Obituaries X – Confederate Officers Killed In Action

Despite ongoing research, scholars remain uncertain about the total number of soldiers killed during the war. The traditional estimate is 655,000, although other calls go as high as 698,000 to 725,000. Regardless of which is correct, the 1861-65 War Between the States is by far the nation’s bloodiest, with losses topping all of America’s other conflicts combined up through the 21^st century.

Total Casualties In The Civil War

	Number	% Total
Total Population	31,443,321	100.00%
Total Enlistments	3,200,000	10.17
All Casualties	1,692,000	5.38
Total Dead	655,000	2.08*
Total KIA	204,000	0.64
Generals KIA	110

*Equates to 6.9million dead out of today’s 330 million pop

But the toll of the war falls far more heavily on the Confederates than the Union on all three key measures: total causalities as a % of the population (7.0% vs. 4.3%); total killed (2.4% vs. 1.9%); and total KIA (0.8% vs. O.6%).

Total Casualties In The Civil War: South vs. North

	Confederate	% Total	Union	% Total	CSA/Union
Total Population	12,315,373		19,127,948		0.64
Total Enlistments	1,000,000	8.10%	2,200,000	11.50%	0.45
All Casualties	864,000	7	828,000	4.3	1.04
Total Dead	290,000	2.4	365,000	1.9	0.79
Total KIA	94,000	0.8	110,000	0.6	0.85

This disparity may reflect the South’s growing desperation as the war appears lost, especially in 1864, or simply Robert E. Lee’s ongoing predilection to attack whenever possible.

Costliest Battles For The Confederates

Battle	Dates	Engaged	All Casualties	Killed	Command
Gettysburg	July 1-3 ‘1863	65-80,000	28,063	3903	Lee
Chickamauga	Sept 18-20 1863	65,000	18,454	2312	Bragg
Chancellorsville	Ap 30-May 6, ‘64	60,298	12,764	1665	Lee
Spotsylvania	May 9-21, 1864	52-63,000	12,687	1515	Lee
Stones River	Dec 31-Jan 2, ‘63	35,000	11,739	1294	Bragg
Wilderness	May 5-7, 1864	66,140	11,033	1477	Lee
Shiloh	April 6-7, 1862	44,699	10,699	1728	A Johnston
Antietam	Sept 17, 1862	30,646	10,316	1546	Lee
II Manassas	August 28-30, ‘62	50,000	7,298	1096	Lee
Franklin	Nov 30, 1864	27-31,000	6,252	1750	Hood
Fredericksburg	Dec 11-15, 1862	78,513	5,377	608	Lee

The discrepancy also carries over to the number of General Officers killed in action, with 73 for the CSA versus 38 for the Union.

General KIA In The Civil War

	Confederate	Union	CSA/Union
Generals KIA	73	38	1.92

The costliest single day battle in terms of General killed is at Franklin, Tennessee on November 30, 1864 when a desperate John Bell Hood orders a series of suicidal attacks that sacrifices six men, including Lt. General Patrick Cleburne.

Costliest Battles For CSA Generals Killed

Battle	#	KIA
Franklin	6	Cleburne, Adams, Gist, Granbury, Strahl, Carter
Gettysburg	6	Garnett, Barksdale, Armistead, Semmes, Pender, Pettigrew
Antietam	3	Branch, Starke, GB Anderson
Chickamauga	3	Smith, Helm, Deshler
Pea Ridge	3	McCulloch, McIntosh, Slack
Wilderness	3	JM Jones, Jenkins, Stafford
Shiloh	2	A.S. Johnston, Gladden
Fredericksburg	2	Cobb, Gregg
Stones River	2	Rains, Hanson
Chancellorsville	2	Jackson, Paxton
Spotsylvania	2	Perrin, Daniiel

Following are obituaries for all 73 of the fallen Confederate Generals.

