General in Chief Scott resigned on November 1, 1861. Major General George B. McClellan was then promoted by President Lincoln to succeed Scott as general-in-chief.
Major General Henry W. Halleck was general in chief of the Union armies in 1863. He served in this capacity from July 1862 until March 1864 when he was replaced by Ulysses Grant.
General in Chief Henry W. Halleck was deeply involved in Union operations in Virginia in 1863. As the Summer approached, Halleck believed that Union General Joseph Hooker, commanding the Army of the Potomac would have to react to General Robert E. Lee's actions in northern Virginia. He believed that it was possible for Lee to pin Hooker back into defending Washington DC, and at the same time conduct a raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania. Halleck assured Hooker that if needed he would reinforce Hooker with troops from the Shenandoah Valley and from West Point.
Union General George B. McClellan had a loyal staff of Union army generals. McClellan's chief of staff was his father in law.
There were over 600 generals in the Union Army in 1862. This included the soon to be retired General in Chief Winfield Scott. Later the two leading Union generals at the beginning of 1862 were General in Chief George B. McClellan who's prime responsibility was leading the Army of the Potomac in the Eastern Theater, however as general in chief he was in charge of the entire Union army. In the Western Theater, the main general was Henry W. Halleck. He reported to McClellan at that time. In 1864, Major General US Grant was promoted by President Lincoln to be the General in Chief. Grant had been assisted by General Sherman in the Western Theater.
XXII Corps - Union Army - was created in 1863.
Ulysses Simpson Grant was the Commander of the Northern armies on March 9, 1863. Before that Lt. General Winfield Scott was Commander until Nov. 1,1861. Then Major General George Brinton McClellan from Nov. 1861 to March 1862. Major General Henry Wager Halleck from July 23, 1862 to March 9, 1863.
In 1863, Colonel George H. Sharpe became the chief intelligence officer of the Army of the :Potomac. He provided military information to Major General Joseph Hooker as the Battle of Chancellorsville loomed in the Spring of 1863.
U.S. Grant (General-in-Chief)
Ulysses Grant
Yes. He was appointed General-in-Chief of all the Union armies in March 1864.
The last Genenral-in-Chief of the Union armies was Ulysses S. Grant. After the war, he continued as General-in-Chief of the United States armies.
General in Chief Henry W. Halleck was deeply involved in Union operations in Virginia in 1863. As the Summer approached, Halleck believed that Union General Joseph Hooker, commanding the Army of the Potomac would have to react to General Robert E. Lee's actions in northern Virginia. He believed that it was possible for Lee to pin Hooker back into defending Washington DC, and at the same time conduct a raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania. Halleck assured Hooker that if needed he would reinforce Hooker with troops from the Shenandoah Valley and from West Point.
President Lincoln was ever the general to be during the US Civil War. He pressured General Meade to begin an assault on Lee's forces in Virginia at the end of November 1863. This measure was endorsed by General in Chief Henry W. Halleck.
The First General-in-Chief of Union Army who became President of the United States was Ulysses S. Grant.
Union General George B. McClellan had a loyal staff of Union army generals. McClellan's chief of staff was his father in law.
The first General in Chief of the Union Army was Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott.
As army commander, U.S. Grant. He was reporting to the Union General-in-Chief, Henry Halleck.
Winfeld Scott was General-in-Chief