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The most important Civil War generals were General Ulysses S. Grant for the North and General Robert E. Lee for the South.
In three words: Northern military incompetence. The Union had a few good generals, Grant most notably, but most of the Union generals were outclassed by the Confederate generals. The North held every advantage in this war except for a surplus of competent generals.
There were many different Generals in the Civil War, but Lincoln hired all of the generals for the North who was the Union and the South who was the Confederates was mostly general Robert E. Lee. Douglas was the president of the South since the south wanted to break away from the union.
There were several commanders or generals for the North during the Civil War. Some of the top commanders included Ulysses S. Grant, George McClellan, Robert Anderson, and George Custer.
Some of the famous generals in the civil war were, Robert E. lee of the south and Ulysses S. grant of the north. But there were also many othere famous generals such as William Sherman and Stonewall jackson.
The most important Civil War generals were General Ulysses S. Grant for the North and General Robert E. Lee for the South.
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The major and most prominent generals in the US Civil War can be narrowed down to two generals. For the South the prominent general was Robert E. Lee. For the North it would be US Grant.
This is a matter of opinion, but the South probably had the better generals at the start of the Civil War.
Grant for the North, Lee for the South
Lee for the South and Grant for the North were the most famous.
The South - Robert E. Lee / North - Ulysses S. Grant .
In three words: Northern military incompetence. The Union had a few good generals, Grant most notably, but most of the Union generals were outclassed by the Confederate generals. The North held every advantage in this war except for a surplus of competent generals.
He was William Tecumseh Sherman.Answer:There were numerous generals in both the Northern and Southern armies during the American Civil War (See Link). As the North eventually carried the war to the South there could even be said to be Northern generals in the South at some periods.
There were many different Generals in the Civil War, but Lincoln hired all of the generals for the North who was the Union and the South who was the Confederates was mostly general Robert E. Lee. Douglas was the president of the South since the south wanted to break away from the union.
General Robert E. Lee for the South and General Ulysses S Grant for the North.
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