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Antietam
General Braxton Bragg was the commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee during the Battle of Chattanooga.
During the First Battle of Chattanooga the generals were: Union Major General Buell and Confederate Brigadier Generals Morgan and Forrest; during the Second Battle: Union Major General Rosencrans and Confederate Braxton Bragg; during the third one: Union Major General Grant and Confederate Braxton Bragg.
Stonewall Jackson
Ambrose Burnside
General Albert Sydney Johnston was the second highest ranking officer in the Confederacy (behind the elderly Samuel Cooper and ahead of Robert E. Lee). he was killed at the battle of Shiloh.
General (4 stars)
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General Albert Sidney Johnston commanded the Confederate Army of the Mississippi at the Battle of Shiloh. He was killed the afternoon of April 6, 1862 and command fell to General P.G.T. Beauregard who led the battle on the 7th. The battle was a draw, and Johnston was the highest ranking soldier to die during the US Civil War.
Richard Bong (US Army Air Corp's HIGHEST RANKING Fighter Pilot Ace during WW2), President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Admiral King, General Dwight Eisenhower, General Douglas MacArthur, General Stillwell, General Simon Buckner Jr. (Highest Ranking US Military Officer Killed by Enemy Fire during WW2).
Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner was the son of a Confederate General who commanded American/Canadian forces during the Aluetians campaign during WWII. He later commanded the 10th Army during the battle for Okinawa, and became the highest-ranking American officer killed in battle during WWII. He was the architect of the first mass military airlift in history, (the Nome airlift).
The five star general, also known as the general of the army. They no longer have one, as they are only used during wars. I believe that the last one was during WWII.
General Ulysses S. Grant was a general for the north during the Battle of Vicksburg. Lt. General John C. Pemberton was the general for the south during the Battle of Vicksburg.
the commanding general for the Japanese during the battle of Iwo Jima
General Grant was criticized for the Battle of Shiloh Church because of how many casualties there were during the battle. There were reports that General Grant had been drunk during the first part of the battle.
During the Confederate invasion of Maryland which led to Battle of Antietam: Major General George Brinton McClellan. During the Battle of Fredericksburg - Major General Ambrose Burnside. During the Battle of Chancellorsville : Major General Joseph Hooker. During the Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania and the Battle of Gettysburg: Major General George Meade. During the Overland Campaign up to Appomattox,: Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.
General Douglas Haig was the British ruler during the battle of Somme, i think.