More Generals In Gray by Bruce S. Allardice

In this masterpiece of research, a splendid supplement to Ezra J. Warner’s Generals in Gray, Bruce S. Allardice brings to light a neglected class of officers: the Confederacy’s “other” generals — men who attained their rank outside the usual avenue of appointment by President Jefferson Davis and who had been virtually forgotten as a consequence. Explaining that the process of becoming a general was fraught with politics, lobbying, intrigue, accident, mismanagement, and chance, Allardice identifies six main categories of legitimate claimants to the rank of Confederate General — two more than historians have traditionally recognized. He presents a substantial biographical sketch of 137 generals not found in Warner’s original and a short bibliography of each. For the vast majority, his is the first treatment ever published.

This masterful study brings to light a class of officers never before covered in any book: the Confederacy’s other generals. For each of the 137 generals profiled–including Raphael Semmes, Francis Bartow, Henry Kyd Douglas, and Tom Munford–Allardice presents a substantial biographical sketch and a short bibliography. 108 halftone photos.