Grant added another honor to his name last week. Grant was conferred the rank of General of the Armies of the United States, the highest military rank in the Army. Grant joins George Washington ...

More than a century after his death, the Army general hailed for saving the United States during the Civil War is being promoted a final time. Ulysses S. Grant, the Union commander who led the ...

The U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) will mark a pivotal leadership transition this week. Friday, May 30, at ...

It was time for General Douglas MacArthur to be awarded the rank of General of the Armies of the United States. Though not an actual Six Star General, the General of the Armies rates higher than ...

George Washington was the first American Commanding General of the Continental Army. The number of generals surged during the Civil War to around 1,000 but has since plummeted.