His rank was that of General, the highest rank attainable in the army of the Confederacy during the Civil War. He held the rank of Colonel in the United States Army before he resigned his commission.
He was a Major General when it ended.
General Norman Schwartzkopf was the supreme commander of the Coalition forces in the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991.
The rank of lieutenant general was established by the Confederate Congress in 1862. Out of respect for George Washington, who held this high rank, the Union waited until February of 1864 to do this. Basically this rank was requested by US President Lincoln for his new general in chief, US Grant.
He entered the army as a lieutenant colonel. He was later promoted to brigadier general and then to major general.
"I served..." and "...you earned the rank of a four-star..." does not compute.
general of the Army
His rank was that of General, the highest rank attainable in the army of the Confederacy during the Civil War. He held the rank of Colonel in the United States Army before he resigned his commission.
At the beginning of the war, George Meade became a brigadier general, and later he was promoted to major general. At the Battle of Gettysburg he held the rank of general.
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General H. Norman Schwarzkopf.
He was a Major General when it ended.
Washington held the rank of Lieutenant General (3-Star) until his death in 1799. In 1976 he was promoted posthumously to General of the Armies of the United States, the highest possible rank. Only Washington and Gen. John J. Pershing (1919) hold the rank of General of the Armies of the United States. During World War II the five-star rank of General of the Army was created. Both this and General of the Army of the United States are inferior to, and should not be confused with, General of the Armies of the United States.
General Norman Schwartzkopf was the supreme commander of the Coalition forces in the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991.
General "Stormin' Norman" Norman Schwartzcopf, Jr.
The rank of lieutenant general was established by the Confederate Congress in 1862. Out of respect for George Washington, who held this high rank, the Union waited until February of 1864 to do this. Basically this rank was requested by US President Lincoln for his new general in chief, US Grant.
== == Major General.