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What general replaced Major General John Fremont in November 1861?
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When Major General John C. Fremont issued his proclamation freeing slaves in Missouri, he was out of step with President Lincoln. Lincoln made it clear that Fremont was making political policies that he did not have. The dispute became ugly and Lincoln replaced Fremont with Major General David Hunter.
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Who replaced General Fremont in Missouri after US President Lincoln removed the radical general?
General John C. Fremont's was given the job by President Lincoln to find a replacement for the controversial general. Fremont chose Brigadier General US Grant as his replacement.As an aside, Lincoln was forced to remove Fremont because he decided on his own to free slaves owned bu anti-Union owners.
What year did fremont become a general?
1861
When was the command of the Army of the Potomac handed over to US General Ambrose Burnside?
On November 7, 1862, General Burnside took command of the Army of the Potomac. He had replaced General George B. McClellan.
Who was nicknamed the pathfinder?
john c fremont
What position did US President Abraham Lincoln create for General John C Fremont?
In the Spring of 1862, US President Lincoln created a new military department for General Fremont in western Virginia. In this capacity he had the misfortune of battling with Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. Embarrassed by his defeats by Jackson, Fremont resigned this command.
Who replaced general burnside?
general hooker
What two Union generals did US President have to reprimand concerning slavery?
What cannot ever be underestimated was the struggles of US President Lincoln during the four years of the US Civil War. That in itself was a burden that perhaps to few people of his time fully understood.Two Union generals, one a good friend of Lincoln's had to be either replaced and reprimanded or simply reprimanded were generals John Fremont and Major General David Hunter. In the Western Department of Missouri, abolitionist General John Fremont, also a Radical Republican candidate for the US presidency in 1856, declared, on his own, that slaves owned by contentious Missouri slave owners were to be set free by order of General Fremont. Such a crucial subject was not to be decided by an independent minded general. Lincoln reversed that decision and replaced Fremont with General Hunter, a man that Lincoln allowed Fremont to nominate himself. Hunter was well aware of why Fremont was replaced. Despite that, Hunter fell victim to his own abolitionist goals later in the war in the South Carolina sea islands. There General Hunter declared the freedom of all slaves. Most likely to Lincoln's astonishment and dismay, that decision was reversed by Lincoln. As an aside, the burdens of President Lincoln were heavy, as mentioned earlier on. Now despite what General Hunter knew, he did exactly what caused the dismissal of General Fremont. To both these generals and Radical Republicans, President Lincoln had the onerous duty to keep the war under civilian control, where the Constitution wanted it. Not by radical generals.
Who was the Union commander in the west at the start of the Civil War?
John Fremont, a popular figure of the Frontier, known as the Pathfinder. He was not a success as a General, but before being replaced, he performed a great service by talent-spotting the unknown Brigadier-General U.S. Grant.
Who was the superintendent of us army forces during the civil war?
1861- General McDowell (replaced) 1861- General McClellan (replaced) 1862- Major-General Henry Halleck (replaced) 1863- General McClellan (replaced) 1865- Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant
General McDowell was replaced by General?
George McLellan
What military plans did General in Chief Winfield Scott delegate to Major General John Fremont in 1861?
General in Chief Winfield Scott and President Lincoln wanted General Fremont to raise an army and prepare them for military action against the Southern Rebels. His objective was to move down the Mississippi and focus on capturing Memphis, Tennessee.
What officer assisted in fremont's attacks in northern California?
General Winfeild Scott.
