This man was the first US Army Lieutenant-General since George Washington.
- Phillip Sheridan
- Robert E. Lee
- U.S. Grant
- William T. Sherman
This man was the first US Army Lieutenant-General since George Washington.
U.S. Grant. After the Revolutionary War, the rank of Lieutenant General (three stars) was not used, but was revived during the Civil War for Grant when he was made Commander and Chief of all Union Armies.