The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-21
NO 1872

Maj-Generals Of Volunteers-Where
Born, and from What States Ap-
pointed. 2hA EEoh
New York, directly and indirectly gives
eleven Major Generals TO the war. or
these, MajOr-Gens. Henry w. Slocum.
John j. Peck, Geo. w. Morrell, SCHUYLER
Hamilton, and Gordon Granger, were
born In aud appointed from the State,
John A. Dix was born in New Hampshire,
and Edwin ID. Morgan and Edwin "
sumner In Massachusetts, though all
were appointed from New York. Samuel
H. Curtin, born in New York, was an
pointed from Iowa.
Massachusetts gives seven Major Gem
erals in the war, OF whom only one was
born in and appointed from her--Nathan-
iel Z. Banks Major General B. +. Butt
Ter was born in New Hampshire Darius
M. Couch in New York, while Edwin
d. Morgan and Il. V. Sumner were APP
pointed from New York Erasmus ID.
keyes, from Maine, and the gallant old
fighting Joe' Hooker from California.
Ohio is prolific in Major Generals, and
literally swarms with Brigadiers, owing
to the activity in Mr.. Chase on behalf OF
his friends, Ohio has nine Major Generals,
OF whom Irwin Mcdowell, w. Il. Sher.
man, A. Med. Cook, r. G. Schenck, VIM.
5. Rosecrans, and S. b. Mcpherson are
natives of her soil. u. s. Grant (Ohie
born) was appointed from Illinois, and
Don Carlos Buell. from Indiana, j. ID.
Cox appointed from Ohio, was born in
Canada. ..Ir...,. ..;...r ...
Illinois has five Major Generals, of
whom not one was born on her soil, David
Hunter was born in the Dlstrictof Col
umbia, John Pope and John A. McCler-
nand in Kentucky, U. S. Grant in Ohio,
and Stephen A. Hurlbut (brothcr to VIM.
II. HurIbut of the Tines in South Caro-
lima rIn. .a..,1..
Missouri has two Major Generals,
Ethan A. Hitchcock, born in Vermont,
| and Franz Sige, born in Germany.
Rhode Island has one Major General,
! Ambrose r. Burnside, born in Indiana
(Banks, Burnside, Mcclellan and Rose
Grams, we're all, previous TO the war, at
| tached to the Illinois Central Railroad0
Indiana has two double starred officers
Lewis Wallace, born in it, and Don Carlos
Buell., appointed from it, though born in
Ohio. i.......
Iowa has one Major General, Samuel
K. Curtis born in New York
Kentucky gives birth TO six Major
Generals and appoints three, to-wit Cas-
sOus NJ. Clay, William Nelson (deceasedl,
and Thomas h. Crittenden. Astronomer
Gen. Ormsby M. Mitchell was appointed
from New York, and Gems. Pope and Nc
Olernand from Illinois, as previously set
forth. .....a- a-......-
Virginia gives two Major Generals and
appoints one-GeOrge II. Thomas. The
other Virginian, Jesse L. Reno ("dead on
the field of honor'), was appointed from
Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania gives birth TO four Major
Generals and appoints five. George Cad
walladeG John q. Parke, s. p. Heintzel-
man Chat "grim veteran and William
b. Franklin were born in and appointed
from the "Key Stone" Jesse l.. Reno
was of Virginian birth. f.rr F-,
New Hampshire has four Major Gen
erals in service, of whom but one,
} ohm G.. Foster, was appointed from her.
Gen. Dix was appointed from New York,
B. L. Butler from Massachusetts,, and
Fitz John Porter "a New Englander with
strong Southern proclivilies of old,) from
the District of Columbia.
The District of Columbia, by the way,
appoints two Major Generals: Edw. o.
J G. Ord, born in Maryland, and Fcitz John
Porter, in New Hampshire Gen. Hunter
born in it, was appointed from Illinois.
| Maine appoints one Major General,
Erasmus d. Reyes, born In Massachusetts
New Jersey has no Major General
The only oheshe ever had, Philip Kear-
ney, ,CPhilip my King also dead on the
field Of honor was born in New York
} California is, of course, too much in
her infancy TO have given birth 10 any
Major General But in the selection Of
Joseph Hooker, was born in Massachu-
sets, TO be her standard bearer, she
evinces taste and judgment emitting beE
TO become the mother Of Generals immedi-
ately.
Michigan appoints one Major General,
but he is not a Michigander Israel b.
Richard, was born in Vermont.
NermOnts only native Major General
is VIM. f. Smith, Ethan A. Hitchcock,
(the Herald's Julius Caesar Hitchcock, y
was appointed from Missouri, and Israel
Is. Richardson from Michigan.
Connecticut (thrifly State) thinks Ma
jor-Generaloies are not to be layshed on
, other States children, and so she gives
her own two TO her two sons, John Sedg-
, wick aud IL. G. Wright f.,..
South Carolina comes last ia the list,
Illinois proudly taking the responsibility
, of appointing son Of the "stifI- necked
Palmetto generation" in the person of
, Stephen A. Hurlbut, an officer who, though
+ not devoid Of faults, bears deseryedly
high reputation for gallantry, cOolness,
aud the qualities which most adorn =
, commander.