CS generals famous for commanding another state's troops

[Stryker65]

I didn't really know how to name this, but I've been finding alot of Confederate generals who originally commanded a regiment in a very different state! Here are some of these:

- Maj. Gen. Carter L. Stevenson (famous for commanding a division of AL/GA troops, but originally Col. 53rd VA)
- Brig. Gen. William E. Starke (famous for commanding the Louisiana Brigade, but originally Col. 60th VA)
- Brig. Gen. James J. Archer (famous for commanding the only Tennessee troops in the ANV, but originally Col. 5th TX)
- Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Ferguson (famous for commanding a cavalry brigade of AL/MS troops, but originally Co. 5th SC Cav.)
- Brig. Gen. Alexander W. Reynolds (famous for commanding a brigade of TN troops at Vicksburg, but originally Col. 50th VA)
- Maj. Gen. Dabney H. Maury (famous for commanding Alabama troops at Mobile, but originally Col. 20th MS)
- Brig. Gen. Lucius Walker (famous for commanding Arkansas cavalry, but originally Col. 40th TN)
- Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler (famous for commanding Tennessee cavalry, but originally Col. 19th AL)
- Brig. Gen. Charles Winder (famous for commanding the Stonewall Brigade, but originally Col. 6th SC)

 

[Bruce Allardice]

There's good explanations for most of these.
You see a lot of west pointers and regular army men here. They were (rightly or wrongly) considered more "fungible" by the war department.

 

[Desert Kid]

BG St. John Richardson Liddell, a Louisiana planter and fire eater who got commissioned in his home state to later lead Cleburne's original Arkansas Brigade as part of Cleburne's division command.

 

[A. Roy]

Here in NC, Alfred Iverson Jr is infamous as a Georgian who was in charge of a brigade of North Carolinian regiments, the 5th, 12th, 20th, and 23rd. The choice of Iverson was already an unpopular one among the NC soldiers, but he was much despised after his failure of leadership at Gettysburg, leading to a disastrous engagement on the afternoon of the first day on Oak Ridge.
ARB

 

[Lampasas Bill]

John Bell Hood commanded the Texas Brigade but was not a Texan, he only served there in the prewar army. He was born in Kentucky.

 

[Luke Freet]

I didn't really know how to name this, but I've been finding alot of Confederate generals who originally commanded a regiment in a very different state! Here are some of these:

- Maj. Gen. Carter L. Stevenson (famous for commanding a division of AL/GA troops, but originally Col. 53rd VA)
- Brig. Gen. William E. Starke (famous for commanding the Louisiana Brigade, but originally Col. 60th VA)
- Brig. Gen. James J. Archer (famous for commanding the only Tennessee troops in the ANV, but originally Col. 5th TX)
- Brig. Gen. Samuel W. Ferguson (famous for commanding a cavalry brigade of AL/MS troops, but originally Co. 5th SC Cav.)
- Brig. Gen. Alexander W. Reynolds (famous for commanding a brigade of TN troops at Vicksburg, but originally Col. 50th VA)
- Maj. Gen. Dabney H. Maury (famous for commanding Alabama troops at Mobile, but originally Col. 20th MS)
- Brig. Gen. Lucius Walker (famous for commanding Arkansas cavalry, but originally Col. 40th TN)
- Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler (famous for commanding Tennessee cavalry, but originally Col. 19th AL)
- Brig. Gen. Charles Winder (famous for commanding the Stonewall Brigade, but originally Col. 6th SC)

Archer & Winder were from Maryland, Maury was a Virginian (as far as I am away his Colonelcy of the 20th Miss was only to give him a staff promotion).
Wheeler I don't think counts here, because that's extremely broadstrokes.

BG St. John Richardson Liddell, a Louisiana planter and fire eater who got commissioned in his home state to later lead Cleburne's original Arkansas Brigade as part of Cleburne's division command.

Good example. He probably would have gotten a division if he stayed with the AoT and not gone back home during the winter of 63/64.

John Bell Hood commanded the Texas Brigade but was not a Texan, he only served there in the prewar army. He was born in Kentucky.

Yeah, that's always my favorite. Hood's a Kentuckian, but because he served in Texas in his regular army years and commanded Texans in Virginia, he's a Texan...even though when the war ends he moved to New Orleans.

 

[Nathan Towne]

Archer & Winder were from Maryland, Maury was a Virginian (as far as I am away his Colonelcy of the 20th Miss was only to give him a staff promotion).
Wheeler I don't think counts here, because that's extremely broadstrokes.