Obituaries: The 73 Confederate Generals Killed In Action During The War

Killed In Action	Death	Age	Battle	Wound	Rank	Army
1. Robert S. Garnett	July 13, 1861	41	Cheat Mtn	Shot in back	Brigadier	Virginia Lee
2. Francis S. Bartow	July 21, 1861	44	I Bull Run	Shot to heart	Brigadier	8th Georgia
3. Barnard Bee	July 22, 1861	35	I Bull Run	Shell strike gut	Brigadier	1st SC Regs
4. Felix K. Zollicoffer	Jan 19, 1862	49	Mill Springs	4 bullet wounds	Brigadier	Tennessee
5. Ben McCulloch	Mar 7, 1862	50	Pea Ridge	Shot to heart	Brigadier	West
6. James Mcintosh	Mar 7, 1862	34	Pea Ridge	Shot to heart	Brigadier	West Cav
7. William Y. Slack	Mar 21, 1862	45	Pea Ridge	Infection after second hip shot	Brigadier	West
8. Albert S. Johnston	April 6, 1862	59	Shiloh	Leg artery bleed	General	West Dept
9. Adley H. Gladden	Apr 12, 1862	51	Shiloh.	Cannot shot & arm amputation	Brigadier	Mississippi
10. Robert Hatton	May 31, ‘62	35	Fair Oaks	Shot to head	Brigadier	NVA MG Gus Smith
11. Turner Ashby	June 6, 1862	33	Harrisonburg	Shot to left side	Brigadier	Valley/TJJ
12. Richard Griffith	June 29, ‘62	48	Savage Station	Thigh struck by shell fragment	Brigadier	NVA/ Magruder
13. Charles S. Winder	Aug 9, 1862	32	Cedar Mountain	Shell fragment to arm & spine	Brigadier	Stonewall Brigade
14. Samuel Garland, Jr	Sept 14, ‘62	31	South Mountain	Rifle shot	Brigadier	NVA/11th Virginia
15. Lawrence O’Bryan Branch	Sept 17, 1862	41	Antietam	Shot to head	Brigadier	NVA/I Corps AP Hill
16. William E. Starke	Sept 17, ‘62	48	Antietam.	Hit by 3 balls	Brigadier	NVA/TJJ
17. Henry Little	Sept 19, ‘62	45	Iuka.	Shot to left eye	Brigadier	West/Div I
18. George B. Anderson	Oct 17, 1862	31	Antietam.	Foot amputation after ankle shot	Brigadier	NVA/TJJ DH Hill
19. Thomas R. Cobb	Dec 13, 1862	39	Fredericksburg.	Shell lacerates femoral artery	Brigadier	NVII/Cobbs Division
20. Maxcy Gregg	Dec 15, 1862	48	Fredericksburg.	Shot to spines and paralyzed	Brigadier	NV/AP Hill
21. James E. Rains	Dec 31, 1862	29	Stone’s River	Shot to heart	Brigadier	West/Bragg
22. Roger W. Hanson	Jan 4, 1863	35	Stone’s River	Shell shot to leg & bleeds out	Brigadier	West/Bragg
23. E. D. Tracy	May 1, 1863	29	Port Gibson	Shot to heart	Brigadier	West/19Ala
24. E. F. Paxton	May 3, 1863	35	Chancellorsville.	Shot to heart	Brigadier	Stonewall Brigade
25. Stonewall Jackson	May 10, ‘63	39	Chan’ville	Arm amputated	Lt Gen	NVA/I Corps
26. Lloyd Tilghman	May 16, ‘63	47	Champion’s Hill	Hit by solid shell	Brigadier	West under Pemberton
27. Martin E. Green	June 27, ‘63	48	Vicksburg	Shot to head	Brigadier	West under Bowen
28. Richard Garnett	July 3, 1863	45	Gettysburg	Shot in head Fall under horse	Brigadier	NVA/I Corps Pickett
29. William Barksdale	July 3, 1863	41	Gettysburg	Shots to ankle, knee and chest	Brigadier	NVA/IICorps Longstreet
30. Lewis Armistead	July 5, 1863	46	Gettysburg	Prostration after arm/leg wounds	Brigadier	NVA/I Corps Pickett
31. Paul Semmes	July 10, 1863	48	Gettysburg	Wound to thigh	Brigadier	NV/Mclaws
32. J. J. Pettigrew	July 17, 1863	35	Falling Waters.	Gut shot	Brigadier	NVA/I Corps AP Hill
33. Dorsey Pender	July 18, 1863	29	Gettysburg	Leg amputated	Maj Gen	NV/III Corps
34. Preston Smith	Sep 19, 1863	39	Chickamauga	Shot to heart	Brigadier	Tennessee Cleburne
35. Benjamin H. Helm	Sep 21, 1863	32	Chickamauga.	Shot through right side	Brigadier	Orphan Brigade
36. James Deshler	Sep 20, 1863	30	Chickamauga.	Struck in chest by artillery shell	Brigadier	Texas Cav
