There were approximately 120 general officers from Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

 who served in the Union Army 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...

. This list consists of generals who were either born in Massachusetts or resided in Massachusetts when they joined the army (in the case of Regular Army officers, the date that they joined army might have preceded the 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...

 by many years). The list includes both Regular and Volunteer Army generals as well as those who received the temporary or honorary rank of brevet

Brevet (military)

In many of the world's military establishments, brevet referred to a warrant authorizing a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but usually without receiving the pay of that higher rank except when actually serving in that role. An officer so promoted may be referred to as being...

 brigadier general

Brigadier general (United States)

A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...

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Union

Henry Livermore Abbott Henry Livermore Abbott Henry Livermore Abbott , was a major in the Union Army during the American Civil War . Abbott was posthumously awarded the grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers, to rank from August 1, 1864, and the grades of brevet lieutenant colonel, brevet colonel and brevet brigadier... Charles Francis Adams, Jr. Charles Francis Adams, Jr. Charles Francis Adams II was a member of the prominent Adams family, and son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr. He served as a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War... Thomas J.C. Amory Thomas J.C. Amory Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory was an officer in the Regular Army of the United States prior to and during the Civil War. After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1851, he served in the American West and was involved in the Utah War. Soon after the outbreak of the... John F. Anderson John F. Anderson John F. Anderson was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Commissioned first lieutenant on September 2, 1861, Anderson initially served as the adjutant of the 24th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was appointed to Maj. Gen. John G... George L. Andrews Nathaniel Prentice Banks Nathaniel Prentice Banks Nathaniel Prentice Banks was an American politician and soldier, served as the 24th Governor of Massachusetts, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and as a Union general during the American Civil War.... John G. Barnard John G. Barnard John Gross Barnard was a career engineering officer in the U.S. Army, serving in the Mexican-American War, as the Superintendent of the United States Military Academy and as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... James Barnes William Francis Bartlett William Francis Bartlett William Francis Bartlett was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and, later, an executive in the iron industry.... James L. Bates James L. Bates James L. Bates was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general after the war. He was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts and, in civilian life, was a merchant in the leather trade.-Civil War:On June 26, 1861, Bates was... William E. Blaisdell William E. Blaisdell William E. Blaisdell was an enlisted man in the Regular Army of the United States prior to and during the Mexican-American War. After Mexican War, he returned to civilian life as an inspector in the Boston Customs House... Samuel Breck Samuel Breck (general) Samuel Breck was an officer in the United States Army who served as Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1897 to 1898.-Early career:... Henry Shaw Briggs Henry Shaw Briggs Henry Shaw Briggs was brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.During the war, Briggs served as a captain with the 8th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He was the colonel and first commander of the 10th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry... Horace Brooks Horace Brooks Horace Brooks was an officer in the Regular Army of the United States from 1835 – 1877. After graduating the United States Military Academy at West Point, he served in the Second Seminole War. During the Mexican-American War he was promoted to the rank of captain and brevetted... Sidney Burbank Sidney Burbank Sidney Burbank served as an officer in the regular army before and during the American Civil War. For a time he led a brigade in the Army of the Potomac.-Pre War:... Benjamin Franklin Butler Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician) Benjamin Franklin Butler was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 33rd Governor of Massachusetts.... Sumner Carruth Sumner Carruth Sumner Carruth was an officer in the volunteer army of the United States during the American Civil War. He commanded the 35th Massachusetts Infantry and eventually rose to the command of two different brigades in the IX Corps.-Pre-War:... Samuel Chamberlain Samuel Chamberlain Samuel E. Chamberlain was a soldier, painter, and author who travelled throughout the American Southwest and Mexico. He and his wife, Mary, had three children.-Early life:... Thomas Edward Chickering Thomas Edward Chickering Thomas Edward Chickering was a piano manufacturer and soldier.The Chickering and Sons piano manufacturing company was established by Thomas Chickering's father and was among the first and most celebrated piano manufacturers in the United States... Robert E. Clary Robert E. Clary Robert E. Clary was a career soldier in the United States Army. Graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York in 1828, he served in the quartermaster corps for most of his career... William Cogswell William Cogswell William Cogswell was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War who was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers.-Biography:... Cyrus B. Comstock Cyrus B. Comstock Cyrus Ballou Comstock was a career officer in the Regular Army of the United States. After graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1855, Comstock served with the Army Corps of Engineers. At the beginning of the American Civil War, he assisted with the fortification of... Darius N. Couch Darius N. Couch Darius Nash Couch was an American soldier, businessman, and naturalist. He served as a career U.S. Army officer during the Mexican-American War, the Second Seminole War, and as a general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.During the Civil War, Couch fought notably in the... Robert Cowdin Robert Cowdin Robert Cowdin was a businessman, a field officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War and a local politician in Massachusetts. Cowdin was colonel of the 1st Massachusetts Infantry and served in several major battles early in the war... Charles H. Crane Charles H. Crane Charles Henry Crane B.A. M.A. M.D. was an American physician and the 13th Surgeon General of the United States Army . He was the son of Colonel Ichabod B. Crane... George H. Crosman George H. Crosman George Hampden Crosman was a career officer in the Regular Army of the United States who served primarily with the Quartermaster Corps.... Caspar Crowninshield Caspar Crowninshield Caspar Crowninshield was a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and education:... James A. Cunningham James A. Cunningham James Adams Cunningham was a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.Serving as a company commander in the 1st Battalion Massachusetts Infantry on garrison duty at Fort Warren in Boston, Cunningham was transferred with his unit to the battle front in... Arthur R. Curtis Arthur R. Curtis Arthur Russell Curtis was a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Civil War service:... Greeley S. Curtis Greeley S. Curtis Greely Stevenson Curtis was a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and education:...

