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Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on July 03, 2019 01 of 12 General Joseph E. Johnston, CSA General Joseph E. Johnston. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration Leaders in Gray The Confederate Army employed hundreds of generals during the Civil War. This gallery provides an overview of several of the key Confederate generals who contributed to the Southern cause and helped guide its armies throughout the war. Joseph E. Johnston Dates: February 3, 1807-March 21, 1891 State: Virginia Highest Rank Attained: General Principal Commands: Army of the Shenandoah, Army of Northern Virginia, Department of the West, Army of Tennessee, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia Principal Battles: First Bull Run (1861), Fair Oaks (1862), Resaca (1864), Carolinas Campaign (1865), Bentonville (1865) 02 of 12 General Robert E. Lee, CSA General Robert E. Lee, CSA. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration Robert E. Lee Dates: January 19, 1807-October 12, 1870 State: Virginia Highest Rank Attained: General Principal Commands: Virginia Forces, Coastal Defenses in Georgia & Carolina, military advisor to Jefferson Davis, Army of Northern Virginia, General-in-Chief (all Confederate armies) Principal Battles: Cheat Mountain (1861), Seven Days Battles (1862), Second Bull Run (1862), Antietam (1862), Fredericksburg (1862), Chancellorsville (1863), Gettysburg (1863), Wilderness (1864), Spotsylvania Court House (1864), Cold Harbor (1864), Petersburg (1864/5) 03 of 12 General Braxton Bragg, CSA General Braxton Bragg, CSA. Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Braxton Bragg Dates: March 22, 1817-September 27, 1876 State: North Carolina Highest Rank Attained: General Principal Commands: Department of West Florida, Army of Mississippi, Army of Tennessee, military advisor to Jefferson Davis, Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia Principal Battles: Shiloh (1862), Siege of Corinth (1862), Perryville (1862), Stones River (1862/3), Chickamauga (1864), Chattanooga (1863), Second Fort Fisher (1865), Bentonville (1865) 04 of 12 General Pierre G.T. Beauregard, CSA The Little Creole - General Pierre G.T. Beauregard, CSA. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard Dates: May 28, 1818-February 20, 1893 State: Louisiana Highest Rank Attained: General Principal Commands: Confederate Forces in Charleston, Confederate Forces in Virginia, Army of Tennessee, Coastal defenses in Georgia and South Carolina, Defense of Richmond, Department of the West Principal Battles: Fort Sumter (1861), First Bull Run (1861), Shiloh (1862), Corinth (1862), Attacks on Charleston (1863/4), Bermuda Hundred Campaign (1864), Petersburg (1864) 05 of 12 Lieutenant General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, CSA Stonewall - Lieutenant General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, CSA. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson Dates: January 21, 1824-May 10, 1863 State: Virginia Highest Rank Attained: Lieutenant General Principal Commands: Second Corps (Army of Northern Virginia) Principal Battles: First Bull Run (1861), Valley Campaign (1862), Peninsula Campaign (1862), Second Bull Run (1862), Chantilly (1862), Antietam (1862), Fredericksburg (1862), Chancellorsville (1863) 06 of 12 Lieutenant General James Longstreet, CSA Old Pete - Lieutenant General James Longstreet, CSA. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration James Longstreet Dates: January 8, 1821-January 2, 1904 State: South Carolina Highest Rank Attained: Lieutenant General Principal Commands: First Corps (Army of Northern Virginia) Principal Battles: First Bull Run (1861), Peninsula Campaign (1862), Second Bull Run (1862), Antietam (1862), Fredericksburg (1862), Suffolk (1863), Gettysburg (1863, Chickamauga (1863), Knoxville Campaign (1863), Wilderness (1864), Petersburg (1864/5) 07 of 12 Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell, CSA Old Bald Head - Lieutenant General Richard S. Ewell, CSA. