List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)
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List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union)

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Name	Highest actual grade	Unit	Brevet grade, rank date	Date confirmed	Notes, other dates

Cady, Albemarle	Colonel	8th Regiment U.S. Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865	July 26, 1866

Callender, Franklin Dyer	Major	Ordnance Dept., USA	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865	July 25, 1866

Callis, John Benton	Lt. Colonel	7th Regiment Veteran Reserve Corps	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 13, 1867

Cameron, Daniel	Colonel	65th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry A commander of Camp Douglas military prisoner of war camp	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	February 21, 1867

Cameron, Hugh	Lt. Colonel	2nd Regiment Arkansas Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1867

Campbell, Cleaveland John	Colonel	23rd Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Campbell, Edward Livingston	Lt. Colonel	4th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865	March 12, 1866

Campbell, Jacob Miller	Colonel	54th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 2, 1867

Campbell, John Allen	Lt. Colonel	Asst. Adjutant Gen. USV	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1867

Candy, Charles	Colonel	66th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 2, 1867

Capehart, Henry	Colonel	1st Regiment West Virginia Cavalry Volunteers	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865 Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, June 17, 1865	March 12, 1866 March 12, 1866	Medal of Honor

Capron, Horace	Colonel	14th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12. 1866

Card, Benjamin Cozzens	Colonel	Asst. Quartermaster, USA	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865	May 4, 1866

Carle, James	Colonel	191st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Carleton, Charles Arms	Major	Asst. Adjutant Gen. USV	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	February 16, 1869

Carman, Ezra Ayers	Colonel	13th Regiment New Jersey Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Carnahan, Robert Huston	Colonel	3rd Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 28, 1865	March 12, 1866

Carruth, Sumner	Colonel	35th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865	March 12, 1866

Carson, Christopher	Colonel	1st Regiment New Mexico Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866	Mexican–American War veteran; For Battle of Valverde

Case, Henry	Colonel	129th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 16, 1865	March 12, 1866

Casement, John Stephen	Colonel	103rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, January 25, 1865	February 14, 1865

Cassidy, Ambrose Spencer	Major	93rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	February 14, 1868

Catlin, Isaac Swartword	Colonel	109th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865 Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866 March 28, 1867	Medal of Honor

Cavender, John Smith	Colonel	29th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	July 19, 1867

Chamberlain, Samuel Emery	Lt. Colonel	1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 24, 1865	March 3, 1865

Chambers, Alexander	Colonel	16th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	February 16, 1869

Champion, Thomas Emmet	Colonel	96th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 20, 1865	March 10, 1865

Chaplin, Daniel	Colonel	1st Regiment, Maine Volunteer Heavy Artillery	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 17, 1864 Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, August 17, 1864	April 5, 1867 April 5, 1867

Chickering, Thomas Edward	Colonel	3rd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1866

Chipman, Henry Laurens	Colonel	102nd Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Chipman, Norton Parker	Colonel	Additional Aide-de-Camp, USV	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Christ, Benjamin C.	Colonel	50th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864	February 20, 1865

Christensen, Christian Thomsen	Lt. Colonel	Asst. Adjutant Gen. USV	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Christian, William Henry	Colonel	26th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	February 16, 1869

Churchill, Mendal	Lt. Colonel	27th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1866

Cilley, Jonathan Prince	Lt. Colonel	1st Regiment Maine Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, June 12, 1865	March 12, 1866

Cist, Henry Martyn	Major	Asst. Adjutant Gen. USV	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	February 6, 1867

Clapp, Dexter E.	Lt. Colonel	38th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	May 18, 1866

Clark, George Washington	Colonel	34th Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Clark, Gideon	Lt. Colonel	119th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	July 26, 1866

Clark, John S.	Colonel	Additional Aide-de-Camp, USV	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Clark, William Hyde	Major	Asst. Adjutant Gen. USV	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1867

Clarke, Henry Francis	Lt. Colonel	Asst. Commissary Gen. of Subsistence, USA	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865 Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865	May 4, 1866 March 2, 1867

Clary, Robert Emmet	Lt. Colonel	Deputy Quartermaster Gen. USA	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865	July 25, 1866

Clay, Cecil	Lt. Colonel	58th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1866	Medal of Honor

Clendenin, David Ramsay	Lt. Colonel	8th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 11, 1865	March 12, 1866

Clitz, Henry Boynton	Lt. Colonel	6th Regiment U.S. Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865	March 2, 1867	Commandant of Cadets at the United States Military Academy,1862–1864

Clough, Joseph Messer	Lt. Colonel	18th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	July 23, 1866

Coates, Benjamin Franklin	Colonel	91st Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Coates, James Henry	Colonel	11th Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Cobb, Amasa	Colonel	43rd Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866	Also confirmed April 10, 1866

Cobham, George Ashworth Jr.	Colonel	111th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 19, 1864	February 6, 1867

Coburn, John	Colonel	33rd Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Cockerill, Joseph Randolph	Colonel	70th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 28, 1867	U. S. House of Representatives 1857-1859

