List of Confederate Regular Army officers
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This listing shows the names and ranks of some of the Regular Army of the Confederate States of America (ASCA)
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...

officers, as well as their ranks in the volunteer Provisional Army of the Confederate States (PACS)
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the army of the Confederate States of America while the Confederacy existed during the American Civil War. On February 8, 1861, delegates from the seven Deep South states which had already declared their secession from the United States of America adopted the...

, if any. These officers fought for the Confederate States
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...

 during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

. These lists also show the final regular unit they served in, if known.

A

Name ASCA rank PACS rank Last unit served
John Adams* captain
Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States
The Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States were a rank insignia system devised by the forces of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War...

brigadier general
Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States
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Regular Cavalry
Samuel F. Adams second lieutenant
Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States
The Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States were a rank insignia system devised by the forces of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War...

none unknown
Soloman Adams captain none unknown
Edward Porter Alexander
Edward Porter Alexander
Edward Porter Alexander was an engineer, an officer in the U.S. Army, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and later a railroad executive, planter, and author....

captain brigadier general Regular Engineers
John A. Alexander second lieutenant none unknown
Joseph A. Alexander second lieutenant none unknown
L. A. Alexander cadet
Cadet
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none unknown
T. Bullitt Alexander second lieutenant none unknown
W. K. Alexander cadet none unknown
Benjamin Alston first lieutenant
First Lieutenant
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colonel
Colonel
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unknown
Charles D. Anderson first lieutenant colonel Regular Artillery
Edward Willoughby Anderson second lieutenant captain unknown
Richard H. Anderson
Richard H. Anderson
Richard Heron Anderson was a career U.S. Army officer, fighting with distinction in the Mexican-American War. He also served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, fighting in the Eastern Theater of the conflict and most notably during the 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Court House...

major
Major
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lieutenant general Company A, Regular Cavalry
Robert H. Anderson
Robert Houston Anderson
Robert Houston Anderson was a cavalry and artillery officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...

first lieutenant brigadier general Regular Artillery
Samuel Smith Anderson lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel
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none unknown
William Wallace Anderson surgeon none unknown
Garnett Andrews, Jr. second lieutenant lieutenant colonel unknown
John Urquhart Ansley first lieutenant captain unknown
James J. Archer
James J. Archer
James Jay Archer was a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War, and he later served as a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War....

captain brigadier general Regular Infantry
James W. Archer first lieutenant captain unknown
John Archer captain none unknown
William S. Archer captain none unknown
Frank S. Armistead first lieutenant colonel unknown
Lewis A. Armistead
Lewis Addison Armistead
Lewis Addison Armistead was a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War, who was wounded, captured, and died after Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.-Early life:...

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major brigadier general Regular Infantry
Frank C. Armstrong
Frank Crawford Armstrong
Frank Crawford Armstrong was a United States Army cavalry officer and later a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...

second lieutenant brigadier general Regular Infantry
John Grange Ashe second lieutenant captain unknown
Samuel A. Ashe second lieutenant captain unknown
R. W. Atkinson second lieutenant none unknown
Alfred A. Ayer cadet none unknown

* denotes killed in action or died of wounds.

Ba–Bl

Name ASCA rank PACS rank Last unit served
Edward F. Bagley* first lieutenant major unknown
George H. Bagwell first lieutenant captain unknown
Briscoe G. Baldwin, Jr. first lieutenant lieutenant colonel unknown
William E. Baldwin
William Edwin Baldwin
William Edwin Baldwin was a Confederate Army officer during the American Civil War.A bookstore owner and member of the local militia in Columbus, Mississippi, Baldwin enlisted in the Confederate Army soon after Mississippi announced its secession from the Union, accepting a commission as Colonel...

captain brigadier general Regular Infantry
Joseph D. Balfour* first lieutenant major unknown
Charles P. Ball second lieutenant colonel unknown
Glover A. Ball captain major unknown
James P. Baltzell second lieutenant captain Company A, Regular Cavalry
Harris Barksdale cadet second lieutenant unknown
John T. Mason Barnes second lieutenant captain 1st Battery, Regular Artillery
William H. Barnett cadet none unknown
William F. Barnell first lieutenant none Winder
Charles Sidney Winder
Charles Sidney Winder , was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate general officer in the American Civil War. He was killed in action during the Battle of Cedar Mountain.-Early life and career:...