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration Richard S. Ewell Dates: February 8, 1817-January 25, 1872 State: Virginia Highest Rank Attained: Lieutenant General Principal Commands: Second Corps (Army of Northern Virginia), Richmond Defenses Principal Battles: First Bull Run (1861), Valley Campaign (1862), Peninsula Campaign (1862), Second Bull Run (1862), Antietam (1862), Fredericksburg (1863), Chancellorsville (1863), Gettysburg (1863), Wilderness (1864), Spotsylvania Court House (1864), Sayler's Creek (1865) 08 of 12 Lieutenant General Ambrose P. Hill, CSA Little Powell - Lieutenant General A.P. Hill, CSA. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration Ambrose Powell Hill Dates: November 9, 1825-April 2, 1865 State: Virginia Highest Rank Attained: Lieutenant General Principal Commands: Third Corps (Army of Northern Virginia) Principal Battles: First Bull Run (1861), Peninsula Campaign (1862), Second Bull Run (1862), Chantilly (1862), Antietam (1862), Fredericksburg (1862), Chancellorsville (1863), Gettysburg (1863), Wilderness (1864), Spotsylvania Court House (1864), Cold Harbor (1864), Petersburg (1864/5) 09 of 12 Major General James E.B. Stuart, CSA Jeb - Major General J.E.B. Stuart. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives &Records Administration James Ewell Brown Stuart Dates: February 6, 1833-May 12, 1864 State: Virginia Highest Rank Attained: Major General Principal Commands: Second Corps (Army of Northern Virginia-temporary), Cavalry Corps (Army of Northern Virginia) Principal Battles: First Bull Run (1861), Peninsula Campaign (1862), Second Bull Run (1862), Chantilly (1862)Antietam (1862), Chancellorsville (1863), Brandy Station (1863), Gettysburg (1863), Overland Campaign (1864), Yellow Tavern (1864) 10 of 12 Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early, CSA Old Jube - Lieutenant General Jubal Early, CSA. Photograph Courtesy of the Library of Congress Jubal A. Early Dates: November 3, 1816-March 2, 1894 State: Virginia Highest Rank Attained: Lieutenant General (temporary) Principal Commands: Third Corps (Army of Northern Virginia-temporary), Second Corps (Army of Northern Virginia) Principal Battles: First Bull Run (1861), Peninsula Campaign (1862), Second Bull Run (1862), Antietam (1862), Fredericksburg (1862), Chancellorsville (1863), Gettysburg (1863), Wilderness (1864), Spotsylvania Court House (1864), Cold Harbor (1864), Monocacy (1864), Winchester (1864), Fisher's Hill (1864), Cedar Creek (1864), Petersburg (1864/5) 11 of 12 General John Bell Hood, CSA General John Bell Hood. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration John Bell Hood Dates: June 29, 1831-August 30, 1879 State: Texas Highest Rank Attained: General Principal Commands: Army of Tennessee Principal Battles: Peninsula Campaign (1862), Second Bull Run (1862), Antietam (1862), Fredericksburg (1862), Gettysburg (1863), Chickamauga (1863), Resaca (1864), Peachtree Creek (1864), Atlanta (1864), Battle of Spring Hill (1864), Franklin (1864), Nashville (1864) 12 of 12 Major General John B. Gordon, CSA Major General John B. Gordon, CSA. Photograph Courtesy of the National Archives & Records Administration John Brown Gordon Dates: February 6, 1832-January 9, 1904 State: Georgia Highest Rank Attained: Major General Principal Commands: Principal Battles: Peninsula Campaign (1862), Second Bull Run (1862), Antietam (1862), Gettysburg (1863), Wilderness (1864), Spotsylvania Court House (1864), Cold Harbor (1864), Monocacy (1864), Winchester (1864), Fisher's Hill (1864), Cedar Creek (1864), Petersburg (1864/5), Sayler's Creek (1865) Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Hickman, Kennedy. "Selected Confederate Generals of the Civil War." ThoughtCo, Aug. 26, 2020, thoughtco.com/selected-civil-war-confederate-generals-4063154. Hickman, Kennedy. (2020, August 26). Selected Confederate Generals of the Civil War. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/selected-civil-war-confederate-generals-4063154 Hickman, Kennedy. "Selected Confederate Generals of the Civil War." 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