Which US Civil War General are you most closely connected to?

Question

This week we're featuring Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman and other US Civil War Generals in the Connection Finder to mark the anniversary of the end of the Siege of Atlanta on September 1, 1864.

Featured alongside him are other Union and CSA Generals:

• Robert E. Lee (CSA)
• George McClellan (Union)
• Camille de Poglinac (CSA)
• Ambrose Burnside (Union)
• Nathan Bedford Forrest (CSA)
• Edward Gregory (Union)
• Ambrose Powell Hill (CSA)
• William Sewell (Union)
• Gilbert Sorrel (CSA)
• George Custer (Union)

Who are you most closely connected to? If you're one of the 23,521,000 of us who are connected to each other on our big tree you can check with the Connection Finder.

You can check for shared ancestors with the Relationship Finder. Are you a cousin to any of them? Your Relationship Finder Quick Links page (see your profile pull-down menu under "Relationships") has quick links for several notable groups.

New special feature: Check out how you're connected to other military greats by searching the featured military category and the related categories like Medal of Honor (USA), Australian Army Generals in World War II, and British Army Generals using the green MyConnections button in the upper right hand corner of the page.

Let us know how you're related below! If you want to share your connection on social media with cousins and friends, click the "get shareable image" below the results, e.g. William Sherman and Robert E. Lee. Then just upload it along with the URL of your direct connection. (Please refrain from sharing your connection on the featured profiles themselves, though. It clutters conversations on research and collaboration. Thanks!)

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Comments

I am most closely related to

*Sherman: 15 Degrees, 5th cousin 4x Removed

*Lee:  14 Degrees, 12th cousin 4x R

*McClellan: 16 Degrees,  7th cousin 5x R

*Forrest:  16 Degrees,  15th cousin 4x R

*Sorrell:   16 Degrees,  15th cousin  5x R

Answer 1

Ancestors and Cousins

• 15 degrees - Robert E. Lee - (8th cousin, 8x removed)
• 15 degrees - Nathan Bedford Forrest - 15th cousin, 5x removed)
• 16 degrees - George McClellan - (6th cousin, 6x removed)
• 17 degrees - Ambrose Powell Hill - (13th cousin, 5x removed)
• 17 degrees - William Sherman - (11th cousin, 5x removed)
• 18 degrees - Camille de Polignac - (12th cousin, 6x removed)

Connections

• 17 degrees - George Custer
• 17 degrees - Gilbert Sorrel (he is only 4 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, my 4th cousin, 8x removed)
• 18 degrees - Ambrose Burnside
• 19 degrees - Edward Gregory
• 21 degrees - William Sewell

Answer 2

22 degrees from Robert E. Lee

24 degrees from George McClennan

23 degrees from Camille de Poglinac

26 degrees from Ambrose Burnside

21 degrees from Nathan Bedford Forrest

25 degrees from Edward Gregory

24 degrees from Ambrose Power Hill

29 degrees from William Sewell

21 degrees from Gilbert Sorrell

25 degrees from George Custer

23 degrees from William Tecumseh Sherman

Answer 3

My closest relationship is to Robert E. Lee (14 degrees), 3rd cousin 7x removed.

Answer 4

• 14 Degrees from George Custer – 4th cousins 5x removed
• 15 Degrees from George McClellan – 4th cousins 6x removed
• 15 Degrees from Ambrose Burnside
• 16 Degrees from Robert E. Lee - 8th cousins 8x removed
• 16 Degrees from Moxley Sorrel - 13th cousins 5x removed
• 16 Degrees from Nathan Forrest - 15th cousins 5x removed
• 17 Degrees from William Sherman - 14th cousins 5x removed
• 17 Degrees from Ambrose Hill - 26th cousins twice removed
• 18 Degrees from Edgar Gregory
• 19 Degrees from William Joyce Sewell
• 21 Degrees from Camille de Polignac - 12th cousins 5x removed

Answer 5

15 degrees from Forrest, no relation.

