Question: What are the notes for the Civil War general who was considered by Ulysses S. Grant to be one of the Union 's greatest generals ?

text: List of American Civil War generals (Union)
Union generals -- W

The following lists show the names, substantive ranks, and brevet ranks (if applicable) of all general officers who served in the United States Army during the Civil War, in addition to a small selection of lower-ranked officers who received brevets as general officers; while some 1,600 officers received or were nominated for brevets as general officers in the course of the war (or immediately following it for service during the war), only a small selection is listed here; only those who were killed in action, served as department heads within the army, had revoked or incomplete appointments or became U.S. President are listed here. In addition to their names and ranks, there is a small set of notes after every entry listing Medal of Honor or Thanks of Congress citations, West Point graduation dates, important political or Army offices held, retirements or deaths during the war (whether in action or other means), notable relations, rejections or expiration of appointments, or unique facts pertaining to this article (i.e. youngest general, last surviving general, etc. ); for all other information on their lives and accomplishments, please refer to their individual entries. If available, ranks are followed by the to rank from dates (i.e. the date on which the commission is effective) rather than the date of appointment or confirmation, which were generally months if not years later; this is particularly true in the case of brevets, most of which were granted after the war between 1866 and 1869. Note on abbreviations:
Name Substantive Rank Notes
Wade , Melancthon Smith Brigadier general , USV ( October 1 , 1861 ) Resigned March 18 , 1862
Wadsworth , James Samuel Brigadier general , USV ( August 9 , 1861 ) Full promotion to Major general , USV ( May 5 , 1864 ) posthumously revoked & substituted with brevet DOW , Battle of the Wilderness ( w. May 6 , 1864 , d. May 8 , 1864 )
Wagner , George Day Brigadier general , USV ( November 29 , 1862 ) Relieved of duty at his own request , December 4 , 1864 Mustered out August 24 , 1865
Walcutt , Charles C Brigadier general , USV ( June 30 , 1864 )
Wallace , Lewis Lew Major general , USV ( March 21 , 1862 ) Commissioner on Lincoln assassination trial Territorial Governor of New Mexico ( 1878-1881 ) U.S. minister to the Ottoman Empire ( 1881-1885 )
Wallace , William Harvey Lamme Brigadier general , USV ( March 21 , 1862 ) DOW , Battle of Shiloh ( w. April 7 , 1862 , d. April 10 , 1862 )
Ward , George Hull Colonel , USV DOW , Battle of Gettysburg ( w. July 2 , 1863 , d. July 3 , 1863 )
Ward , John Henry Hobart Brigadier general , USV ( October 4 , 1862 ) Relieved May 12 , 1864 Mustered out June 18 , 1864
Ward , William Thomas Brigadier general , USV ( September 18 , 1861 ) U.S . Congressman from Kentucky ( 1851-1853 )
Warner , James Meech Captain , USA ( October 8 , 1864 ) Brigadier general , USV ( May 8 , 1865 ) USMA , 1860
Warren , Fitz Henry Brigadier general , USV ( July 16 , 1862 ) U.S. minister to Guatemala ( 1866-1869 )
Warren , Gouverneur Kemble Major , USA Major general , USV ( May 3 , 1863 ) USMA , 1850 Resigned volunteer commission May 27 , 1865
Washburn , Cadwallader Colden Major general , USV ( November 29 , 1862 ) U.S . Congressman from Wisconsin ( 1855-1861 , 1867-1871 ) Governor of Wisconsin ( 1871-1873 ) Brother of Illinois Congressman Elihu Benjamin Washburne
Washburn , Francis Colonel , USV DOW , Battle of High Bridge ( w. April 6 , 1865 , d. April 22 , 1865 )
Watkins , Louis Douglass Captain , USA ( July , 1862 ) Brigadier general , USV ( September 25 , 1865 ) Son-in-law of Lovell Harrison Rousseau
Webb , Alexander Stewart Brigadier general , USV ( June 23 , 1863 ) MOH , Battle of Gettysburg ( July 3 , 1864 ) USMA , 1855
Weber , Max ( aka Von Weber , Max ) Brigadier general , USV ( April 28 , 1862 ) Resigned May 13 , 1865
Webster , Joseph Dana Major , USA ( July 1 , 1861 ) Brigadier general , USV ( November 29 , 1862 )
Weed , Stephen Hinsdale Captain , USA ( May 14 , 1861 ) Brigadier general , USV ( June 6 , 1863 ) USMA , 1854 KIA , Battle of Gettysburg ( July 2 , 1863 )
Weitzel , Godfrey Captain , USA Major general , USV ( November 17 , 1864 ) USMA , 1855