General Winfield Scott was the general in chief of the Union's military as the US Civil War unfolded.Not long after the armed conflict began, he left that position and became part of West point's administration.
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At the start of the Civil War, Winfield Scott was the Commanding General of the Union Army.
During the War with Mexico it was General Winfield Scott. During the Civil War, it was Jefferson Davis.
Ullyses S. Grant was the general of the Northern armies (Union) who went on to become president
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The Commander in Chief was President Abraham Lincoln. The Generals in Chief were: Lieutenant - General (honorary) Winfield Scott, substituted by Major General George Brinton McClellan, substituted by Henry Wagner Halleck, substituted by Lieutenant General Ulysses Simpson Grant starting from March 9, 1864
The post of General-in-Chief was held by Winfield Scott, George McClellan, Henry Halleck and Ulysses Grant.
The first General in Chief of the Union Army was Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott.
Robert E. Lee was the southern general.
Ulysses S. Grant was the general of all Northern Armies.
The Anaconda Plan was created in 1861 when the Civil War started. The plan was put into action by Lieutenant General Winfield Scott.