List of American Civil War generals (Confederate)

The Confederate and United States processes for appointment, nomination and confirmation of general officers were essentially the same.

Not all colonels or lower ranking officers who exercised brigade or division command at any time are in this list but those most often erroneously referred to as generals are.

The notes mainly show pre-war military education or experience, pre-war political office, ranks and appointments prior to general officer appointments, some major assignments or events, information on wounds, killed in action or otherwise during the war, a few close relationships, deaths soon after the war, several of the longest lived generals and Spanish–American War service.

Abbreviations and notes: See incomplete appointments section in List of American Civil War Generals (Acting Confederate).

The full text of the following three sections has been moved to List of American Civil War Generals (Acting Confederate).