's Company, Regular Artillery
James Barrow* second lieutenant lieutenant colonel unknown
R. L. Barton cadet none unknown
Seth M. Beall captain brigadier general unknown
William N. R. Beall
William Beall
William Nelson Rector Beall was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He is most noted for his supply efforts on behalf of Confederate prisoners of war.-Early life and career:...

captain brigadier general Regular Cavalry
Henri T. Beauregard cadet none unknown
P.G.T. Beauregard
P. G. T. Beauregard
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was a Louisiana-born American military officer, politician, inventor, writer, civil servant, and the first prominent general of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Today he is commonly referred to as P. G. T. Beauregard, but he rarely used...

general brigadier general various departments
Rene T. Beauregard second lieutenant major unknown
M. Herman Bechter second lieutenant none unknown
Robert F. Beckham* first lieutenant colonel unknown
Barnard E. Bee
Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr.
Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. was a career United States Army officer and a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the First Battle of Bull Run, one of the first general officers to be killed in the war. During that battle, he was responsible for the...

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major brigadier general Regular Infantry
John S. Berney second lieutenant none unknown
James H. Berrien assistant surgeon none unknown
James McPherson Berrien second lieutenant first lieutenant unknown
Thomas J. Berry first lieutenant lieutenant colonel unknown
William B. Blair major colonel unknown
Edward D. Blake captain lieutenant colonel unknown
William T. Blakistone second lieutenant none unknown
John Rufus Blocker second lieutenant major unknown
Joseph Guy Blount second lieutenant major Co. C, 15th S.C. Heavy Art. Battln.
Henry L. Blow second lieutenant first lieutenant Company C, C.S. Recruits

* denotes killed in action or died of wounds.

Bo–Bu

Name ASCA rank PACS rank Last unit served
John L. Boatwright second lieutenant captain unknown
William R. Boggs captain brigadier general Regular Engineers
Henry Bolton first lieutenant captain unknown
Richard Vanderhost Bonneau captain major unknown
William G. Bonner second lieutenant major unknown
Richard Marshall Booker second lieutenant captain unknown
John C. Booth captain major Regular Artillery
Harold Borland second lieutenant major unknown
Alexander R. Boteler, Jr.
Alexander Boteler
Alexander Robinson Boteler was a nineteenth century politician and clerk from Virginia.-Biography:Born in Shepherdstown, Virginia , Boteler graduated from Princeton College in 1835 and engaged in agriculture and literary pursuits...

second lieutenant none unknown
James W. Bowles second lieutenant lieutenant colonel unknown
Jefferson Davis Bradford first lieutenant major unknown
William K. Bradford second lieutenant captain unknown
William R. Bradfute captain colonel unknown
John Bradley second lieutenant captain Staff duty, Trans-Mississippi Dept.
Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
The Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War was the major military and naval operations west of the Mississippi River. The area excluded the states and territories bordering the Pacific Ocean, which formed the Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War.The campaign classification...

Braxton Bragg
Braxton Bragg
Braxton Bragg was a career United States Army officer, and then a general in the Confederate States Army—a principal commander in the Western Theater of the American Civil War and later the military adviser to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.Bragg, a native of North Carolina, was...

general none Second Corps, Army of Tennessee
Second Corps, Army of Tennessee
The Second Corps, Army of Tennessee was a military formation in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.-Formation:The Corps was originally formed before the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862 by combining Daniel Ruggles' Alabama Division and Braxton Bragg's Army of Pensacola. The Corps was...

