I think you mean brevet major general. Brevet implies that he has been promoted to major general temporarily, probably because of wartime circumstances.
"Maj Gen" is an abbreviation for Major General, which is a rank in the Army, Air Force and Navy. The rank of General Officers, from lowest to highest, are as follows: Brigadier General Major General Lieutenant General General General of the Army
If you mean major in general it is shuyou [主要] If you mean the military standing then it is shousa [少佐]
Based on his performance at the Battle of Williamsburg in 1862, Brigadier General A. P. Hill was promoted to major general. Hill had been a USMA (West Point ) graduate. He would see action in major battles in Virginia throughout the war.
That could mean Ambrose Burnside or Ambrose P. Hill.
G. P. means General Practioner - family doctor
A Major General.
No. A major is a rank in the Army. There are other ranks such as private or general.
major general
There has never been a Sergeant Major General.
General A. P. Hill was born on November 9, 1825.
General A. P. Hill was born on November 9, 1825.