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style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1806-12-28</span>)</span>December 28, 1806<br /><a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">February 12, 1869<span style="display:none">(1869-02-12)</span> (aged 67)<br /><a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield</a>, Massachusetts, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Place of burial</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="label">Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Massachusetts</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of America">United States of America</a><br /><a 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href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chancellorsville" title="Battle of Chancellorsville">Battle of Chancellorsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg" title="Battle of Gettysburg">Battle of Gettysburg</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Other work</th><td class="infobox-data">Civil engineering</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>James Barnes</b> (December 28, 1806 – February 12, 1869) was a railroad executive and a <a href="/wiki/Union_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Army">Union Army</a> general in the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Barnes_(general)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Barnes was born in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>. He attended the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Latin_School" title="Boston Latin School">Boston Latin School</a> and graduated from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy" title="United States Military Academy">United States Military Academy</a> in 1829, ranking fifth out of 46 cadets, in the same class as <a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Lee" title="Robert E. Lee">Robert E. Lee</a>. He was then commissioned a <a href="/wiki/Brevet_(military)" title="Brevet (military)">brevet</a> <a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant#United_States" title="Second lieutenant">second lieutenant</a> in the 4th U.S. Artillery, but spent most of his army service as an instructor of tactics and French at the academy.<sup id="cite_ref-Eicher116_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eicher116-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Barnes married Charlotte Adams Sanford in 1832 (sister of <a href="/wiki/John_F._A._Sanford" title="John F. A. Sanford">John F. A. Sanford</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the birth of his second son, <a href="/wiki/John_Sanford_Barnes" title="John Sanford Barnes">John Sanford Barnes</a>, he resigned his commission on July 31, 1836, to become a railroad civil engineer<sup id="cite_ref-Eicher116_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eicher116-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and by 1839 he was superintendent of the <a href="/wiki/Boston_and_Albany_Railroad" title="Boston and Albany Railroad">Western Railroad</a>, a job he would hold for 22 years. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Civil_War_service">Civil War service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Barnes_(general)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Civil War service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 26, 1861, Barnes was commissioned a <a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">colonel</a> in the <a href="/wiki/18th_Regiment_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Infantry" class="mw-redirect" title="18th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry">18th Massachusetts Infantry</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Eicher116_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eicher116-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He and his regiment joined the <a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Potomac" title="Army of the Potomac">Army of the Potomac</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Peninsula_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Peninsula Campaign">Peninsula Campaign</a>, but saw no combat. During the <a href="/wiki/Seven_Days_Battles" title="Seven Days Battles">Seven Days Battles</a> the 18th was assigned to guard duty in the rear, and again Barnes saw no combat. His brigade commander, <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">Brig. Gen.</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Martindale" class="mw-redirect" title="John Martindale">John Martindale</a>, was relieved of command after the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Malvern_Hill" title="Battle of Malvern Hill">Battle of Malvern Hill</a> and Barnes became the new commander of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, <a href="/wiki/V_Corps_(Union_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="V Corps (Union Army)">V Corps</a> on July 10, 1862.<sup id="cite_ref-Eicher116_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eicher116-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For reasons unrecorded, Barnes was not present with his brigade at the <a href="/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Bull_Run" title="Second Battle of Bull Run">Second Battle of Bull Run</a> and although the V Corps marched to the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Antietam" title="Battle of Antietam">Battle of Antietam</a>, it was left in reserve and once again saw no action. However, during Lee's retreat back to Virginia, Barnes saw his first combat when his brigade was attacked by the rearguard of the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">Confederate Army</a>, resulting in over 200 men shot or drowned in the <a href="/wiki/Potomac_River" title="Potomac River">Potomac River</a> and over 100 more captured. </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Fredericksburg" title="Battle of Fredericksburg">Battle of Fredericksburg</a> in December, Barnes distinguished himself for the first time, leading his brigade in one of the final assaults against Confederate positions on Marye's Heights. His division commander wrote after the battle, "James Barnes ... is entitled to special notice for his coolness, energy, and marked ability."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 4, 1863, Barnes was promoted to <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">brigadier general</a>, <a href="/wiki/U.S._Volunteers" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Volunteers">U.S. Volunteers</a>, with date of rank established as November 29, 1862.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chancellorsville" title="Battle of Chancellorsville">Battle of Chancellorsville</a> in May, Barnes' brigade was not heavily engaged. Late in the battle, his division commander, Brig. Gen. <a href="/wiki/Charles_Griffin" title="Charles Griffin">Charles Griffin</a>, fell ill and Barnes assumed command of the 1st Division on May 5, 1863.