Cogswell, Milton	Colonel	2nd New York Heavy Artillery	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865 Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865	March 3, 1869 March 3, 1869	Bvt. USV for Battle of Ball's Bluff Commander, Fort Columbus, New York Harbor

Cogswell, William	Colonel	2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, December 15, 1864	February 14, 1865

Coit, James Bolles	Major	14th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	February 16, 1869

Cole, George W.	Colonel	2nd Regiment U.S. Colored Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 25, 1865 Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 3, 1865 May 4, 1866

Colgrove, Silas	Colonel	27th Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 7, 1864	February 20, 1865

Collier, Frederick H.	Colonel	139th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Collis, Charles Henry Tuckey	Colonel	114th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 28, 1864 Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	February 14, 1865 March 12, 1866	Medal of Honor

Colvill, William Jr.	Colonel	1st Regiment Minnesota Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1866

Comly, James Monroe Stuart	Colonel	23rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Commager, Henry Steele (Steal, sic)	Colonel	184th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, February 27, 1865	March 10, 1865

Comstock, Cyrus Ballou	Lt. Colonel	Additional Aide-de-Camp, USV	Bvt. Brig.	February 14, 1865 May 4, 1866 March 12, 1866

Congdon, James A.	Lt. Colonel	12th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 16, 1867

Conklin, James Tallmadge	Colonel	Quartermaster Dept., USV	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Conrad, Joseph	Colonel	15th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Cooke, Edwin Francis	Major	2nd Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1866

Coon, Datus Ensign	Colonel	2nd Regiment Iowa Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 8, 1865	March 10, 1865

Corbin, Henry Clark	Lt. Colonel	14th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1866	Retired as Regular Army Lieutenant General, 1906.

Coughlin, John	Lt. Colonel	10th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 9, 1865	March 28, 1867	Medal of Honor

Coulter, Richard	Colonel	11th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, August 1, 1864 Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, April 1, 1865	February 20, 1865 July 23, 1866

Cowen, Benjamin Rush	Major	Additional Paymaster, USV	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Cox, John Cooke	Lt. Colonel	Commissary Gen. of Subsistence Dept., USV	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, July 4, 1863	March 2, 1867

Cox, Robert Courton	Colonel	207th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 2, 1865	March 12, 1866

Craig, Henry Knox	Colonel	Ordnance Dept., USA	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865	July 26, 1866	Chief of Ordnance of the U.S. Army, 1851-1861

Cram, George Henry	Colonel	9th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	May 18, 1866

Cram, Thomas Jefferson	Colonel	Additional Aide-de-Camp, USV	Bvt. Brig.	May 18, 1866 July 25, 1866 March 18, 1867

Cramer, Francis L.	Major	1st Regiment Alabama Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 8, 1867

Crandal, Frederick Mortimer	Colonel	48th Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 24, 1865	March 12, 1866

Crane, Charles Henry	Major	Surgeon, USA	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866	Later became Surgeon General of the U.S. Army.

Crane, Nirom M.	Colonel	107th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Cranor, Jonathan	Colonel	40th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	May 18, 1866

Crawford, Samuel Johnson	Colonel	83rd Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1866

Crocker, John Simpson	Colonel	93rd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1866

Crosman, George Hampton	Colonel	Asst. Quartermaster Gen. USA	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865 Bvt. Maj. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865	July 25, 1866 April 16, 1867	Nominated Bvt. Brig. Gen. but not confirmed, 1863

Cross, Nelson	Colonel	67th Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865 Bvt. Maj. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1866 July 19, 1867

Cross, Osborn	Lt. Colonel	Deputy Quartermaster Gen. USA	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, March 13, 1865	March 13, 1867

Crowninshield, Caspar	Colonel	2nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1866

Cumming, Gilbert W.	Colonel	51st Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 30, 1867

Cummings, Alexander	Colonel	19th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 19, 1865	March 12, 1866

Cummins, John E.	Colonel	185th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, November 4, 1865	March 12, 1866

Cunningham, James Adams	Lt. Colonel	32nd Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, April 1, 1865	February 11, 1867

Curley, Thomas	Colonel	27th Regiment Missouri Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Curtin, John Irwin	Colonel	45th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, October 12, 1864	February 14, 1865

Curtis, Arthur Russell	Lt. Colonel	20th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	February 14, 1868

Curtis, Greely S.	Lt. Colonel	1st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 30, 1867

Curtis, James Freeman	Colonel	4th Regiment California Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1867

Curtis, William Baker	Colonel	12th Regiment West Virginia Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 28, 1867

Curtiss, James Edward	Lt. Colonel	152nd Regiment New York Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	April 10, 1867

Cutcheon, Byron M.	Colonel	27th Regiment Michigan Volunteer Infantry	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866	Medal of Honor

Cutting, William	Major	Aide-de-Camp, USV	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Cutts, Richard Dominicus	Colonel	Additional Aide-de-Camp, USV	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USV, March 13, 1865	March 12, 1866

Cuyler, John Meck	Lt. Colonel	Surgeon, USA	Bvt. Brig. Gen. USA, April 9, 1865	March 2, 1867

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Henry Case was a Brigadier General in the American Civil War.

final_sentence: Henry Case was a Brigadier General in the American Civil War.