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 * Any officer who wasn't Artillery, Cavalry, or Infantry was considered a Staff Officer. The uniform differed only in colored trim, trouser stripe, or sash and hat badge. |
 * Brigadier Generals commanded brigades, Major Generals divisions and larger units. Lieutenant General Winfield Scott retired in 1861. That grade went unfilled until Ulysses Grant was appointed by Congress in March 1864. |