<sup id="cite_ref-Eicher116_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eicher116-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1863 Barnes' division camped at <a href="/wiki/Union_Mills_Homestead" class="mw-redirect" title="Union Mills Homestead">Union Mills, Maryland</a>, on its way to <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, where the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg" title="Battle of Gettysburg">Battle of Gettysburg</a> would turn out to be the most significant action in his career. The new division commander, now 61 years old (older than any other Union general present except Brig. Gen. <a href="/wiki/George_S._Greene" title="George S. Greene">George S. Greene</a>), arrived early on the morning of the second day, July 2, 1863, with the rest of the V Corps. During the massive Confederate assault on the Union left flank that afternoon, one of Barnes' brigades, under Col. <a href="/wiki/Strong_Vincent" title="Strong Vincent">Strong Vincent</a>, was diverted to defend the flank at <a href="/wiki/Little_Round_Top" title="Little Round Top">Little Round Top</a>. The brigade performed magnificently, but Barnes had essentially nothing to do with its actions or the decision to send it there. </p><p>Barnes did get personally involved with his other two brigades, who were sent to reinforce the Union line in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg,_Second_Day#Wheatfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Gettysburg, Second Day">Wheatfield</a>, and here his career took a fatal downward turn. He was criticized after the battle for withdrawing his two brigades under Colonels <a href="/wiki/Jacob_B._Sweitzer" title="Jacob B. Sweitzer">Jacob B. Sweitzer</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_S._Tilton" title="William S. Tilton">William S. Tilton</a> 300 yards back from the Wheatfield without permission, despite protests from the generals on his flanks. When reinforcements from the <a href="/wiki/II_Corps_(Union_Army)" class="mw-redirect" title="II Corps (Union Army)">II Corps</a> arrived, Maj. Gen. <a href="/wiki/David_B._Birney" title="David B. Birney">David B. Birney</a> gave orders for Barnes' men to lie down while the brigade of Brig. Gen. <a href="/wiki/Samuel_K._Zook" title="Samuel K. Zook">Samuel K. Zook</a> marched over them. Sweitzer's brigade was sent into the Wheatfield, where it was attacked in the flank by another Confederate charge led by Brig. Gen. <a href="/wiki/William_T._Wofford" title="William T. Wofford">William T. Wofford</a>. Aides could not find Barnes in the vicinity of his troops. Later that day, Barnes was wounded in the leg and although it healed, he would never return to combat duty. </p><p>After recovering from his wound, Barnes spent the remainder of the war on garrison duty in Virginia and Maryland. This included commanding the District of <a href="/wiki/St._Mary%27s,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Mary's, Maryland">St. Mary's, Maryland</a>, which contained the <a href="/wiki/Prisoner-of-war_camp" title="Prisoner-of-war camp">prisoner-of-war camp</a> at <a href="/wiki/Point_Lookout,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Point Lookout, Maryland">Point Lookout, Maryland</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Department" title="Middle Department">Middle Department</a>. He was mustered out of the volunteer service on January 15, 1866.<sup id="cite_ref-Eicher116_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eicher116-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 13, 1866, President <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Johnson" title="Andrew Johnson">Andrew Johnson</a> nominated and on March 12, 1866, the U.S. Senate confirmed the award to Brigadier General Barnes of the honorary grade of <a href="/wiki/Brevet_(military)" title="Brevet (military)">brevet</a> major general, U.S. Volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postbellum_career">Postbellum career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Barnes_(general)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Postbellum career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the war, Barnes returned to his profession of railroad civil engineering and was a member of the government commission that supervised the building of the <a href="/wiki/Union_Pacific_Railroad" title="Union Pacific Railroad">Union Pacific Railroad</a>. Barnes died in <a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Massachusetts" title="Springfield, Massachusetts">Springfield, Massachusetts</a>, and is buried there in <a href="/wiki/Springfield_Cemetery_(Springfield,_Massachusetts)" title="Springfield Cemetery (Springfield, Massachusetts)">Springfield Cemetery</a>|.<sup id="cite_ref-Eicher116_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eicher116-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Barnes_(general)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239009302">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output 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href="#cite_ref-Eicher116_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Eicher116_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Eicher116_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Eicher116_1-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Eicher116_1-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Eicher, p. 116.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/stream/johnsanfordbarne00gamm#page/6/mode/2up"><i>John Sanford Barnes - a Memorial</i></a>. Privately Printed. 1912. p. 7.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=John+Sanford+Barnes+-+a+Memorial&rft.pages=7&rft.pub=Privately+Printed&rft.date=1912&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fstream%2Fjohnsanfordbarne00gamm%23page%2F6%2Fmode%2F2up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJames+Barnes+%28general%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tagg, p. 84.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Eicher, p. 718.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Eicher, 2001, p. 710</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=James_Barnes_(general)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Eicher, John H., and <a href="/wiki/David_J._Eicher" title="David J. Eicher">David J. Eicher</a>. <i>Civil War High Commands</i>. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8047-3641-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-8047-3641-3">0-8047-3641-3</a>.</li> <li>Tagg, Larry. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141022014655/http://www.rocemabra.com/~roger/tagg/generals/"><i>The Generals of Gettysburg</i></a>. Campbell, CA: Savas Publishing, 1998. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-882810-30-9" title="Special:BookSources/1-882810-30-9">1-882810-30-9</a>.</li> <li>Warner, Ezra J. <i>Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders</i>. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8071-0822-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-8071-0822-7">0-8071-0822-7</a>.</li> <li>Marquis Who's Who, Inc. <i>Who Was Who in American History, the Military</i>. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0837932017" title="Special:BookSources/0837932017">0837932017</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/657162692">657162692</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Further reading</dt></dl> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcKnight1869" class="citation book cs1"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">McKnight, Reverend George H.