U.S. Presidents Who Were Generals

Name all the U.S. presidents who held the rank of general.

Unless otherwise stated, listed rank was held in the U.S. army.

One of these presidents achieved the listed rank posthumously, but he was a legit general while he was alive, too.

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Highest Rank	Answer
General of the Armies	George Washington
General of the Army	Dwight D. Eisenhower
General of the Army	Ulysses S. Grant
Major General	James Garfield
Major General	William Henry Harrison
Major General	Andrew Jackson
Major General	Zachary Taylor
Brevet Major General	Rutherford B. Hayes
Brigadier General	Andrew Johnson
Brigadier General	Franklin Pierce
Brigadier General (New York Militia)	Chester A. Arthur
Brevet Brigadier General	Benjamin Harrison

Level 86

Sep 21, 2018

For those who are curious:

General of the Armies = 6-star

General of the Army = 5-star

General = 4-star

Lieutenant General = 3-star

Major General = 2-star

Brigadier General = 1-star

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Sep 22, 2018

Thank you! - The highest rank that I was aware of was a 4-star general.

Level 86

Sep 22, 2018

The higher ranks are pretty rare. Upon further research, it appears that--just to be confusing--Grant's "General of the Army" title was considered a 4-star rank, whereas Eisenhower's was a 5-star rank. Only four other men have been named General of the Army (George Marshall, Douglas MacArthur, Henry Arnold, and Omar Bradley). The only person to ever hold the title of General of the Armies while he was alive was John Pershing.

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