McClelland then Grant. Robert E. Lee was Lincoln's fist choice to lead the union army at the beginning of the war but, Lee said "I cannot fight against my own birthplace." So they chose Winfield Scott as commander.
No. Abraham Lincoln was the President and Commander in Chief of the United States, during the American Civil War.
Grant was the commander of the Union (i.e. United States) army during the Civil War.
He was the commander of the Union army during the United States Civil War. The opposing force was known as the Confederacy or simply the South.
The commander in chief during the Civil War was President Jefferson Davis. He provided war strategies for both land and Naval forces.
was the 18th president of the United States (1869-1877) as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods.
Lincoln was president of the United States during the civil war.
The president of the United States is the commander of the military.
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The United States but it was sometimes referd to as the Union
He was the US Military commander during the Civil War and later served as the 18th President of the United States (1869-1877)
The commander (president) of the Confederacy itself was Jefferson Davis. The commander of the Confederate Army was Robert E. Lee.