Robert E. Lee was offered command, but turned it down.
Ulysses S. Grant
Sherman commanded the Union troops that captured Atlanta in September 1864.
The Commander In Chief of the Union army during the Civil War was President Abraham Lincoln; the ranking general in the field was Ulysses S. Grant.
== == Rutherford B. Hayes.
Ulysses Symson Grant
Ulysses S. Grant commanded the winning union army and was swept into the presidency because of his victory.
Hooker commanded the Union forces. Lee commanded the Confederates.
No, the South beat them by almost a year.
The post of Union General-in-Chief was held successively by Winfield Scott, George McClellan, Henry Halleck and Ulysses S. Grant.
They took control of the Mississippi River
During the US Civil War, there were several Union generals in charge of the Union's war efforts in the East. They were:* George B. McClellan;* Henry Halleck;* Ambrose Burnside;* John Pope;* George Meade; and* US Grant.
The southerner who commanded Union ships during the capture of the Mississippi River was Admiral David Farragut. Originally from Tennessee, Farragut played a crucial role in the Union's naval strategy during the Civil War, notably leading the successful assault on New Orleans in 1862 and later the capture of Vicksburg. His leadership and tactics were instrumental in securing control of the Mississippi River for the Union.