Lieut. Gen. William J. Hardee
Born: October 12, 1815
Camden County, Georgia
Died: November 6, 1873
Wytheville, Virginia
West Point: June 1838
2nd Lieutenant: June 1838
1st Lieutenant: December 3, 1839
Captain: September 13, 1844
Brevet Major: March 3, 1855
Lt. Colonel: June 28, 1860
Resigned USA: January 31, 1861
Colonel CSA: March 16, 1861
Brig. Gen. CSA: June 16, 1861
Maj. Gen. CSA: October 7, 1861
Lt. Gen. CSA: October 10, 1862
Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee
June 1838: West Point Graduate - 26 in class of 45
June 1838: Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd U.S. Dragoons during the 2nd Seminole War
December 3, 1839: Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
1839-1840: Sent to France to study military tactics and attached to the cavalry department of the French Army
1840-1842: Cavalry School of Practice at Carlisle, Pennsylvania
1842-1843: Stationed at garrison at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1843-1845: Stationed at Ft. Jesup, Louisiana
September 13, 1844: Promoted, Captain, 2nd Dragoons
1845-1846: Military Occupation of Texas
1846-1848: Mexican-American War
April 25, 1846: Engaged the enemy at Curricitos and became prisoner
May 10, 1846: Exchanged in prisoner exchange
September 21-24, 1846: Battle of Monterey
March 9-29, 1847: Siege of Veracruz
March 26, 1847: Promoted to Major
August 19-20, 1847: Battle of Contreras
August 20, 1847: Brevet promotion to Lieutenant Colonel
September 8-15, 1847: Battle for Mexico City
1852-1853: Leave of Absence to care for his wife
1854-1855: Compiling Rifle and Light Infantry Tactics that was published in 1856 on the behest of Secretary of War Jefferson Davis. This manual was read and used by both the North and South during the war.
1856-1860: Assigned to West Point with the local rank of Lieutenant Colonel from June 12, 1858.
July 22, 1856 - September 8, 1860: Instructor of Infantry Tactics
August 8-September 8, 1860: Instructor of Artillery and Cavalry Tactics
June 28, 1860: Promotion to Lieutenant Colonel
January 31, 1861: Resigned from US Army after Georgia seceded from the Union
March 16, 1861: Colonel in the CSA Cavalry
June 16, 1861: Promotion to Brigadier General
July 22 - October, 1861: Commander, Upper District of Arkansas
October 7, 1861: Promotion to Major General
October 28 - December 5, 1861: Commander, 1st Division, Central Army of Kentucky
December 5-18, 1861: Commander, Central Army of Kentucky
February 23 - March 29, 1862: Commander, 1st Division, Central Army of Kentucky
March 29 - July 4, 1862: Commander, 3rd Corps, Army of the Mississippi
April 6-7, 1862: Battle of Shiloh
July 5 - August 15, 1862: Commander, Army of the Mississippi
August 15 - November 20, 1862: Commander, Left Wing, Army of the Mississippi
October 8, 1862: Battle of Perryville
October 10, 1862: Promotion to Lieutenant General
November 20, 1862 - July 14, 1863: Commander, 2nd Corps, Army of the Tennessee
December 31, 1862 - January 2, 1863: Battle of Stones River
July 14 - November, 1863: Commander, Army of the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
November - December 2, 1863: Commander, 1st Corps, Army of the Tennessee
November 23-25, 1863: Third Battle of Chattanooga
December 22, 1863 - January 1864: Commander, 1st Corps, Army of the Tennessee
Early 1864 - August 31, 1864: Commander, 1st Corps, Army of the Tennessee
July 20, 1864: Battle of Peachtree Creek
October 5, 1864 - February 16, 1865: Commander, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
February 16 - April 9, 1865: Commander, Hardee's Corps
March 19-21, 1865: Battle of Bentonville
April 9-26, 1865: Commanding Corps, Army of the Tennessee
April 26, 1865: Surrendered with Gen. Johnston command at Bennett Place in North Carolina
Boatner, Mark M., III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 374
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State, 1959. p 124-125
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