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COLLECTS MEDALS: Yes, and General McNair was actually killed by "friendly fire" while watching the bombs fall. Theordore Roosevelt's son's, Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (1897-1944), was felled by heart attack. There were probably more Confederate and Union Generals killed in combat in the U.S. Civil War? ermm.gif Sarge Booker pf Tujunga, California ([email protected])

 

ermm.gif Page 46. LTC Edmund Randall, Jr.

 

There were 78 Confederate and 45 Union General Officers killed in action in the Civil War.

 

The highest ranking General Officer killed in the Civil War was Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston who died at Shiloh. At 59 he was also the oldest General Officer killed in the Civil War.

 

The Confederacy also lost three Lieutenant Generals; Ambrose P. Hill, Thomas J. Jackson, and Leonidas Polk.

 

The senior Union General Officer killed in action during the Civil War was Major General Joseph K. F. Mansfield who died at Antietam.

 

Source: "The Gallant Dead - Union & Confederate Generals Killed in the Civil War" by Derik Smith.

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There were 78 Confederate and 45 Union General Officers killed in action in the Civil War.

 

The highest ranking General Officer killed in the Civil War was Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston who died at Shiloh. At 59 he was also the oldest General Officer killed in the Civil War.

 

The Confederacy also lost three Lieutenant Generals; Ambrose P. Hill, Thomas J. Jackson, and Leonidas Polk.

 

The senior Union General Officer killed in action during the Civil War was Major General Joseph K. F. Mansfield who died at Antietam.

 

Source: "The Gallant Dead - Union & Confederate Generals Killed in the Civil War" by Derik Smith.

 

:lol: Page 51. MAJ Edmund E. Russell.

COLLECTS MEDALS: Bet since the War Bteween the States (1861-1865), there have not been that many generals killed in action? Confederate Generals must have been more in the thick of the fighting, perhaps?

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:lol: Page 51. MAJ Edmund E. Russell.

COLLECTS MEDALS: Bet since the War Bteween the States (1861-1865), there have not been that many generals killed in action? Confederate Generals must have been more in the thick of the fighting, perhaps?

 

 

The book I referenced, "The Gallant Dead - Union & Confederate Generals Killed in the Civil War" by Derik Smith, actually describes the battles and the circumstances of death for each General Officers who were killed in action during the civil war. Most of them died either by artillery fire or when they were trying to rally their troops during a losing battle or when their positions were overrun. As the Union had more artillery and lost fewer battles overall I think that would account for the higher proportion of Confederate dead.

 

A few other interesting facts from the book:

 

The youngest General Officer killed in action during the Civil War was 23 year old Union Brigadier General Edmund Kirby.

 

One family from Virginia lost two sons who were both General Officers, one for the South and one for the North. Confederate Brigadier General James B. Terrill died at Bethesda Church Virginia in 1864 while his brother Union Brigadier General William R. Terrill had died at Perryville in 1862.

 

A family from Ohio lost two sons who were General Officers. Daniel McCook Jr. and Robert L. McCook were both Union Brigadier Generals. Daniel died in 1864 at Kennesaw Mountain and Robert died in 1862 near Winchester, Tennessee. Their father, Union Major Daniel McCook Sr. was killed in action at Buffington Island, Ohio in 1863 in a battle with John Hunt Morgan's raiders. Altogether 15 members of the McCook family fought for the Union, four of them becoming General Officers.

 

Like Lieutenant General Leslie McNair in World War II, Confederate Lieutenant General Thomas J. Jackson (AKA "Stonewall") and Confederate Brigadier General Micah Jenkins were both killed by "friendly fire".

 

Eleven General Officers died at Gettyburg. Confederate Major General William Dorsey Pender and Brigadier Generals William Barksdale, Richard B. Garnett, Lewis A. Armistead, Paul J. Semmes, and James J. Pettigrew. Union Major General John F. Reynolds and Brigadier Generals Elon J. Farnsworth, Strong Vincent, Stephen H. Weed, and Samuel K. Zook.

 

Six more Confederate General Officers died at Franklin. Major General Patrick R. Cleburne, Brigadier Generals John Adams, John C. Carter, States Rights Gist, Hiram B. Granbury, and Otho F. Strahl.

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The book I referenced, "The Gallant Dead - Union & Confederate Generals Killed in the Civil War" by Derik Smith, actually describes the battles and the circumstances of death for each General Officers who were killed in action during the civil war. Most of them died either by artillery fire or when they were trying to rally their troops during a losing battle or when their positions were overrun. As the Union had more artillery and lost fewer battles overall I think that would account for the higher proportion of Confederate dead.

