12 Generals have been President of the United States. George Washington, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Franklin Pierce, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Chester A. Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, and Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Only Taylor, Grant and Eisenhower was professional soldiers. The others only served in wartime.
Johnson and Arthur had the rank of general but did not conduct any military operations.
There is no information on how many commanding generals President Lincoln had gone through by June 1863. General George Meade commanded the Union army and General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate army.
1 full general, 5 lieutenant generals and about 60 major generals
During World War II, there were a total of five four-star generals who commanded the US Army. These generals were George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry "Hap" Arnold, and Omar Bradley. Each of these generals played a crucial role in leading the US Army to victory during the war.
In 1945, the US Army had a total of 188 generals, including 5 four-star generals, 24 three-star generals, 60 two-star generals, and 99 one-star generals. This was a significant increase from the 23 generals in 1939, reflecting the expansion of the Army during World War II. The high number of generals was necessary to oversee the large number of troops and complex operations during the war.
alot IMPROVEMENT The Union Army of the Potomac suffered 2,246 killed, of which 2 generals, 12,073 ,wounded, of which 2 generals, 3,383 prisoners , of which two generals. The Confederates suffered about 7,800 dead and wounded, of which 3 generals killed and 4 wounded, plus an undefined number of prisoners and missing.
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There is no information on how many commanding generals President Lincoln had gone through by June 1863. General George Meade commanded the Union army and General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate army.
1 full general, 5 lieutenant generals and about 60 major generals
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As the US Civil War unfolded, the US army was small and did not have many generals. In order to command all the Union recruits, new generals had to be appointed. In 1861, Lincoln appointed one hundred and twenty six generals.
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There are 40 Generals Currently on Active Duty. This does not count the Generals that are in the National Guard and Reserve who have been activated or otherwise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_duty_United_States_four-star_officers