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Ulisses S. Grant.
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Ulysses S. Grant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General March 2, 1864 and was appointed General in Chief of the Federal Armies on the 10th of that month.
George Washington was Commanding General of the American Continental Army
The President can not spend money unless Congress appropriates it. The President can only ask Congress for what he wants. In the case of armies he might try to scare Congress into action by pointing out threats to national security. He has access to vast amounts of intelligence information which he can use to back up his requests.
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The Congress can declare war and raise armies
Congress posthumously promoted George Washington to General of the Armies by Joint Resolution approved by President Gerald Ford on October 11, 1976. The Army retroactively made the promotion effective July 4, 1776 in 1978.