Colonel since Brigadier is a 1 star general (US)
US Army General Rank Abbreviations: From 0-7 to 0-10* Brigadier General [BG] Major General [MG] Lieutenant General [LTG] General [GEN] General of the Army [GA]
A brigadier general is a one-star general. There are several brigadier generals in the U.S. Army.
In the American Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg, the key leaders at the top level for each side were the following: On the Union side, Major General George Meade was the top commander, with a variety of capable lower-ranking officers in positions of influence during the battle. On the Confederate side, General Robert E. Lee was the top commander. Several of his corps commanders should also be mentioned, as they had important (and generally negative, as the results would show) influence on the battle: Lt. General James Longstreet and Lt. General Richard S. Ewell.
Benjamin Harrison was a Brigadier General in the American Civil War.
brigadier is superior
A Brigadier General commands a brigade.
Brigadier General John Eisenhower, the 90-year old son of President Eisenhower.
Colonel US Grant was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in July of 1861. He led his troops to victory in Padua, Kentucky where the Confederates had established a base.
I will never tell, that candy bar is mine! NEW RESPONDENT. The youngest Brigadier General of the Union Army in 1862 at the age of 23, was George Armstrong Custer, also called "the boy general." Indeed he never became President. If you are referring to Ulysses S. Grant, he was promoted Brigadier General on Aug.7,1861 at the age of 39.
It is just Brigadier, not Brigadier General.
The rank of one star in the US Army is a Brigadier General.