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This is a complete list of brigadier generals in the United States Regular Army before February 2, 1901. The grade of brigadier general (or ''one-star general'') is ordinarily the fourth-highest in the peacetime Army, ranking above colonel and below major general (''two-star general''). The grade of brigadier general was the highest peacetime rank in the Regular Army during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and the second-highest for most of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It was also rare: until 1901 there were fewer than twenty brigadier generals on active duty at any given time. Even during times of war, the number of Regular Army brigadier generals remained relatively constant, because rather than expand the permanent military establishment to meet transient wartime requirements, the Regular Army served as a cadre for a much larger temporary force of volunteers and conscripts. Many famous generals of the American Civil War held high rank only in the volunteer service, and reverted to much lower permanent grades in the Regular Army when the volunteers were disbanded after the war.〔 The number of Regular Army brigadier generals increased dramatically when the Army was reorganized after the Spanish–American War. In addition to increasing the number of brigadier generals of the line from six to fifteen, the Army instituted a practice of funneling a succession of senior colonels through each vacancy in the grade of brigadier general, each officer in turn being promoted and retired at the higher rank and retired pay after only one day in grade. The reorganization took effect on February 2, 1901.〔Act of February 2, 1901. Heitman, pp 21–23; Wade, "Roads to the Top."〕 ==Taxonomy== Historically, the United States Army included two components: the permanently established Regular Army, which constituted the peacetime force; and, during time of war, a much larger non-permanent establishment comprising various volunteer, conscript, and federalized state forces.〔The Army Register separately lists each officer's appointments in the permanent and non-permanent establishments of the United States Army. Appointments in the volunteer service are listed under the non-permanent establishment, while Regular Army appointments are listed under the permanent establishment.〕 There were two types of brigadier generals in the Regular Army: * A brigadier general of the line was an officer who was commissioned in the permanent grade of brigadier general and therefore maintained that personal rank regardless of assignment.〔For statutory definitions of "general officer of the line" and "general officer of the staff," see (Sec. 4 ), Act of June 3, 1916.〕 * A brigadier general of the staff was an officer who held the ''ex officio'' rank of brigadier general only while occupying an office designated by statute to carry that rank.〔 Brigadier generals in the non-permanent or non-federal establishments included the following: * A brigadier general of militia was appointed or elected to that rank in one of the state militia forces. * A brigadier general of levies was appointed to that rank in the federal volunteer forces raised during the Northwest Indian War. * A brigadier general of volunteers was appointed to that rank in the United States Volunteers during the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War, or the Spanish–American War.〔For lists of brigadier generals in the United States Volunteers, see Heitman or Eicher and Eicher.〕 * A brigadier general of state volunteers was appointed to that rank in one of the non-federal volunteer forces raised by individual states during the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War, or the Spanish–American War. * A brigadier general in the Provisional Army was appointed to that rank in the non-permanent Regular Army augmentation force authorized during the Quasi-War by the Act of May 28, 1798.〔Syrett, pp 384–388.〕 * A brigadier general in the Eventual Army was appointed to that rank in the non-permanent Regular Army augmentation force authorized during the Quasi-War by the Act of March 2, 1799.〔 Brigadier generals in other establishments included the following: * A brigadier general in the Continental Army was appointed to that rank in the United States Army's predecessor organization during the American Revolution. * A brigadier general in the Army of the Confederate States of America was the Confederate States Army equivalent of a Regular Army brigadier general during the Civil War. * A brigadier general in the Provisional Army of the Confederate States was the Confederate States Army equivalent of a brigadier general of volunteers during the Civil War. In addition, honorary brevet ranks of brigadier general were conferred in several organizations:〔During the War of 1812, brevet brigadier generals were functionally equivalent to substantive brigadier generals, but over the ensuing decades brevet ranks lost their authority and became strictly honorary distinctions. For background, see Fry.〕 * A brevet brigadier general was awarded that brevet rank in the Regular Army, typically for actions in the War of 1812, the Mexican War, or the Civil War. * A brevet brigadier general of volunteers was awarded that brevet rank in the United States Volunteers, typically for actions in the Civil War or the Spanish–American War. * A brevet brigadier general of militia was awarded that brevet rank in one of the state militia forces. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of brigadier generals in the United States Regular Army before February 2, 1901」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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