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BRIGADIER-GENERALS—Continued.
	Name.	State.	To Whom to Report.	Appoint.	Rank.	Confirm.	Accept.
463	Wigfall, Louis T.	Texas	Gen. J. E. Johnston	Oct. 21, 1861.	Oct. 21, 1861.	Dec. 20, 1861.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Resigned February 20, 1862; brigade composed of the 1st, 4th and 5th Texas and the 1st Georgia regiments, Army of the Potomac.
464	Wilcox, Cadmus M.	Tennessee	Gen. J. E. Johnston	Oct. 21, 1861.	Oct. 21, 1861.	Dec. 13, 1861.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Promoted Major-General August 13, 1863; brigade composed of the 8th, 9th, 10th, 14th and 11th Alabama regiments, the 19th Mississippi and the 38th Virginia regiments, Anderson's division, A. P. Hill's corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
465	Williams, John S.	Kentucky	Brig. Gen. Marshall	Apl. 18, 1862.	Apl. 16, 1862.	Apl. 18, 1862.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade composed of the 22d, 36th and 45th Virginia infantry regiments, the 8th Virginia cavalry, Bailey's and Edgar's battalions and the Light Batteries of Captains Otey and Lowry; brigade afterwards composed of the 1st, 2d and 9th Kentucky, the 2d Kentucky battalion, Allison's squadron and Hamilton's battalion.
466	Wilson, Claudius C.	Georgia	Gen. B. Bragg	Nov. 18, 1863.	Nov. 16, 1863.	Feb. 17, 1864.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Died November 24, 1868; brigade composed of the 13th, 25th, 29th and 30th Georgia regiments, the 1st battalion Georgia Sharpshooters and the 4th Louisiana battalion, Army of Tennessee.
467	Winder, Charles S.	Maryland	Gen. J. E. Johnston	Mch.   7, 1862.	Mch.   1, 1862.	Mch.   6, 1862.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Killed at Cedar Run August 9, 1862; brigade composed of the 2d, 4th, 5th, 27th and 33d Virginia regiments, Jackson's division, Army of Northern Virginia.
468	Winder, John H.	Maryland	. . . . .	June 21, 1861.	June 21, 1861.	Aug. 29, 1861.	. . . . .
	Remarks: In command of prison camps at Andersonville, Millen, &c., &c.
469	Wise, Henry A.	Virginia	. . . . .	June  5, 1861.	June  5, 1861.	Aug. 29, 1861, and Feb. 17, 1864.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade consisted of the 26th, 34th, 46th and 59th Virginia regiments and the Light Batteries of Captains McComas and Armistead, Army of Northern Virginia.
470	Withers, Jones M.	Alabama	. . . . .	July 10, 1861.	July 10, 1861.	Aug. 29, 1861.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Promoted Major-General April 6, 1862; commanding Reserve corps, Army of the Mississippi, composed of the brigades of Gardner, Chalmers, Jackson and Manigault.
471	Wood, S. A. M.	Alabama	. . . . .	Jan.   7, 1862.	Jan.   7, 1862.	Jan. 14, 1862.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade composed of the 7th Alabama, 5th, 7th and 8th Arkansas and 44th Tennessee regiments, the battalions of Majors Kelly and Hardcastle, a company of Georgia cavalry and a company of Mississippi artillery; resigned October 17, 1863; at the Battle of Chickamauga his brigade was composed of the 32d and 45th Mississippi and the 33d, 45th and 16th Alabama regiments, Major Hankin's battalion and Semple's Light Battery.
472	Wofford, W. T.	Georgia	Gen. R. E. Lee	Apl. 23, 1863.	Jan. 17, 1863.	Apl. 23, 1863.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Assigned to command of Cobb's Georgia brigade, McLaw's division, Longstreet's corps, Army of Northern Virginia, composed of the 18th, 24th and 16th Georgia regiments, Cobb's Legion, Phillip's Legion and the 3d battalion Georgia Sharpshooters; afterwards in command of North Georgia.
473	Wright, A. R.	Georgia	Gen. R. E. Lee	June  3, 1862.	June  3, 1862.	Sept. 30, 1862.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Promoted Major-General November 23, 1864; brigade composed of the 3d, 22d, 46th and 48th Georgia regiments and the 2d Georgia battalion, Anderson's division, A. P. Hill's corps, Army of Northern Virginia.
474	Wright, G. J.	Georgia	Gen. R. E. Lee	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
	Remarks: Acting Brigadier-General, in command of General P. M. B. Young's brigade.
475	Wright, M. H.	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .
	Remarks: Acting Brigadier-General; at one time on ordnance duty at Atlanta, Georgia.
476	Wright, Marcus J.	Tennessee	Gen. J. E. Johnston	Dec. 20, 1862.	Dec. 13, 1862.	Apl.   2, 1863.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade composed of the 16th, 28th, 38th, 8th, 51st and 52d Tennessee regiments, Murray's Tennessee battalion and Carnes' Light Battery, Cheatham's division, Polk's corps, Army of Tennessee.
477	York, Zebulon	Louisiana	Gen. R. E. Lee	June  2, 1864.	May  31, 1864.	June  2, 1864.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade composed of the 1st, 2d, 3d, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 14th and 15th regiments Louisiana infantry.
478	Young, P. M. B.	Georgia	Gen. R. E. Lee	Oct. 10, 1863.	Sept. 28, 1863.	Feb. 17, 1864.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Promoted Major-General December 12, 1864; brigade composed of the "Cobb Legion," the "Jeff. Davis Legion," "Phillip's Legion" and the 7th Georgia—all cavalry commands, Army of Northern Virginia; for the 7th Georgia regiment, the 10th Georgia regiment was afterwards substituted; Millen's battalion was subsequently added.
479	Young, Wm. H.	Texas	Gen. J. B. Hood	Aug. 16, 1864.	Aug. 15, 1864.	. . . . .	. . . . .
	Remarks: Brigade composed of the 9th Texas infantry, the 10th, 14th and 32d Texas, dismounted, and the 29th and 39th North Carolina infantry regiments.
480	Zollicoffer, Felix K.	Tennessee	. . . . .	July  9, 1861.	July  9, 1861.	Aug. 29, 1861.	. . . . .
	Remarks: Killed at Mill Spring; commanded Camp of Instruction at Trousdale, Tennessee; afterwards assigned to the command of the Department of East Tennessee.