General officers in the Confederate States Army Edmund Kirby Smith, who was appointed general late in the war and into the PACS. Pierre G.T. Beauregard, had also initially been appointed a PACS general but was elevated to ACSA two months later with the same date of rank. These generals outranked all other grades of generals, as well as all lesser officers in the Confederate States Army. The first group of officers appointed to general were Samuel Cooper, Albert Sidney Johnston, Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnston, and Pierre G.T. Beauregard, with their seniority in that order. This ordering caused Cooper, a staff officer who would not see
Walter Walker (British Army officer) disabled which led to Walker suing the Ministry of Defence in 1990. The suit was eventually settled out of court. Walker married Beryl Johnston in 1939 with whom he was to have two sons and a daughter. He died on 12 August 2001. Allen, Charles (1990). The Savage Wars of Peace: Michael Joseph . Walter Walker (British Army officer) General Sir Walter Colyear Walker & Two Bars (11 November 1912 – 12 August 2001) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe from 1969 until his retirement in 1972. He commanded the 4/8th