy Brown | major | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | Thomas J. Bruton | second lieutenant | first lieutenant | unknown |- | Henry Bryan | second lieutenant | major | unknown |- | James A. Bryan | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | John C. Herbert Bryant | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | Walter R. Bullock | second lieutenant | first lieutenant | unknown |- | Philip Burkhart | captain | none | unknown |- | William E. Burnet | first lieutenant | colonel | unknown |- | N. B. Burnwell | cadet | none | unknown |- | James H. Burton | major | none | unknown |- | John R. B. Burtwell | first lieutenant | colonel | unknown |- | Thomas Bush* | first lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | Lawrence L. Butler | second lieutenant | major | unknown |- | Lee. M. Butler | second lieutenant | captain | Co. C, 15th S.C. Heavy Art. Battln.<ref>Weinert, p. 86. In late 1862 he was attached to the staff of Brig. Gen. S.R. Gist, and therefore "probably saw very little service with the company."</ref> |- | William Butler | first lieutenant | colonel | unknown<ref>Weinert, pp. 119-20. Appendix A: List of Regular Army Officers, 'Bo-Bu' last name list.</ref> |} <span style="font-size: smaller;"> * denotes killed in action or died of wounds.</span> ==C== {|class="wikitable" ! '''Name''' ! '''ASCA rank''' ! '''PACS rank''' ! '''Last unit served''' |- | [[William Lewis Cabell|William L. Cabell]]* | major | brigadier general | Regular Infantry<ref name=Eicher158>Eicher, p. 158.</ref> |- | J. Lawrence Calhoun | major | none | unknown |- | Dennis Callahan | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | Charles Carroll Campbell | second lieutenant | major | unknown |- | George Watson Carr | captain | lieutenant colonel | Regular Infantry<ref>Weinert, p. 13, 16. As of May 28, 1861, commanded recruit depot at Bellona Arsenal in Richmond, Va.</ref> |- | Charles H. Causey | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | Robert A. Chambers | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | Nathaniel Rives Chambliss | second lieutenant | major | unknown |- | William Henry Chapman | cadet | none | unknown |- | Theodore O. Chestney | second lieutenant | major | unknown |- | Frederick L. Childs | captain | lieutenant colonel | Regular Artillery<ref>Weinert, p. 82, 86. Had been a 2nd Lt. in 1st U.S. Artillery, resigned March 4, 1861. Commanded the arsenals at Charleston, S.C., Augusta, Ga., and Fayetteville, N.C., then in 1863 was lt. colonel of the 2nd N.C. Local Defense Troops in the PACS.</ref> |- | [[Robert Hall Chilton|Robert H. Chilton]] | [[colonel]] | brigadier general | Regular Infantry<ref name=Eicher171>Eicher, p. 171.</ref> |- | Richard M. Christian | cadet | none | unknown |- | Thomas Clairborne, Jr. | major | none | unknown |- | S. Churchill Clark* | cadet | captain | unknown |- | John J. Clarke | second lieutenant | colonel | unknown |- | William J. Clarke | captain | colonel | unknown |- | Hugh Lawson Clay | lieutenant colonel | none | unknown |- | Arthur Clayton | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | George Wesley Clayton | second lieutenant | colonel | unknown |- | James H. Cobb | cadet | none | unknown |- | Robert Granderson Cole | captain | lieutenant colonel | Regular Infantry<ref>Weinert, p. 15. Commanded recruiting at Augusta, Ga. in 1861.</ref> |- | Charles Read Collins* | captain | colonel | Regular Engineers<ref>Weinert, p. 100. Entered PACS, served as colonel of the 15th Va. Cavalry; on May 7, 1864, was killed in action at Todd's Tavern.</ref> |- | James A. Collins | cadet | none | unknown |- | Aurelius F. Cone | first lieutenant | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | E.S. Cook | cadet | none | unknown |- | [[John Rogers Cooke|John R. Cooke]] | first lieutenant | brigadier general | Regular Artillery<ref name=Eicher183>Eicher, p. 183.</ref> |- | John W. Cooper | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | [[Samuel Cooper (general)|Samuel Cooper]] | general | none | [[Adjutant general|Adjutant]] & [[Inspector General]], CSA<ref name=Wright9>Wright, p. 9.</ref> |- | Samuel M. Cooper | first lieutenant | major | unknown |- | James L. Corley | major | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | Edward N. Covey | assistant surgeon | none | unknown |- | James G. Cowan | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | James A. Craige | cadet | none | unknown |- | [[George Bibb Crittenden|George B. Crittenden]] | colonel | [[Major General (CSA)|major general]] | Regular Infantry<ref name=Eicher191>Eicher, p. 191.