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  2. Brevet (military) - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the brevet awards to current (or future) full-rank United States Volunteers (USV) generals during the American Civil War, 1,367 other USV officers of lower ranks were awarded the rank of brevet brigadier general, brevet major general, or both, in the United States Volunteers, but not promoted to full-rank USV generals. [11]

  3. List of American Civil War brevet generals (Union) - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of American Civil War brevet generals that served the Union Army.This list of brevet major generals or brevet brigadier generals currently contains a section which gives the names of officers who held lower actual or substantive grades (often referred to as ranks) in the Union Army, were not promoted to full actual or substantive grade generals during or immediately after the ...

  4. List of brigadier generals in the United States Regular Army ...

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    Brevet brigadier general, 29 Apr 1826; brevet major general, 23 Feb 1847. Awarded Thanks of Congress and Congressional Sword, 1854. 42 David E. Twiggs: 30 Jun 1846 1 Mar 1861 15 (1790–1862) Confederate States Provisional Army major general, 22 May 1861–15 Jul 1862. Brevet brigadier general, 30 Jun 1846; brevet major general, 23 Sep 1846.

  5. List of American Civil War generals (Union) - Wikipedia

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    If a full grade brigadier general received a later brevet major general appointment, that appointment also may be placed in the notes on this list. All but 58 brevet general appointments were made postwar but, just as many regular substantive grade appointments were backdated, many of the brevet grade appointments were backdated, mostly "to ...

  6. Brigadier general (United States) - Wikipedia

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    A brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below a major general. The pay grade of brigadier general is O-7. It is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral (lower half) in the other United States uniformed services which use naval ranks. It is abbreviated as BG in the Army, BGen in the Marine Corps, and Brig Gen in the Air Force and Space Force.

  7. List of American Civil War generals - Wikipedia

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    The list of American Civil War (Civil War) generals has been divided into five articles: an introduction on this page, a list of Union Army generals, a list of Union brevet generals, a list of Confederate Army generals and a list of prominent acting Confederate States Army generals, which includes officers appointed to duty by E. Kirby Smith, officers whose appointments were never confirmed or ...

  8. Brigadier general - Wikipedia

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    Brigadier general or brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general.When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000 troops (two regiments or four battalions).

  9. William Thomas Clark - Wikipedia

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    He rose to the full rank of brigadier general of volunteers (1865) and was made a brevet major general at the close of the same year for gallant and meritorious services during the war. After the war, he made his home in Galveston, Texas, where he organized the first negro school and befriended negroes at the risk of his life.