</a> (1869). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/inmemoryofmajorg00spri/page/n11/mode/2up"><i>In memory of Major-General James Barnes</i></a>. 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Davis">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_P._Doles" title="George P. Doles">Doles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jubal_Early" title="Jubal Early">Early</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_S._Ewell" title="Richard S. Ewell">Ewell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_B._Garnett" title="Richard B. Garnett">Garnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_B._Gordon" title="John B. Gordon">Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wade_Hampton_III" title="Wade Hampton III">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_T._Hays" title="Harry T. Hays">Hays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Heth" title="Henry Heth">Heth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._P._Hill" title="A. P. Hill">Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Bell_Hood" title="John Bell Hood">Hood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_G._Humphreys" title="Benjamin G. Humphreys">Humphreys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_D._Imboden" title="John D. Imboden">Imboden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Iverson_Jr." title="Alfred Iverson Jr.">Iverson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albert_G._Jenkins" title="Albert G. Jenkins">Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Johnson_(general)" title="Edward Johnson (general)">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_M._Jones" title="John M. Jones">J. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_E._Jones_(general)" title="William E. Jones (general)">W. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_L._Kemper" title="James L. Kemper">Kemper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_B._Kershaw" title="Joseph B. Kershaw">Kershaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Henry_Lane_(Confederate_general)" title="James Henry Lane (Confederate general)">Lane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evander_M._Law" title="Evander M. Law">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fitzhugh_Lee" title="Fitzhugh Lee">F. Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Fitzhugh_Lee" class="mw-redirect" title="William Henry Fitzhugh Lee">W. Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Longstreet" title="James Longstreet">Longstreet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Mahone" title="William Mahone">Mahone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_K._Marshall" title="James K. Marshall">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_McLaws" title="Lafayette McLaws">McLaws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_A._O%27Neal" title="Edward A. O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_C._Oates" title="William C. Oates">Oates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Dorsey_Pender" title="William Dorsey Pender">Pender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Johnston_Pettigrew" title="J. Johnston Pettigrew">Pettigrew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abner_Monroe_Perrin" title="Abner Monroe Perrin">Perrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Pickett" title="George Pickett">Pickett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carnot_Posey" title="Carnot Posey">Posey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Dodson_Ramseur" title="Stephen Dodson Ramseur">Ramseur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerome_B._Robertson" title="Jerome B. Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_E._Rodes" title="Robert E. Rodes">Rodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfred_Moore_Scales" title="Alfred Moore Scales">Scales</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Jones_Semmes" title="Paul Jones Semmes">Semmes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Smith_(Virginia_governor)" title="William Smith (Virginia governor)">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._Steuart_(brigadier_general)" title="George H. Steuart (brigadier general)">G. Steuart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._E._B._Stuart" title="J. E. B. Stuart">J. E. B. 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Birney">Birney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Buford" title="John Buford">Buford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_C._Caldwell" title="John C. Caldwell">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Candy" title="Charles Candy">Candy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Henry_Carpenter" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis Henry Carpenter">Carpenter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Bradford_Carr" title="Joseph Bradford Carr">Carr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joshua_Chamberlain" title="Joshua Chamberlain">J. Chamberlain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ira_W._Claflin" title="Ira W. Claflin">Claflin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_E._Cross" title="Edward E. Cross">Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Gregg_Curtin" title="Andrew Gregg Curtin">Curtin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Cushing" title="Alonzo Cushing">Cushing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Armstrong_Custer" title="George Armstrong Custer">Custer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lysander_Cutler" title="Lysander Cutler">Cutler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_W._Crawford" title="Samuel W. Crawford">Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Abner_Doubleday" title="Abner Doubleday">Doubleday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elon_J._Farnsworth" title="Elon J. Farnsworth">Farnsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_W._Geary" title="John W. Geary">Geary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Gibbon" title="John Gibbon">Gibbon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leopold_von_Gilsa" title="Leopold von Gilsa">Gilsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_K._Graham" title="Charles K. Graham">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_S._Greene" title="George S. Greene">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_McMurtrie_Gregg" title="David McMurtrie Gregg">Gregg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winfield_Scott_Hancock" title="Winfield Scott Hancock">Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Harrow" title="William Harrow">Harrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Hays" title="Alexander Hays">Hays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Hooker" title="Joseph Hooker">Hooker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Otis_Howard" title="Oliver Otis Howard">Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_A._Humphreys" title="Andrew A. 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