They were General Braxton Bragg, Major General William Rosecrans, Major General Ulysses S. Grant, Major General George Thomas, and Major General William T. Sherman.
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The commander of the victorious Union army was Major General Ulysses Grant.
When Major General Franz Siegel had been defeated by Confederate General Breckininridge and Colonel Mosby in the Shenandoah Valley, Grant had no choice but to replace him. On May 19, 1864, Grant appointed Major General David Hunter to head the Army of the Shenandoah. Hunter was a Virginian, who had been a solid Unionist. It appeared that Grant had found the right general to insure the Union's integrity in the vital Shenandoah Valley.
For the Union, Major General Ulysses S. Grant and Major General Don Carlos Buell. For the Confederacy, General Albert Sidney Johnston and General P.G.T. Beauregard.
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US General Grant forced the Shenandoah Valley campaign. Grant placed Major General Siegel in charge of the advance on the Shenandoah Valley campaign. Grant had no true confidence in Siegel and finally General Sheridan replaced Siegel and marched on the Valley.
Union: Major Gereral Ulysses S. Grant and Major General George H. Thomas Confederacy: General Braxton Bragg, Lt. General William Hardee
Ulysses S. Grant was appointed Major General in July, 1863. In March of 1864, Lincoln promotes Grant to the office of Lieutenant General. In this capacity as head of the Union Army of the Potomac, Grant reports directly to President Lincoln. Grant is now in charge of all military operations. After the Civil War, Grant receives the new title of "General of all the Armies. This is done in July, 1866.
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Ulysses Grant - though Major-General John McClernard did not always seem to realize this.
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