Foreword

John Y. Simon

Preface

Abbreviations, Acronyms, Symbols, and Military Lexicon

ORGANIZATION

United States Geopolitical Units during the Civil War Era

Principal Executives of the United States Government during the Civil War Era

Principal Executives of the Confederate States Government during the Civil War Era

Governors of the States and Territories during the Civil War Era

High Commanders in the Congress of the United States of America

Military Laws and Regulations of the United States Pertaining to High Commanders

High Commanders in the Congress of the Confederate States of America

Excerpts from the Legislative History of the Confederate States of America Pertaining to High Commanders

United States Army History and Wartime Organization

Organization and Principal Officers of the United States Army during the Civil War Era

Confederate States Army

Army of the Confederate States of America, Staff Bureaus, Departments, Special Services, and Offices

United States Navy

Principal Officers of the United States Navy Bureaus, Staff Corps, Offices, Commissions, and the Academy during the Civil War Era

Confederate States Navy

Navy of the Confederate States of America, Bureaus, Offices, Corps, Schools, and Agents

Official Honors Made to Men Who Were Generals or Flag Officers during the Civil War Era

High Commanders in Veterans' Organizations

BIOGRAPHIES

High Commanders

``Might-Have-Beens''

Directory of High Commanders' Birthplaces

Directory of High Commanders' Places of Interment

GRADES AND RANK

United States Army General Officers Active during the Civil War Era

Union Militia General Officers

United States Navy Flag Grades

Rank in the United States Army and United States Volunteers (Line Command List)

Rank in the United States Navy (Line Command List)

Confederate States Army General Officers and Navy Flag Officers Active during the Civil War Era

Confederate States Army Militia General Officers

Rank in the Confederate States Army and Navy (Line Command List)

COMMAND STRUCTURE

United States Army Military Divisions, Departments, and Districts

United States Armies and Army Corps

United States Grand Divisions and Army Corps

United States Navy Squadrons or Flotillas and Their Commanders

Confederate States Principal Geographical Commands

Confederate States Principal Armies and Army Corps

Confederate States Principal Navy Squadrons and Their Commanders

CHRONOLOGY OF SOME IMPORTANT CIVIL WAR DATES

Alphabetical Index to the Chronology of Some Important Civil War Dates

Short Title Bibliography

Bibliography

Name Index