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Which Union General commandof the Union Army at the end of the war?
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U.S. Grant - though it is still debated whether Grant (General-in-Chief) or George Meade (Army commander) should have taken the surrender of Lee.
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Who commanded the union army at the end of the war?
General-in-Chief of al the Union armies was U.S. Grant. Commander of the Army of the Potomac, which forced Lee's surrender (effectively ending the war), was George Meade.
Who was General Lee and General Grant?
Grant was General-in-Chief of the Union armies, and Lee was General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at Appomattox Court House, which is taken as the effective end of hostilities.
What happened in the battle of Fredericksburg?
In the battle of Fredericksburg, General Burnsides had General Hooker attack at one end of a 15 mile line and General Meade attack at the other end. General Hooker's attack failed miserably. General Meade's attack succeeded at first, but General Stonewall Jackson had prepared for such a situation and developed the technique of "Defence in Depth." General Meade was not ready for that and his front line had to withdraw. Since the Union Army was spread out over such a long stretch, General Burnside had been unable to send reinforcements to General Meade when it would have brought a Union victory.
How many black men joined the Union Army by the war's end?
100,000
Which southern general signed the surrender papers for the army of nothern Virginia?
The southern general who signed the surrender papers for the Army of Northern Virginia in April (the 9th) of 1865 was General Robert E. Lee. As overall commander of the army, he chose to meet personally with his opposite "number" in the Union force, General Ulysses S. Grant. The surrender was signed at the Appomattox Court House (Virginia) and led directly to the end of the Civil War as a whole.
What general led the union army to victory at the end of the civil war?
Grant was commander of the union army.
Who was the Union general at the end of the Civil War?
The overall commander of the Union Army was Gen. U.S. Grant.
Who was the last general to head the union army?
Ulysses Grant - from March 1864 till the end of the war.
Who was the commander or general of the Union Army at the end of civil war?
Ulysses S Grant. That is who Lee surrendered to at Appomattox.
Who was the commander of the Union army at the end of the civil war?
U.S. Grant - appointed General-in-Chief in March 1864.
Who commanded the union army at the end of the war?
General-in-Chief of al the Union armies was U.S. Grant. Commander of the Army of the Potomac, which forced Lee's surrender (effectively ending the war), was George Meade.
When did XXII Corps - Union Army - end?
XXII Corps - Union Army - ended in 1865.
When did Air General Army end?
Air General Army ended in 1945.
What was general Robert e lee's role in the appomattox court house?
He surrendered to Grant commander of the Union army to end the civil war.
What brought the Civil War to an end in April 1865?
On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered to Lieutenant-General Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union Army. This effectively led to the end of the Civil War.
Who was the leader of the union army at the end of the war?
Ulysses Grant, appointed General-in-Chief in March 1864.Travelling with the Army of the Potomac (commanded by General Meade, as people often forget), he took the surrender of Robert E.Lee at Appomattox.
Who is the Union general who also was a teacher?
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was a teacher of rhetoric and by the end of the Civil War was promoted to general. He was the one who accepted and saluted the defeated southern army at Appomattox.
