![]() Brigadier GeneralĪ brigadier general oversaw a group of soldiers known as a brigade, but like major generals, they sometimes oversaw bigger formations. Separate from the general staff of the unit he led, the general would bring along a select group of captains and lieutenants from the Army whenever he changed command. Major GeneralĪ major general could have up to three aides-de-camp working for him directly. ![]() Given the scarcity of more senior general commanders, divisions were sometimes delegated to the leadership of a major general, who also served as the head of an army corps, field army, or geographic department. They were legally permitted to have a chief of staff at the brigadier general rank, as well as two secretaries and four aides-de-camp at the lieutenant colonel level. Under the guidance and at the leisure of the President, a single lieutenant general was given the authority to lead all field armies and geographic districts of the United States. ![]() Until an act of Congress was passed in February 1864, the rank of lieutenant general did not exist in the Union Army. The Union Army’s commissioned officers had ranks ranging from Lieutenant General (a position added on March 2, 1864) to Major General and Brigadier General, as well as those of Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, and Major in the field, and Captain, First Lieutenant, and Second Lieutenant in the company. ![]() The Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referred to the United States Army, the ground army that fought during the American Civil War to maintain the Union of the states. ![]()
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