Can anyone recall

[relicKING]

Can anyone recall any union infantry captain receiving a promotion to brig general? From one to one. If so who?

 

[Jimklag]

Can anyone recall any union infantry captain receiving a promotion to brig general? From one to one. If so who?

Custer was promoted from captain to brigadier general.

 

[streetwiseprof]

Charles C. Gilbert was a captain in the 1st US Infantry. After the wounding of "Bull" Nelson in the Battle of Richmond, KY, the commander of the Department of the Ohio, Horatio Wright, appointed Gilbert a temporary major general to fill Nelson's place. Lincoln appointed Gilbert a brigadier general of volunteers in September, 1862. In these ranks (and wearing two stars), Gilbert commanded a corps under Buell at Perryville (where his troops remained inactive with the battle raging a short distance away).

The Senate failed to confirm Gilbert's appointment, and he returned to the regular army at the rank of major.

So it's a hard call as to whether Gilbert meets your criteria. He was appointed from captain to general, but not confirmed in that rank. He served as a general from September, 1862 through March, 1863.

Even saying he was promoted from captain to general is ambiguous. He had been breveted to major after Shiloh. So his permanent rank was captain when he was promoted to general.

 

[Andy Cardinal]

I believe Elon Farnsworth in addition to Custer.

 

[relicKING]

Not sure this is the fellow I'm after. Reason I'm asking is I own a pair of period shoulder boards with infantry blue backing with one star brig general rank. Maybe nothing extraordinary in that right but the interesting part is underneath the backing you can see the outline through the blue field of captain bars still present. The backside stitching confirms this showing clearly both ranks. I have some other items with this coming and I have a captains name now but I can't find records of the soldier yet and not sure if the writing spells the correct name. I'll post pictures if it lets me.

 

[relicKING]

Custer was promoted from captain to brigadier general.

I wish it could be him but they are on a blue not yellow field.

 

[Jimklag]

I wish it could be him but they are on a blue not yellow field.

He really was promoted from captain to btigadier. I promise. Farnsworth too.

 

[relicKING]

He really was promoted from captain to btigadier. I promise. Farnsworth too.

Didn't say you were wrong just saying Custer wouldn't fit this scenario being we need whoever to be infantry not calvary.

 

[relicKING]

Here's a couple quick pictures.

 

[Andy Cardinal]

I suppose there were several regular army captains who were promoted to brigadier general in 1861. Meade is an example of one, and I am sure there were others. Meade was a captain of engineers though.

 

[relicKING]

The name I have for them is Capt W Hudgens with side note straps worn in war of 1861.
But that's what I can decipher the name to be its old cursive.

 

[mofederal]

Captain Wesley Merritt of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry was promoted at the same time as Capts. Custer and Farnsworth.