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There were approximately 120 general officers from
There were approximately 120 general officers from Massachusetts
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who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and t ...
. This list consists of generals who were either born in Massachusetts or lived in Massachusetts when they joined the army (in the case of Regular Army
A regular army is the official army of a state or country (the official armed forces), contrasting with irregular forces, such as volunteer irregular militias, private armies, mercenaries, etc. A regular army usually has the following:
* a standin ...
officers, the date that they joined army might have preceded the Civil War
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government polici ...
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 brigadier general
Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointe ...
.
Union
Confederate
* Charles Adams *Albert Blanchard
Albert Gallatin Blanchard (September 6, 1810 – June 21, 1891) was a general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. He was among the small number of high-ranking Confederates to have been born in the North. He served on the ...
*Charles Dimmock
*Edward A. Perry
Edward Aylesworth Perry (March 15, 1831October 15, 1889) was a general under Robert E. Lee during the American Civil War and the List of Governors of Florida, 14th Governor of Florida.
Early life
He was a descendant of Arthur Perry, one of the e ...
*Albert Pike
Albert Pike (December 29, 1809April 2, 1891) was an American author, poet, orator, editor, lawyer, jurist and Confederate general who served as an associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in exile from 1864 to 1865. He had previously se ...
*Daniel Ruggles
Daniel Ruggles (January 31, 1810 – June 1, 1897) was a Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was a division commander at the Battle of Shiloh.
Early life and military service
Ruggles was born in Bar ...
* Claudius W. Sears
See also
*Massachusetts in the American Civil War
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts played a significant role in national events prior to and during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Massachusetts dominated the early antislavery movement during the 1830s, motivating activists across the nation ...
*List of Massachusetts Civil War units
Units raised in Massachusetts during the American Civil War consisted of 62 regiments of infantry, six regiments of cavalry, 16 batteries of light artillery, four regiments of heavy artillery, two companies of sharpshooters, a handful of unattac ...
References
* Bowen, James L., ''Massachusetts in the War, 1861–1865'', Clark W. Bryan & Co., 1889. {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Massachusetts Generals In The American Civil War People of Massachusetts in the American Civil War Generals of the American Civil War