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Bowen,_J.S. (1830-1863) Georgia born Major General John Stevens Bowen graduated from West Point in 1853. He served on the frontier with the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen until 1856 at which time he resigned to become an architect in St. Louis. He was appointed a captain in the Missouri State Guard in early 1861. After serving at Camp Jackson as David Frost’s chief of staff he was captured and released. Soon after he was promoted to colonel and raised the 1st Missouri regiment of volunteers which he took to Kentucky. He served as a brigade commander in the early war Army of Central Kentucky. He took his brigade to Corinth for the buildup prior to Shiloh. While leading his brigade in that battle he was severely wounded. When he recovered he assumed command of a brigade at Vicksburg and was promoted to brigadier general. During the Vicksburg Campaign he was promoted to major general and commanded a division until the surrender. Paroled he died nine days later at Raymond, Mississippi from the effects of the siege.
Leadership: 4
Tactical: 3
Initiative: 4
Command: 5
Cavalry: 4
Boyle,_J.T. (1818-1871) Kentucky lawyer and slave owner Brigadier General Jeremiah Tilford Boyle remained loyal to the Union. As a result of his residence and status he fit into the Lincoln Administration’s scheme of placing such men in high military positions. He served as brigade commander in the Army of the Ohio and saw action at Shiloh. Soon thereafter he was ordered to Kentucky where he was in effect military governor. It was here that he was plagued with Confederate raiders which he appeared powerless to stop. As a result of this and his heavy handed methods, he earned the enmity of a large part of the civil population. He was principally noted for telegraphing for reinforcements whenever there was Confederate cavalry or guerilla activity in his domain. His continued heavy handedness forced his removal in January 1864. He was ordered to Knoxville but instead resigned that same month. He then entered the land and railroad business at which he was much more adept.
Leadership: 2
Tactical: 2
Initiative: 2
Command: 3
Cavalry: 0
Bradley,_L.P. (1822-1910) Chicago born salesman and militia officer Brigadier General Luther Prentice Bradley twice succeeded fallen brigade commanders in the midst of battle. Originally appointed in late 1861 as a lieutenant colonel in the 51st Illinois, he was in command of the regiment within a year. Serving in the Army of the Cumberland he led his regiment in action at Island #10 and Murfreesboro where he succeeded his fallen brigade commander who had been killed. After serving through the Tullahoma Campaign he was wounded at Chickamauga where he earned a brevet for brigadier general in the regular army. He returned to duty in time for the Atlanta campaign winning another brevet at Resaca and again replaced a fallen brigade commander at Kennesaw Mountain. This time he was promoted to brigadier general. His brigade joined the corps that Sherman detached to follow Hood into Tennessee. He was again wounded during this campaign and did not return until after the war. He entered the regular army and served until 1886 retiring as a colonel and brevet brigadier general.
Leadership: 5
Tactical: 4
Initiative: 5
Command: 4
Cavalry: 0
Bragg,_E.S. (1827-1912) New York born Wisconsin lawyer Brigadier General Edward Stuyvesant Bragg served nearly his entire career in the famed Iron Brigade. He was originally appointed a captain in the 6th Wisconsin in 1861. After service in Washington and Fredericksburg he saw action at 2nd Bull Run. He served in the fierce fighting at Groveton where the brigade earned its sobriquet. He later fought at Antietam. In early 1863 he assumed command of his original regiment and led it at Chancellorsville. Missing Gettysburg due to illness he led the Iron Brigade after it was merged with other units due to the casualties suffered at the battle. He led another brigade from the Wilderness through Cold Harbor. He again took command of the Iron Brigade in June 1864 in front of Petersburg. He led the unit through the remainder of the war and was mustered out in October, 1865. After the war he served as a Democratic congressman and as a diplomat to Mexico, Cuba and Hong Kong.
Leadership: 3
Tactical: 4
Initiative: 3
Command: 4
Cavalry: 0
Branch,_L.O. (1820-1862) North Carolina lawyer, journalist and politician, Brigadier General Lawrence O’Bryan Branch resigned from Congress when his home state seceded. A Seminole War veteran, Branch was appointed quartermaster and paymaster general of North Carolina in May 1861. He gave up his staff position to take command of the 33rd North Carolina Regiment. He was later promoted to brigadier general and commanded one of the coastal districts of North Carolina. He was defeated by Burnside’s expedition at New Bern in March of 1862. Succeeded by French and later Holmes he was sent to Virginia in May. His brigade acted as a link between Johnston’s army on the Peninsula and Anderson’s command facing McDowell near Fredericksburg. Merged into the newly created Light Division, he fought at Hanover Court House, the Seven Days, and under Jackson at Cedar Mountain, 2nd Bull Run, Chantilly and Harper’s Ferry. As part of A.P. Hill’s division he arrived late at Antietam and played a leading role in restoring the Confederate right. He was killed by a sharpshooter just as the lines were stabilized.
Leadership: 4
Tactical: 5
Initiative: 5
Command: 5
Cavalry: 0
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