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Which US presidents served as generals prior to their elections?
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∙ 12y ago
There are different kinds of generals-- brigadier generals, major general, etc, and there are regular army and home guard, state militia appointments. That said,
Presidents Washington, W. H. Harrison, Jackson,Taylor, Pierce, Andrew Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, B..Harrison and Eisenhower all had the right to be called general at some time before they were President.
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∙ 8y agoGeorge Washington, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Franklin Pierce, Ulysses Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, and Dwight D. Eisenhower were all some kind of general and commanded troops in combat. Andrew Johnson and Chester A. Arthur held the rank of general but were not in command of combat units. Taylor, Grant and Eisenhower were career soldiers; the others only served in war time.
Additionally, both Grant and Eisenhower, were given a wide responsibility to win the US Civil War and the war in Europe during WW 2. Also, both Grant and Eisenhower were Republicans.
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∙ 12y agoRevolutionary war-- Washington
War of 1812-- W. H. Harrison, Jackson
Mexican War- Pierce, Grant , Taylor
Civil War - A Johnson. Grant, Hayes, Garfield, B. Harrison, Arthur
WW I - Eisenhower
WW 2 -Eisenhower.
Not all were generals when they served .
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