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PROLOGUE


Attrition’s Old Sweet Song

‘THE RECORDS EXHIBIT that 425 individuals received appointment by the President to one of the four grades of general, of whom 299 were in grade at the end of the war. The attrition is accounted for as follows:

Killed in action or died of wounds 77
Resigned 19
Died by accident or from natural causes 15
Appointments cancelled 5
Declined appointment 3
Killed in ‘personal encounters’ 2
Assassinated 1
Committed suicide 1
Dropped 1
Retired by reason of wounds 1
Reverted to rank of colonel 1
Total 126’

I Mean, What Do You Do Besides Being a Confederate General?

‘Lawyers, jurists 129
Professional soldiers 125
Businessmen (including bankers, manufacturers, and merchants) 55
Farmers, planters 42
Politicians 24
Educators 15
Civil engineers 13
Students 6
Doctors 4
Ministers 3
Frontiersmen, peace officers 3
Indian agents 2
Naval officers 2
Editor 1
Soldier of fortune 1
Total 425’
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