John L. Branch* first lieutenant none unknown
George C. Brand cadet none unknown
Charles Brewer assistant surgeon none unknown
Richard H. Brewer* first lieutenant colonel unknown
Jacob Brice first lieutenant captain unknown
William W. Brickell second lieutenant none unknown
Robert Little Brodie assistant surgeon none unknown
Charles H. Brown second lieutenant captain unknown
Charles M. Brown cadet none unknown
John A. Brown captain colonel unknown
Richard L. Brown, Jr. cadet none unknown
William Leroy Brown major lieutenant colonel unknown
Thomas J. Bruton second lieutenant first lieutenant unknown
Henry Bryan second lieutenant major unknown
James A. Bryan second lieutenant captain unknown
John C. Herbert Bryant second lieutenant captain unknown
Walter R. Bullock second lieutenant first lieutenant unknown
Philip Burkhart captain none unknown
William Estey Burnet* first lieutenant colonel Spanish Fort Garrison
N. B. Burnwell cadet none unknown
James H. Burton major none unknown
John R. B. Burtwell first lieutenant colonel unknown
Thomas Bush* first lieutenant captain unknown
Lawrence L. Butler second lieutenant major unknown
Lee. M. Butler second lieutenant captain Co. C, 15th S.C. Heavy Art. Battln.
William Butler first lieutenant colonel unknown

* denotes killed in action or died of wounds.

C

Name ASCA rank PACS rank Last unit served
William L. Cabell
William Lewis Cabell
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major brigadier general Regular Infantry
J. Lawrence Calhoun major none unknown
Dennis Callahan second lieutenant captain unknown
Charles Carroll Campbell second lieutenant major unknown
George Watson Carr captain lieutenant colonel Regular Infantry
Charles H. Causey second lieutenant captain unknown
Robert A. Chambers second lieutenant captain unknown
Nathaniel Rives Chambliss second lieutenant major unknown
William Henry Chapman cadet none unknown
Theodore O. Chestney second lieutenant major unknown
Frederick L. Childs captain lieutenant colonel Regular Artillery
Robert H. Chilton colonel
Colonel
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brigadier general Regular Infantry
Richard M. Christian cadet none unknown
Thomas Clairborne, Jr. major none unknown
S. Churchill Clark* cadet captain unknown
John J. Clarke second lieutenant colonel unknown
William J. Clarke captain colonel unknown
Hugh Lawson Clay lieutenant colonel none unknown
Arthur Clayton second lieutenant none unknown
George Wesley Clayton second lieutenant colonel unknown
James H. Cobb cadet none unknown
Robert Granderson Cole captain lieutenant colonel Regular Infantry
Charles Read Collins* captain colonel Regular Engineers
James A. Collins cadet none unknown
Aurelius F. Cone first lieutenant lieutenant colonel unknown
E.S. Cook cadet none unknown
John R. Cooke
John Rogers Cooke
John Rogers Cooke was a Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was the son of Union general Philip St. George Cooke and the brother-in-law of Confederate cavalry leader Jeb Stuart.-Biography:...

first lieutenant brigadier general Regular Artillery
John W. Cooper second lieutenant none unknown
Samuel Cooper
Samuel Cooper (general)
Samuel Cooper was a career United States Army officer, serving during the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War. Although little-known today, Cooper was also the highest ranking Confederate general during the American Civil War...

general none Adjutant
Adjutant general
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 & Inspector General
Inspector General
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, CSA
Samuel M. Cooper first lieutenant major unknown
James L. Corley major lieutenant colonel unknown
Edward N. Covey assistant surgeon none unknown
James G. Cowan second lieutenant none unknown
James A. Craige cadet none unknown
George B. Crittenden colonel major general Regular Infantry
Alexander H. Cross captain none unknown
Nathaniel Savage Crowell assistant surgeon none unknown
Jacob Culbertson first lieutenant captain unknown
Alfred Cumming, Jr.
Alfred Cumming (general)
Alfred Cumming was a brigadier general for the Confederacy in the American Civil War.-Early life:...

major brigadier general Regular Infantry
Arthur S. Cunningham first lieutenant lieutenant colonel Co. C, 15th S.C. Heavy Art. Battln.
Edward Cunningham first lieutenant major unknown
George A. Cunningham first lieutenant colonel unknown
Wilfred E. Cutshaw second lieutenant lieutenant colonel unknown
Richard M. Cuyler captain lieutenant colonel Regular Artillery

* denotes killed in action or died of wounds.

