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Which president was the youngest brigadier general of the union army in 1862?
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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.
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