January 1865 - too late to make any difference.
1861
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.
There were many generals in the US Civil War:The South had General Robert E. Lee - General-In-Chief January 31, 1865 - April 9, 1865The North had:Scott, Winfield - General-In-Chief 1841 - 1861McClellan, George Brinton - General-In-Chief 11/01/1861 - 7/22/1862Halleck, Henry Wager - General-In-Chief 7/23/1862 - 3/12/1864Grant, Ulysses Simpson - General-In-Chief 1864 - 1869Sherman, William Tecumseh - General-In-Chief 1869 - 1883Sheridan, Philip Henry - General-In-Chief 1883 - 1888Schofield, John McAllister - General-In-Chief 1888 - 1895There 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.
Specify WHICH Robert Johnson.
I believe that Robert E. Lee became general in the April of 1861.
1946
1861
Confederate General Robert Edward Lee died in 1870at Lexington, Virginia.
He became a Brigadier General in 1838.
The Confederate Constitution was modeled after the US Constitution with the major exception of legalizing slavery. Also, the term of the Confederate president was limited to a six year term. With that said, the Confederate Constitution mirrored the US's with the president performing the duties of the Commander in Chief. Davis however, saw his role differently. For Davis, he decided to act not only as commander in chief, but also as the general in chief. The Confederate Congress created the position of general in chief, however, Davis never filled it until 1865 when he named Lieutenant Robert E. Lee as general in chief.
For the last year of the war, he was General-in-Chief of all the Union armies.
The General-in-Chief of the Northern armies for the last year of the war was U.S. Grant, who was also President from 1869-1877.