 

A few other interesting facts from the book:

 

The youngest General Officer killed in action during the Civil War was 23 year old Union Brigadier General Edmund Kirby.

 

One family from Virginia lost two sons who were both General Officers, one for the South and one for the North. Confederate Brigadier General James B. Terrill died at Bethesda Church Virginia in 1864 while his brother Union Brigadier General William R. Terrill had died at Perryville in 1862.

 

A family from Ohio lost two sons who were General Officers. Daniel McCook Jr. and Robert L. McCook were both Union Brigadier Generals. Daniel died in 1864 at Kennesaw Mountain and Robert died in 1862 near Winchester, Tennessee. Their father, Union Major Daniel McCook Sr. was killed in action at Buffington Island, Ohio in 1863 in a battle with John Hunt Morgan's raiders. Altogether 15 members of the McCook family fought for the Union, four of them becoming General Officers.

 

Like Lieutenant General Leslie McNair in World War II, Confederate Lieutenant General Thomas J. Jackson (AKA "Stonewall") and Confederate Brigadier General Micah Jenkins were both killed by "friendly fire".

 

Eleven General Officers died at Gettyburg. Confederate Major General William Dorsey Pender and Brigadier Generals William Barksdale, Richard B. Garnett, Lewis A. Armistead, Paul J. Semmes, and James J. Pettigrew. Union Major General John F. Reynolds and Brigadier Generals Elon J. Farnsworth, Strong Vincent, Stephen H. Weed, and Samuel K. Zook.

 

Six more Confederate General Officers died at Franklin. Major General Patrick R. Cleburne, Brigadier Generals John Adams, John C. Carter, States Rights Gist, Hiram B. Granbury, and Otho F. Strahl.

 

thumbdown.gif Page 54. LTC Arthur P. Schock.

 

COLLECTS MEDALS: Interesting!

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The book I referenced, "The Gallant Dead - Union & Confederate Generals Killed in the Civil War" by Derik Smith, actually describes the battles and the circumstances of death for each General Officers who were killed in action during the civil war. Most of them died either by artillery fire or when they were trying to rally their troops during a losing battle or when their positions were overrun. As the Union had more artillery and lost fewer battles overall I think that would account for the higher proportion of Confederate dead.

 

A few other interesting facts from the book:

 

The youngest General Officer killed in action during the Civil War was 23 year old Union Brigadier General Edmund Kirby.

 

One family from Virginia lost two sons who were both General Officers, one for the South and one for the North. Confederate Brigadier General James B. Terrill died at Bethesda Church Virginia in 1864 while his brother Union Brigadier General William R. Terrill had died at Perryville in 1862.

 

A family from Ohio lost two sons who were General Officers. Daniel McCook Jr. and Robert L. McCook were both Union Brigadier Generals. Daniel died in 1864 at Kennesaw Mountain and Robert died in 1862 near Winchester, Tennessee. Their father, Union Major Daniel McCook Sr. was killed in action at Buffington Island, Ohio in 1863 in a battle with John Hunt Morgan's raiders. Altogether 15 members of the McCook family fought for the Union, four of them becoming General Officers.

 

Like Lieutenant General Leslie McNair in World War II, Confederate Lieutenant General Thomas J. Jackson (AKA "Stonewall") and Confederate Brigadier General Micah Jenkins were both killed by "friendly fire".

 

Eleven General Officers died at Gettyburg. Confederate Major General William Dorsey Pender and Brigadier Generals William Barksdale, Richard B. Garnett, Lewis A. Armistead, Paul J. Semmes, and James J. Pettigrew. Union Major General John F. Reynolds and Brigadier Generals Elon J. Farnsworth, Strong Vincent, Stephen H. Weed, and Samuel K. Zook.

 

Six more Confederate General Officers died at Franklin. Major General Patrick R. Cleburne, Brigadier Generals John Adams, John C. Carter, States Rights Gist, Hiram B. Granbury, and Otho F. Strahl.

 

thumbdown.gif Page 54. LTC Arthur P. Schock.

 

COLLECTS MEDALS: Interesting!

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thumbsup.gif Page 64. "Who Knows With the Present Chaotic Condition of the World Affairs How Soon the Graduates of this Special Class Will Be Called Upon to Put Into Practice the Doctrines Inculcated in Them At the Command and General Staff School in 1939"

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Just a quick note, Ft. Leavenworth is in Kansas, not Texas. Interesting info though.

 

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:) Page 69. "Major General A" "During his long career of harrassing students of this school this is the only authentic snap shot of the 'General' ever published."

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Page 70. thumbdown.gif "What Bright Student Officer Said: 'Taisez-vous-Mefiez-vous! Les oreilles de vos ennemis vous ecoutent.'"

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