D

Name ASCA rank PACS rank Last unit served
Edward Dabney* second lieutenant captain unknown
Robert F. Dancy* second lieutenant none unknown
Philip P. Dandridge second lieutenant none unknown
J.E.P. Dangerfield captain none unknown
Edmund P. Dargan cadet none unknown
Matthew L. Davis, Jr. captain colonel unknown
F.H. Deane cadet none unknown
James Dearing
James Dearing
James Dearing was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of High Bridge during the Appomattox Campaign, making him one of the last officers to die in the war; there are claims that he was the last general officer to die in the...

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second lieutenant brigadier general unknown
St. Clair Dearing second lieutenant lieutenant colonel unknown
George Deas lieutenant colonel none unknown
William A. Deas second lieutenant captain unknown
Julius Adolphis De Lagnel captain lieutenant colonel unknown
David Camden De Leon surgeon none unknown
Stevens T. Dent cadet none unknown
John H. Denys second lieutenant none unknown
Clarence Derrick second lieutenant lieutenant colonel unknown
William Davis DeSaussure* captain colonel unknown
James Deshler
James Deshler
James Deshler was a career United States Army officer and a graduate of West Point. He was a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War and died on the field of battle.-Early life and career:...

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captain brigadier general unknown
John Hemphill Dickens second lieutenant none unknown
Jesse J. Dickenson cadet none unknown
Edward Dillon first lieutenant colonel unknown
Joseph Dixon* first lieutenant captain unknown
Joseph Koger Dixon second lieutenant major unknown
James C. Dobbin, Jr. second lieutenant none unknown
Samuel Donelson cadet second lieutenant unknown
Grey Doswell cadet none unknown
W.S. Downer major none unknown
W.F. Drinkard captain none unknown
Franklin B. DuBarry second lieutenant captain unknown
Dudley M. Du Bose
Dudley M. Du Bose
Dudley McIver Du Bose was a lawyer, soldier, and a U.S. Representative from Georgia.-Early life:Du Bose was born in Shelby County, Tennessee. He attended the University of Mississippi at Oxford, and graduated from the Lebanon Law School in 1856...

first lieutenant brigadier general unknown
Johnson K. Duncan
Johnson K. Duncan
Johnson Kelly Duncan was one of the few generals in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War who was born and raised in the North. An antebellum officer in the U.S...

captain brigadier general unknown
William Watkins Dunlap second lieutenant major unknown
Harvie Sheffield Duval second lieutenant none unknown

* denotes killed in action or died of wounds.

E

Name ASCA rank PACS rank Last unit served
John Eady first lieutenant unknown Co. G 2nd LA Infantry
Henry J. Eagan first lieutenant unknown Co. D 14th LA Infantry
James Eagon third lieutenant unknown Co. A, 3rd Regt. 1st Brig, 1st Div. LA Militia
Thomas F. Eanes second lieutenant first lieutenant Co. H 5th LA Infantry
Thomas Langston East first lieutenant first lieutenant Co. A 27th LA Infantry

* denotes killed in action or died of wounds.

W

Name ASCA rank PACS rank Last unit served
James Augustus Washington
James Augustus Washington
James Augustus Washington was a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. Born in Goldsboro, North Carolina 8th March 1831, he joined the Confederate States Army in April 1861 as a sergeant in the Goldsboro Rifles, which became A company, 27th North Carolina Regiment. He became captain of...

Colonel none 50th North Carolina
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