37. Carnot Posey	Nov 13, 1863	46	Bristoe Station	Infection – shell fragment thigh	Brigadier	NVA/AP Hill
38. Alfred Mouton	April 8, 1864	35	Sabine Cross Roads	Shot 5 times after battle ends	Brigadier	Trans-Miss cavalry
39. Thomas Green	Ap 12, 1864	49	Pleasant Hill.	Beheaded by naval shell	Brigadier	5th Tex Cav
40. W. R. Scurry	Ap 30, 1864	43	Jenkins Ferry	Shot and bleeds out	Brigadier	Texas 3rd Brigade
41. John M. Jones	May 5, 1864	43	Wilderness	Shot	Brigadier	NVA/II Corp R Anderson
42. Micah Jenkins	May 6, 1864	28	Wilderness	Friendly fire bullet to head	Brigadier	NV I Corps Fields
43. L. A. Stafford	May 8, 1864	42	Wilderness	Bullet pierces his spinal cord	Brigadier	Louisiana Tigers/NVA
44. JEB Stuart	May 12, ‘64	31	Yellow Tav	Gut shot	Maj Gen	NVA Cav
45. Abner Perrin	May 12, ‘64	37	Spotsylvania	Shot 7 times	Brigadier	NV III Corps Mahone
46. Junius Daniel	May 13, ‘64	35	Spotsylvania	Gut shot	Brigadier	NV II Corps
47. James B. Gordon	May 18, ‘64	41	Yellow Tavern	Dies 6 days after arm wound	Brigadier	NVA Cav Stuart
48. George Doles	June 2, 1864	34	Bethesda Church	Shot to heart	Brigadier	NVA/II Corp Rodes
49. W. E. “Grumble” Jones	June 5, 1864	40	Piedmont	Shot to head	Brigadier	Valley Cav
50. Leonidas Polk	June 14, 1864	58	Pine Mtn.	Shell strike chest	Lt Gen	TN Army/III Corps
51. W.H.T. Walker	July 22, 1864	47	Atlanta	Rifle shot	Maj Gen	Tennessee
52. Clement H. Stevens	July 25, 1864	42	Peach Tree Creek	Shot to head	Brigadier	TN I Corp HT Walker
53. Samuel Benton	July 28, 1864	43	Ezra Church	Leg amputation & shell fragment	Brigadier	Hood’s Corp JC Brown
54. John R. Chambliss, Jr,	Aug 16, 1864	31	Deep Bottom	Shot to body		NVA Cav
55. Victor J. Girardey	Aug 16, 1864	27	Petersburg	Shot in forehead	Brigadier	NVA III Corp Mahone
56. J. C. Saunders	Aug 21, 1864	24	Weldon Railroad	Bleeds out from shot to thighs	Brigadier	NVA III Corp Mahone
57. John Morgan	Sept 4, 1864	38	Greenville, Tenn	Shot to chest	Brigadier	Morgan’s Cav Raiders
58. Robert Rodes	Sept 19, 1864	35	Winchester	Shell strike head	Maj Gen	NVA/II Corps
59. Archibald C. Godwin	Sept 19, ‘64	33	Opequon	Shell fragment to head	Brigadier	NVA Hoke’s Brigade
60. John Dunovant	Oct 1, 1864	39	Vaughn Road	Shot to chest	Brigadier	NVA Cav
61. John Gregg	Oct 7, 1864	36	Darbytown Road	Shot in neck	Brigadier	Hood’s TX Brigade
62. Stephen Ramseur	Oct 20, 1864	27	Cedar Creek	Shot to lungs	Maj Gen	Valley Early
63. Patrick Cleburne	Nov 30, 1864	36	Franklin	Heart shot	Maj Gen	West Corps
64. John Adams	Nov 30, 1864	39	Franklin	Shot in right arm	Brigadier	TN/Hood
65. Ortho F. Strahl	Nov 30, 1864	33	Franklin	Shot 3 times	Brigadier	TN/Hood
66. S. R. Gist	Nov 30, 1864	33	Franklin	Shot to chest	Brigadier	TN/Hood
67 Hiram Granberry	Nov 30, 1864	33	Franklin	Shot to right eye	Brigadier	TN/Hood
68. Archibald Gracie III	Dec 2, 1864	32	Petersburg	Struck in neck by Parrott shell	Brigadier	NVA IV Corp B. Johnson
69. John Carter
70. John Pegram	Feb 6, 1865	33	Hatcher’s R	Shot to heart	Brigadier	Valley Early
71. Stephen Elliott, Jr	Feb 21, 1866	35	Petersburg	Furloughed after lung & arm shot	Brigadier	NVA II/John B. Gordon
72. A. P. Hill	April 2, 1865	39	Petersburg	Heart shot	Lt Gen	NV/III Corps
73. James Dearing	Ap 22, 1865	24	High Bridge	Shot thru lungs	Brigadier	NVA Cavalry

Source: Regimental Losses in the American Civil War, 1861-1865″ by William F. Fox, Lt. Col. USV

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