Answer 6

Ambrose Powell Hill - 26th cousins, 2x removed

Nathan B Forrest - 15th cousins, 6x removed

Camille Marie - 11th cousins, 6x removed

George McClellan - 8th cousins, 3x removed

Robert E Lee - 7th cousins, 7x removed

Answer 7

* Robert Edward Lee, through paternal grandfather, 10 cousins 4x rem

 Camille Armand Jules Marie (Polignac) de Polignac, through paternal grandmother, 12 cousins 5x rem

George Brinton McClellan, through maternal grandmother, 15 cousins 2x rem

Nathan Bedford Forrest, through maternal grandmother, 15 cousins 5x rem

Edgar Mandlebert Gregory, through paternal grandmother, 19 cousins 6x rem

Ambrose Powell Hill Jr., through maternal grandmother, 26 cousins, 5x rem

Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, through maternal grandmother, 14^o, 4 branches

Ambrose Everett Burnside, through paternal grandmother, 17^o, 4 branches

George Armstrong Custer, through paternal grandfather, 18^o, 4 branches

William Joyce Sewell, through paternal grandfather, 21^o, 3 branches

Answer 8

I'm cutting to the chase.  Here are my top 10 military connections.
14 degrees - William Starke Rosecrans (1819-1898) MG Union Civil War
16 degrees - Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
16 degrees - George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) MG Union Civil War
16 degrees - Audie Leon Murphy (1925-1971)
17 degrees - Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)
17 degrees - Thomas William Laycock (1786-1823) Captain 98^th Regt (UK) War of 1812
17 degrees - John Archer Lejeune (1867-1942) LTG, USMC, WWI
18 degrees - Napoleone Bonaparte (1769-1821)
18 degrees - Sir Isaac Brock KB (1769-1812) (UK) MG War of 1812
18 degrees - George Smith Patton Jr. (1885-1945)

Answer 9

Okay, relatives first:

• 15 Degrees from Robert E. Lee (2-5-9)
• 17 Degrees from Nathan Forrest (3-4-11)
• 18 Degrees from Ambrose Burnside (3-4-4-3-5)
• 18 Degrees from Ambrose Hill (7-2-2-8)
• 18 Degrees from Moxley Sorrel (3-7-9)

Connections:

• 16 Degrees from William Sherman (4-10-3)
• 17 Degrees from George McClellan (8-7-3)
• 18 Degrees from George Custer (1-4-11-3)
• 19 Degrees from Camille de Polignac (2-6-9-3)
• 19 Degrees from Edgar Gregory (5-6-6-3)
• 23 Degrees from William Joyce Sewell (2-2-8-9-3)

Answer 10

Robert E. and K are fourth cousins five times removed

George and K are 6th cousins 6 times removed

Camille and K are 14th cousins four times removed

Ambrose Burnside is 18 Degrees from K Malady

Nathan and K are 15th cousins four times removed

Edgar Gregory is 17 Degrees from K Malady

Ambrose and K are 25th cousins once removed

William Joyce Sewell is 21 Degrees from K Malady

Moxley and K are 12th cousins five times removed

George Custer is 14 Degrees from K Malady

Answer 11

William Tecumseh Sherman - 20° - 13th C7xR
Robert Edward Lee - 16° - 10th C8xR
George Brinton McClellan - 18° - 15th C3xR
Camille Armand Jules Marie (Polignac) de Polignac - 22° - 12th C6xR
Ambrose Everett Burnside - 18°
Nathan Bedford Forrest - 17° - 15th C6xR
Edgar Mandlebert Gregory - 20° - 23rd C3xR
Ambrose Powell Hill Jr. - 14° - 26th C2xR
William Joyce Sewell - 22°
Gilbert Moxley Sorrel - 16° - 13th C5xR
George Armstrong Custer - 18°

Here is how I am connected to the Civil War Generals.

Answer 12

• Robert E. Lee (CSA)  18DEGREES  CLOSEST
• George McClellan (Union)  20 DEGREES
• Camille de Poglinac (CSA)  20 DEGREES
• Ambrose Burnside (Union)  24 DEGREES
• Nathan Bedford Forrest (CSA)  19 DEGREES
• Edward Gregory (Union)  21 DEGREES
• Ambrose Powell Hill (CSA)  20 DEGREES
• William Sewell (Union)  27 DEGREES
• Gilbert Sorrel (CSA)  22 DEGREES
• George Custer (Union)  32 DEGREES

ALL THROUH MARRIAGE CONNECTIONS NO DIRECT RELATIVE

Answer 13

Wm Sherman- 16* 6c6r

Rbt E Lee- 13* 4c7r

Geo McClelland- 15* 9c4r

Camille de Polignac- 20* 12c4r

Ambrose Burnside-11*

Nathan B Forrest-14* 15c4r

Ed Gregory17* 6c8r

Ambrose Hill- 12* 4c5r

Wm Sewell-21*

Gilbert Sorrel- 15* 10c5r

Geo Custer- 16* 7c4r