Due to his role as a brigade commander , On December 7 , 1861 , General Leonidas Polk nominated Gnatt to become a Brigadier General .
General was never confirmed at that rank by the Confederate Congress .
Due to his role as a brigade commander , On December 7 , 1861 , General Leonidas Polk nominated Gnatt to become a Brigadier General , but he was never confirmed at that rank by the Confederate Congress .