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In 1863, General in Chief Henry Halleck had appointed Major General John Scofield as the commanding officer of the Department of Missouri. Scofield was a New Yorker and a graduate of West Point. Missouri was an important border state and a slave state. It was vital that Missouri and other border states remained in the Union.
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Who was the union commander in Missouri who fought at Wilson's greek?
General Lyons was the Union Commander in Missouri, who fought and died at the battle of Wilson's Creek.
Who was civil war commander of the department of Missouri?
During the American Civil War, the commander of the Department of Missouri was Major General Henry Halleck, who held this position early in the war, particularly in 1861. He was later succeeded by General John C. Frémont and subsequently by General William S. Rosecrans. Halleck played a significant role in the Union's strategic operations in the Western Theater.
Did general grant replaced McClellan as head of the union army?
No. McClellan was Commander of the Department of the Ohio, Commander of the Department of the East before being promoted to General in Chief and Commander of the Army of the Potomac. He was replaced as Commander of the Department of the Ohio by Ormsby M. Mitchel. He was replaced as Commander of the East and General in Cheif by Henry Halleck and replaced as Commander of the Army of the Potomac by Ambrose E. Burnside.
Who are the commanders of the Battle of Bull Run?
The Union commander was General McDowell. The Confederate commander was General Beuregard.
Who were important generals in the civil war?
There were hundreds of them - remembering that Brigadiers were of General rank. General-in-Chief of the Union armies in the final year of the war was Ulysses Grant. General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies in the final weeks of the war (a newly-created post) was Robert E. Lee.
Who was the union commander at the hornet's nest?
ANSWER The Union commander at the Hornet's Nest was the Major General Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss.
What were some of the major appointments made by the Union general in chief George B McClellan as he began his tenure?
As the new Union general in chief, George B. McClellan made some important changes. He appointed General Don Carlos Buell to lead the Department of Ohio and General Henry Halleck to run the Department of Missouri. These generals would play a key role in the Union's war efforts.
Who was the union commander at the battle of Knoxville?
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Who was the union general for the battle of gettysbug?
The commander of the Union army at Gettysburg was Major General George G. Meade.
Who was the Union commander that was nicknamed Fighting Joe?
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What superior officer did Union General US Grant need permission from to attack Fort Henry?
Major General Henry Wager Halleck, commander of the sector of Missouri, made up by the territory running from Missouri, through the areas east of Mississippi up to the confluence of the River Cumberland with the River Ohio. He was in charge of all warfare and Union generals in the West.
Who were the leaders at the the battle of Gettysburg?
The commander of the Union force was General George Meade. The commander of the Confederate force was General Robert E. Lee.