Good example. He probably would have gotten a division if he stayed with the AoT and not gone back home during the winter of 63/64.

Yeah, that's always my favorite. Hood's a Kentuckian, but because he served in Texas in his regular army years and commanded Texans in Virginia, he's a Texan...even though when the war ends he moved to New Orleans.

Remember though that Liddell did command a division for a time with the Army of Tennessee. He was commanding a division at Chickamauga (Govan's and Walthall's brigades)……

 

[Luke Freet]

Remember though that Liddell did command a division for a time with the Army of Tennessee. He was commanding a division at Chickamauga (Govan's and Walthall's brigades)……

I know, I meant a permanent one rather than the provisional command he had at Chickamauga.

 

[Nathan Stuart]

Perhaps the extreme examples of these might be the Northern-born (and raised) Generals who commanded Confederate field regiments - e.g. Bushrod Johnson, John Pemberton.

 

[Pollaco]

Gen. John George Walker had his Texas Division in the Trans Mississippi Department. They were also known as Walker's Greyhounds but he was from Missouri.

 

[Pollaco]

It is kind of understandable why Joseph Finegan was given command of the "Florida Brigade", he was a politician from Florida but was born in Ireland.

 

[Jamieva]

Robert Rodes when he was in brigade command had a brigade of Alabama soldiers, he is a Virginian.

Rodes was succeeded by John Gordon when Rodes was promoted to division command. Gordon is also not from Alabama

 

[Stryker65]

Gen. John George Walker had his Texas Division in the Trans Mississippi Department. They were also known as Walker's Greyhounds but he was from Missouri.

He used to command what became John Rogers Cooke's NC Brigade in the ANV

 

[Desert Kid]

Archer & Winder were from Maryland, Maury was a Virginian (as far as I am away his Colonelcy of the 20th Miss was only to give him a staff promotion).
Wheeler I don't think counts here, because that's extremely broadstrokes.

Good example. He probably would have gotten a division if he stayed with the AoT and not gone back home during the winter of 63/64.

Yeah, that's always my favorite. Hood's a Kentuckian, but because he served in Texas in his regular army years and commanded Texans in Virginia, he's a Texan...even though when the war ends he moved to New Orleans.

Liddell didn't like Bragg, at all.

 

[Luke Freet]

Robert Rodes when he was in brigade command had a brigade of Alabama soldiers, he is a Virginian.

Rodes was succeeded by John Gordon when Rodes was promoted to division command. Gordon is also not from Alabama

Gordon was given his own Georgian Brigade, and only ever commanded Rodes' Brigade temporarily after Rodes was wounded a few times during the Peninsula Campaign. It would be more accurate to say he was a Georgian who became Colonel of the 6th Alabama

 

[Championhilz]

Hinchie P. Mabry was only a colonel in the 3rd Texas Cavalry, but he commanded a brigade of Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana Cavalry in 1864-1865.

• Photograph. Hinche Parham Mabry, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature

 

[Stryker65]

Marylander/Californian Joseph L. Brent commanded a Louisiana cavalry division in the Trans-MS

 

[Bruce Vail]

I don't know that Confederate Gen. George H. Steuart was "famous" in any way, but as an Old Army man from Maryland he mostly commanded troops from other states. The brigades he commanded in the ANV were largely Virginians, although he did command North Carolina regiments as well.

 

[Stryker65]

I don't know that Confederate Gen. George H. Steuart was "famous" in any way, but as an Old Army man from Maryland he mostly commanded troops from other states. The brigades he commanded in the ANV were largely Virginians, although he did command North Carolina regiments as well.

I think that was one of the only multi-state brigades in the entire ANV after the reorganization! Up until Spotsylvania, of course.

His own 1st Maryland was part of the brigade at Gettysburg, though.

 

[Luke Freet]

I think that was one of the only multi-state brigades in the entire ANV after the reorganization! Up until Spotsylvania, of course.

His own 1st Maryland was part of the brigade at Gettysburg, though.

There's also Archer's Brigade, containing three Tennessee regiments and a regiment and battalion from Alabama. Not even counting the time it was consolidated with Field's old Virginian brigade.
Also the Texas Brigade with the 3rd Arkansas.
Also Davis' Mississippi Brigade with the 55th NC
There's also of course the cavalry but I ain't touching that with a ten foot pole.