Line officers

List of U.S. Army generals and chief staff officers in early 1861

How many Generals were there?

As with everything else, you have to define your terms. Both sides had militia generals, both had their share of promotions held up or shelved, and then there were commanding officers in a region who felt they had a right to promote people to General grades. If you limit the question to General officers in the non-militia service who were properly nominated and appointed (ie all the i's dotted and the t's crossed) my count is Union - 564, Confederate - 401.

Name^[26]	Date of Birth	Actual Rank	Appointment Date	Brevet Rank	Appointment Date	Allegiance	Notes
John Garland		Colonel 8th U.S. Infantry	May 7, 1849	Brevet Brigadier General	August 20, 1847	U.S.A.	Died June 5, 1861, succeeded as colonel of the regiment by Colonel Pitcairn Morrison, who retired October 20, 1863.^[27]
William S. Harney	August 27, 1800	Brigadier General	June 14, 1858			U.S.A.	Relieved of duty June 1, 1861 after signing pact with Confederate General Sterling Price not to act against pro-secessionist Missouri State Guard if that unit would not act against federal authority. Retired August 1, 1863.^[28]
Albert S. Johnston	February 2, 1803	Colonel		Brevet Brigadier General	November 18, 1857	C.S.A.	Appointed full General in Confederate Army, August 30, 1861 to date from May 30, 1861. Given command of western theater operations. Killed in action at the Battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862.^[29]
Winfield Scott	June 13, 1786	Major General		Brevet Lieutenant General	March 29, 1847	U.S.A	Distinguished veteran of the War of 1812 and Mexican War. General-in-Chief (Commanding General) of the U.S. Army since 1841. General-in-Chief, Brevet Lt. General and Major General until retired, November 1, 1861.^[30]
Edwin V. Sumner	January 30, 1797	Brigadier General	March 16, 1861			U.S.A.	Appointed brigadier general in lieu of David E. Twiggs when Twiggs was dismissed for siding with the Confederacy. Promoted to major general of U.S. Volunteers, May 5, 1862. Oldest general to serve as an active corps commander. Died March 21, 1863.^[31]
David E. Twiggs		Brigadier General		Brevet Major General	September 23, 1846	C.S.A.	Surrendered men, property and equipment in TX to Confederates, February 18, 1861. Dismissed March 1, 1861. Appointed major general in Confederate Army, May 22, 1861. Retired October 18, 1861. Died July 1862.^[32]
John E. Wool	February 29, 1784	Brigadier General		Brevet Major General	February 23, 1847	U.S.A.	Promoted to major general in the Regular Army of the United States, May 17, 1862. Preserved Fort Monroe on the Virginia Peninsula at Hampton Roads in Union hands. Retired August 1, 1863.^[33]

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