Nelson H. Davis Nelson H. Davis Nelson H. Davis was a career soldier in the United States Army. Graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1845, he served in the Mexican-American War, the American Civil War and in actions against the Apache people in New Mexico. His service in the Civil War began as a... Charles Devens, Jr. Arthur F. Devereux Arthur F. Devereux Arthur Forrester Devereux was a captain in the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia prior to the Civil War and a colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War. He is notable for his expertise and proficiency in the instruction of military drill... Charles A.R. Dimon Charles A.R. Dimon Charles Augustus Ropes Dimon was a volunteer soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Beginning his service as a private in the 8th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Dimon rose through the ranks to become a colonel of a U.S... Alonzo G. Draper Alonzo G. Draper Alonzo Granville Draper was a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who eventually earned the grade of brevet brigadier general. During his early career, Draper was an outspoken advocate of various social causes, particularly worker's rights... William F. Draper William F. Draper William Franklin Draper was an American businessman, industrialist, and soldier who served as a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.-Biography:Draper was born in Lowell, Massachusetts on April 9, 1842... Nathan Dudley Nathan Dudley Nathan Augustus Monroe Dudley was a soldier who served as a Colonel of Volunteers and sometimes as an acting Brigadier General of Volunteers for the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early military career:... Thomas H. Dunham Thomas H. Dunham Thomas Harrison Dunham, Jr. was a volunteer soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War who rose from the rank of private to colonel and in 1867 was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, to rank from March 13, 1865.-Early career:Dunham was the son of Thomas Harrison... William Dwight William Dwight William Dwight, Jr. , was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life:William Dwight was born July 14, 1831 in Springfield, Massachusetts... Joseph Cushing Edmands Joseph Cushing Edmands Joseph Cushing Edmands was a volunteer soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War who attained the grade of colonel) and in 1866 was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general.-Early career:... Oliver Edwards Oliver Edwards Oliver Edwards was a machine company executive, an inventor, and a volunteer officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.... Henry L. Eustis Henry L. Eustis Henry Lawrence Eustis was a civil engineer, college professor, and soldier who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... Charles Everett William O. Fiske Jones Frankle Arthur A. Goodell William Gates Oliver P. Gooding George Henry Gordon George Henry Gordon George Henry Gordon was an American lawyer and a Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:... Patrick R. Guiney Patrick Robert Guiney Patrick Robert Guiney was an American Civil War soldier.-Early life and career:... Edward Needles Hallowell Edward Needles Hallowell Edward "Ned" Needles Hallowell was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, commanding the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry following the death of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw at the Second Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863.-Early life:Edward grew up in a well-to-do Quaker family... Alfred S. Hartwell Alfred S. Hartwell Alfred Stedman Hartwell was a lawyer and American Civil War soldier, who then had another career as cabinet minister and judge in the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Life:Alfred Stedman Hartwell was born June 11, 1836 in South Natick, Massachusetts... George P. Hawkes George P. Hawkes George Perkins Hawkes was a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded the 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry from April 1863 to July 1864... Joseph Hayes Guy Vernor Henry Edward Winslow Hinks Edward Winslow Hinks Edward Winslow Hinks was a career United States Army officer who served as a brigadier general during the American Civil War.-Early life:... Joseph Hooker Joseph Hooker Joseph Hooker was a career United States Army officer, achieving the rank of major general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, Hooker is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E... Timothy Ingraham Horatio Jenkins, Jr. Thomas D. Johns

