The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-03-15
Lieutenant Generals {. :. a.

Lieutenant General in the Cunfr icrat,
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va torn in l-3r ans. nu,; T.. ,hnul
the age pi VI & Butler. aui tlar
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-'"n must be- Younger than iil"l
Wh'eici ps Hn;irr y list d. rh,
l..cnrcnan, nrnrial- in the consoi,
rate \rmy lr'prrr'i Ly the War Re-
cords piiicc at Wa-lineton. giy., the
following fact, Oh the subject -how-
NJ the state from which the Lieu.
tenant ',cncrals were appointed, the
'latc Of appointment. the dat Of con
irmation by the senate and the dat.
on which they took rank
James Longstrcct. Alabama. APP
pointed October IL. l-G2, confirmed
October II. 1862, took rank October
y, 1852
+. Kirby Smith, Florida. appointed
October II lSG2, confirmed October
II, lS62, took rank October y. 1852
promoted General Provisional Army
Confederate States February l", 1861.
lronidas Polk, Louisiana, appoint
ed October II, 1852, confirmed Uctn-
brr II, l~';2, took rank October 10,
ls62 killed June H. l-t;I.
Thcophilus II. Holmes, North Car
olina, appointed October I3 1867
confirmed October l3 lSE2 took rank
October 10. lSti2
William D. IIardcc. Georgia. ap-
pointed October IL. 1852. confirmed
October | |, 1862, took rank October
10, 1862 accepted commission No
vembcr %, 1862.
Il. j. Jackson, Virginia: appointed
October IL, 1862, confirmed October
II, 1862, took rank October 10, 1852
died May 10, 1863.
j. {. Pembcrton. Virginia, appoint
ed October l3. 1862, confirmed Octo
Der l3, 1862, took rank October 10
1862 resigned May Is, 1864.
Richard S Ewcll, Virginia, appoint
ed May 23, 1862, confirmed February
., 1864, took rank May %, 1863.
a. i. Hill, virginia, appointed Ma,
%, 1862, confirmed January Is, 1854
took rank May -, 1863.
ID. IL. Hill, North Carolina, ap
pointed July IL, 1862, took rank July
II, 1868 President declined to nom
mate.
John B. Hood, Texas, appointed
February ii, 1861, confirmed Fcbrua
ry IL, 1864, took rank September 20
1863.
Richard Taylor, Louisiana, appoint
ed May Ii, 1864, confirmed May l6
1864, took rank April s. 1864.
stephen ID. lee, South Carolina
(under Act Of February IL, lSt;4 y ap
pointed June %, lS64, confirmed Feb
ruary II, Ri5, took rank June %
1864, accepted appointment July -
1864 confirmation rcconsidcred Feb
ruary III, lSt;5.
). B. Ruckner, kentucky, appoint
ed September 20. lSGi, confirmed Jan
usry ~, lSt;5. took rank Septembc
20, 1864.
Wade Hampton, South Carolina
appointed February l3, lSli3. confirm
cd February l3. lSG3. took rank Feb
ruary II, lSi3.
\. Is. Forrest, Tennessee appoint
ed March >, lS65, confirmed March ,
lS63, took rank February -. lSi5.
Jubal \. Early, virginia, appointc,
May 81, lS6l, confirmed May 81. lS6i
took rank May 81, 1861.
Il. II. Anderson, South Carolina
appointed June |, 1861, contirmc,
June |, lS6.l, took rank May 81. 1861
4. u. Stewart, Tennessee. appoint
| SN ~ HfC -, iN'' :. CpllllItitQ IcDTlIT'
20, 1850, took rank June 23, lSGi
Stephen ID. Lee, South Carolina. ap
pointed March Ii, lS63, contirmc,
March Ii, 1860, took rank June 23
1864.
The last four on the list, to wit
Forrest, Early, Anderson, Stewart ant
Stephen y. Lee, were appointed will
temporary rank under the Act approx
ed May 81, 1864. And this list. S,
far as the report of the War Records
Office shows, includes the.namcs of al
the Lieutenant Generals who served
in the Confederate armies. In tn,
sketch Of Gen. Whcclcr's career
printed in the last edition Of. the Con
gressional Directory, it is stated tha
he was succcssivcly promoted to tn,
command of regiment. brigade. di