The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-11-15
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Major Generals of Where
Born and from what States appointed.


gives eleven Major Generals to the war.
OF these, Major-Gens. Henry w. Slocum,
John }. Peck, Geo. w. Morell, Schuy-
Ter Hamilton, and Gordon Granger we're
born in and appointed from the State
John A. Dix was born in New Hamp-
shire, and Edwin D. Morgan and Edwin
V. Sumner in Massachusetts, though all
were appointed from New York. Saml.
r. Curtis, born in New York, was APP
pointed from Iowa.
MASSACHUSETTS gives seven Major
Generals to the war, of whom only one
was born in and appointed from her
Nathaniel p. Banks. MajolGen. B. F.
Butler was born in New Hampshire,
Darius Nj. Couch in New York, while
Edwin d. Morgan and +. V. Sumner
were appoin cd from New York, Erasmus
d. Reyes from Maine, and gallant old
"fghting Joe - Hooker from California.
Quo is prolific in Major Generals,
and literally swarms with Brigadiers,
owing to the activity of Mr. Chase on
behalf of his friends. Ohio has nine
Major of whom Irwin Mcdowell
W. y. Sherman, A. McD. McCook, r.
&. Schenck, VIM. S. Rosecrans, and S.
b. Mcpherson are natives of her SOIL
U. S. Grant (Ohio born) was appointed
from Illinois, and Don Carlos Buell. fIo
Indiana. J. D. Cox, appointed from
Ohio, was born in Canada.
ILLINOIS has five MajorGcnerals, of
oh b.,
David Hunter was born in the District
of Columbia, John Pope and John A.
McClernand in Kentucky, U. S. Gran;
in Ohio, ana Stephen \. Hurlbut in
South Carolina.
Missouri has two Major-Gcnerals,
Ethan A. Hitchcock, born in Vermont,
and Franz Sigcl, born in Germany.
RHODE ISLAND has one Major. Cen
eral, Ambrose +. Burnside, born in In
diana. Banks, Burnside, Mcclellan
and Rosccrans, were all, previous to the
war, attached to the Illinois Central
Ralroad.)
INDIANA has two doubles AIRED Off
GERS, Lewis Wallace, born in it, and Don
Carlos Buell., appointed from ii, though
born in Ohio.
Iowa has one Major. General, Samuel
r. Curtis. born in New York.
KENTUCKY gives birth to six Major
Generals and appoints three, to-wit -
Cassius NJ. Clay, William Nelson (dec' d),
and Thomas l., Crittcnden. Astronomer
Gen. Ormsby NJ. Mitchell (dec'd) was
appointed from New York, and Gems.
Pope aud McClernand from Illinois, as
previously set forth.
VIRGINIA gives two Major Generals
and appoints one-George II. Thomas.
The other Virginia, Jesse l.. Rono
{" died on the field Of honor ", was
appointed from Pennsylvania.
PENNSYLVANIA gives birth to four
Major-G Generals and appoins five. Geo.
Cadwalador, John G. Parke, S. 2. Heint-
zclman (that " grim veteran y, aud w.
$. franklin were born in and appoin ed
from the "Key Stone" Jesse l.. Reno
was of Virginiau birth.
New HAMPSHIRE has four Major
Generals in service, of whom but one,
John q. Foster, was appoin ed from her.
Gen. Dix was appointed from New York,
b. +. Butler from Massachusetts, and
Fitz John Porter IA New Highlander with
strong Southern proclivitics of old) from
the District of Columbia.
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, by the
way, appoints two Major Generals -
Edward o. e. Ord, horn in Maryland,
and Fitz John Porter, in New Hamp-
shire. Gen. Hunter, born in it, was
appointed from Illinois.
MAINE appoints one Major General,
Erasmus D. Keyes, born in Pennsyl-
vana.
New JERSEY has no Major. General.
The only one she ever had, Philip Kerr
ney, (" Philip, my King ~, also " died
on the field Of honor" was born in New
York.
CALIFORNIA is, of course, too much in
her infancy to have given birth to any
Maj or-General. But in the selection of
Joseph Hooker, born in Massachuset s,
to be her Standard bearer, she evnces a
taste and judgment emitting her to be-
come the mother of Generals imme-
diately.
MICHIGAN appoints one Major-Gen
eral. but he is not Michiganer. |. B.
Richardson decd was born in Vermont.
NERMoNT's only native born Major
General is VIM. f. Smith. Ethan A.
Hitchcock was appointed from Missouri,
and Israel B. Richardson from Michigan.
CONNECTICUT hrif,y Stae y thinks
Major Gcneralcies are not 10 be lavlshed
on other States children; and so gives
her own two to her two sons, John Scdg-
wick and III. &. Wright.
SOUTH CAROLINA comes last in the
list, Illinois proudly taking the respon-
sibili y of appointing son of the " stiff.
necked Palmetto generation in the
person of Stephen A. Hurlbut, an officer
who, though not devoid of faults, bears
deservedly high reputation for galian-
try, GOODNESS and the qualities which
most adorn a commander.
Why Wisconsin is not represented on
the list we are at loss to imagine -
She is, of course, too young to have sons
in the highest positions of command ;
but surely there are soldiers IN her
ranks deserving promotion. Is there no
Jerseyman, too, to take the place made
vacant by the gallant Kearney's death.
Even little Delaware might put forth o
claim-basing it on the brilliant services
of the Admiral she has given us, S. +.