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After the victory over Confederate forces at Chattanooga in November 1863, President Lincoln was convinced that the Union finally had a general who could crush the Confederates. In March of 1864 Lincoln brought Grant to Washington and gave him command of all Union armies.

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Q: What made Lincoln choose US Grant as commander of all the union armies in the civil war?
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