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Mortality Among General Officers in Civil War and Santiago
A historical survey discusses why no generals died in the Santiago battles and catalogs general officer losses in the Civil War. It notes leaders like Hawkins and Roosevelt in early combat, outlines brigade battle formations, and presents casualty tallies and West Point origins across Union and Confederate commands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Hamilton S. Hawkins
20Th Infantry
Hawkins
Roosevelt
Custer
South
Gettysburg
Reynolds
Weed
F Parnsworth
Zook
Pender
Barksdale
Armistead
R. B. Garnett
Posey
Semmes
R. S. Garnett
West Pointer
Carrick’s Ford
Smyth
Farmville
Lee
Bull Run
Bartow
Bee
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Second Bull Run
Taylor
Federal
Albert Sydney Johnston
Shiloh
Kearney
Stevens
Chantily
South Mountain
Reno
Garland
Antietam
Mansfield
Richardson
Rodman
G. B. Anderson
Branch
Starke
Vic
Wadsworth
Congress
Hays
Jenkins
Stafford
Yellow Tavern
J. I. B. Stuart
John B. Gordon
Sherman
Georgia
Harker
Kenesaw Mount
McPherson
Atlanta
Leonidas Polk
Benton
W. H. T. Walker
Spottssyvania
Sedgwick
Rice
Stevenson
J. M. Jones
Daniel
Perren
Daniel D. Bidwell
Buffalo
N. Y
Cedar Creek
Sheridan
Ramscar
Military Academy
Sam
West Point