</ref> |- | Alexander H. Cross | captain | none | unknown |- | Nathaniel Savage Crowell | assistant surgeon | none | unknown |- | Jacob Culbertson | first lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | [[Alfred Cumming (general)|Alfred Cumming, Jr.]] | major | brigadier general | Regular Infantry<ref name=Eicher194>Eicher, p. 194.</ref> |- | Arthur S. Cunningham | first lieutenant | lieutenant colonel | Co. C, 15th S.C. Heavy Art. Battln.<ref>Weinert, p. 87. Served in May & June 1862, then entered PACS and was sent to Virginia for service as lt. colonel.</ref> |- | Edward Cunningham | first lieutenant | major | unknown |- | George A. Cunningham | first lieutenant | colonel | unknown |- | Wilfred E. Cutshaw | second lieutenant | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | Richard M. Cuyler | captain | lieutenant colonel | Regular Artillery<ref>Weinert, p. 16. Was a lt. in the U.S. Navy. Commanded recruiting depot at the arsenal in Savannah, Ga. in 1861.</ref><ref>Weinert, p. 120. Appendix A: List of Regular Army Officers, 'C' last name list.</ref> |} <span style="font-size: smaller;"> * denotes killed in action or died of wounds.</span> ==D== {|class="wikitable" ! '''Name''' ! '''ASCA rank''' ! '''PACS rank''' ! '''Last unit served''' |- | Edward Dabney* | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | Robert F. Dancy* | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | Philip P. Dandridge | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | J.E.P. Dangerfield | captain | none | unknown |- | Edmund P. Dargan | cadet | none | unknown |- | Matthew L. Davis, Jr. | captain | colonel | unknown |- | F.H. Deane | cadet | none | unknown |- | [[James Dearing]]* | second lieutenant | brigadier general | unknown |- | St. Clair Dearing | second lieutenant | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | George Deas | lieutenant colonel | none | unknown |- | William A. Deas | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | Julius Adolphis De Lagnel | captain | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | David Camden De Leon | surgeon | none | unknown |- | Stevens T. Dent | cadet | none | unknown |- | John H. Denys | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | Clarence Derrick | second lieutenant | lieutenant colonel | unknown |- | William Davis DeSaussure* | captain | colonel | unknown |- | [[James Deshler]]* | captain | brigadier general | unknown |- | John Hemphill Dickens | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | Jesse J. Dickenson | cadet | none | unknown |- | Edward Dillon | first lieutenant | colonel | unknown |- | Joseph Dixon* | first lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | Joseph Koger Dixon | second lieutenant | major | unknown |- | James C. Dobbin, Jr. | second lieutenant | none | unknown |- | Samuel Donelson | cadet | second lieutenant | unknown |- | Grey Doswell | cadet | none | unknown |- | W.S. Downer | major | none | unknown |- | W.F. Drinkard | captain | none | unknown |- | Franklin B. DuBarry | second lieutenant | captain | unknown |- | [[Dudley M. Du Bose]] | first lieutenant | brigadier general | unknown |- | [[Johnson K. Duncan]] | captain | brigadier general | unknown |- | William Watkins Dunlap | second lieutenant | major | unknown |- | Harvie Sheffield Duval | second lieutenant | none | unknown<ref>Weinert, pp. 120-1. Appendix A: List of Regular Army Officers, 'D' last name list.</ref> |} <span style="font-size: smaller;"> * denotes killed in action or died of wounds.</span> ==W== {|class="wikitable" ! '''Name''' ! '''ASCA rank''' ! '''PACS rank''' ! '''Last unit served''' |- | [[James Augustus Washington]] <ref>S. Allardice. Confederate colonels: a biographical register</ref> | Colonel | none | 50th North Carolina |} ==References== * Eicher, John H., and [[David J. Eicher|Eicher, David J.]], ''Civil War High Commands'', Stanford University Press, 2001, ISBN 0-8047-3641-3. * Weinert, Richard P., Jr., ''The Confederate Regular Army'', White Mane Publishing, 1991, ISBN 0-942597-27-3. *[[Marcus Joseph Wright|Wright, Marcus J.]], ''General Officers of the Confederate Army'', J. M. Carroll & Co., 1983, ISBN 0-8488-0009-5. ==Notes== {{reflist|2}} {{American Civil War}} [[Category:Confederate States Army officers]] [[Category:Military history of the Confederate States of America]]
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