Edward F. Jones Edward F. Jones Edward Franc Jones was an American merchant, manufacturer, author and politician from New York.-Biography:... Erasmus D. Keyes Erasmus D. Keyes Erasmus Darwin Keyes was a businessman, banker, and military general, noted for leading the IV Corps of the Union Army of the Potomac during the first half of the American Civil War.-Early life and career:... John W. Kimball John W. Kimball John White Kimball was an American soldier and politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor. He was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts on February 27, 1828. Before the American Civil War, Kimball was a scythe manufacturer.-American Civil War service:... William S. King Ralph W. Kirkham Frederick W. Lander Frederick W. Lander Frederick West Lander was a transcontinental United States explorer, general in the Union Army during the American Civil War, and a prolific poet.-Birth and early years:... William H. Lawrence Horace C. Lee William Raymond Lee William S. Lincoln Charles G. Loring Charles Russell Lowell Charles Russell Lowell Charles Russell Lowell, Jr. was a railroad executive, foundryman, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of Cedar Creek and was mourned by a number of leading generals... Luke Lyman George N. Macy Randolph B. Marcy Randolph B. Marcy Randolph Barnes Marcy was a career officer in the United States Army, achieving the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in 1881. Although beginning in 1861 his responsibilities were those of a brigadier general, the U.S... Napoleon B. McLaughlen Nelson A. Miles Nelson A. Miles Nelson Appleton Miles was a United States soldier who served in the American Civil War, Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War.-Early life:Miles was born in Westminster, Massachusetts, on his family's farm... Albert Ordway Francis A. Osborn Charles J. Paine Francis W. Palfrey Henry L. Patten Charles L. Peirson Josiah Pickett Joseph B. Plummer Joseph B. Plummer Joseph Bennett Plummer was a career soldier in the United States Army, serving as a general during the American Civil War.-Biography:... Carroll H. Potter George L. Prescott Samuel Miller Quincy Samuel Miller Quincy Samuel Miller Quincy was the 28th mayor of New Orleans . He was also a Harvard graduate , lawyer and legal historian, and Union soldier in the American Civil War, during which he was wounded, captured, imprisoned, and exchanged... S. Tyler Read Paul J. Revere

Henry S. Russell Horace Binney Sargent Rufus Saxton Rufus Saxton Rufus Saxton was a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions defending Harper's Ferry during Confederate General Jackson's Valley Campaign.-Early life:Saxton was born in Greenfield, Massachusetts... Isaac F. Shepard Thomas Sherwin Thomas Sherwin Thomas Sherwin was an American Civil War general and executive. Sherwin enlisted in the 22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry in 1861 as a lieutenant. He was wounded at the Battle of Gaines' Mill on June 27, 1862... Augustus B.R. Sprague Luther Stephenson, Jr. Isaac Stevens Isaac Stevens Isaac Ingalls Stevens was the first governor of Washington Territory, a United States Congressman, and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War until his death at the Battle of Chantilly... Robert H. Stevenson Thomas G. Stevenson Charles P. Stone Sylvanus Thayer Sylvanus Thayer Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer also known as "the Father of West Point" was an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an early advocate of engineering education in the United States.-Biography:Thayer was born in Braintree, Massachusetts,... William S. Tilton William S. Tilton William Stowell Tilton was an American businessman and soldier who led a regiment, and occasionally a brigade, in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War... Zealous Bates Tower Zealous Bates Tower Zealous Bates Tower was an American soldier and civil engineer who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War... Edward D. Townsend Edward D. Townsend Edward Davis Townsend was Adjutant General of the United States Army from 1869 to 1880.The grandson of Vice President Elbridge Gerry, Townsend was educated at Boston's Latin School before graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1837. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the... Adin Ballou Underwood Charles F. Walcott Francis Amasa Walker Francis Amasa Walker Francis Amasa Walker was an American economist, statistician, journalist, educator, academic administrator, and military officer in the Union Army. Walker was born into a prominent Boston family, the son of the economist and politician Amasa Walker, and he graduated from Amherst College at the age... George Hull Ward George Hull Ward George Hull Ward was a soldier and Union officer in the American Civil War.-Early life:Ward was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, and educated in the common schools. He married Emily E. Mayo on June 5, 1851... Lucius H. Warren Francis Washburn Ansel D. Wass Stephen Minot Weld, Jr. Stephen Minot Weld, Jr. Stephen Minot Weld Jr. , a member of Boston's illustrious Weld Family, was a horticulturalist and much-decorated United States Army officer of the American Civil War.-Early life:... George D. Wells Amiel Weeks Whipple Amiel Weeks Whipple Amiel Weeks Whipple was an American military engineer and surveyor. He served as a brigadier general in the American Civil War, where he was killed in action. Fort Whipple, now Fort Myer, was named in his honor.-Biography:... Charles A. Whittier Edward A. Wild Edward A. Wild Edward Augustus Wild was an American homeopathic doctor and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...

See also

• Massachusetts in the American Civil War
• List of Massachusetts Civil War units