Grant and Sherman
The most important Civil War generals were General Ulysses S. Grant for the North and General Robert E. Lee for the South.
This is a matter of opinion, but the South probably had the better generals at the start of the Civil War.
The major and most prominent generals in the US Civil War can be narrowed down to two generals. For the South the prominent general was Robert E. Lee. For the North it would be US Grant.
Grant for the North, Lee for the South
Civil War Generals II was created in 1997.
Civil War Generals II happened in 1997.
Lee for the South and Grant for the North were the most famous.
In three words: Northern military incompetence. The Union had a few good generals, Grant most notably, but most of the Union generals were outclassed by the Confederate generals. The North held every advantage in this war except for a surplus of competent generals.
He was William Tecumseh Sherman.Answer:There were numerous generals in both the Northern and Southern armies during the American Civil War (See Link). As the North eventually carried the war to the South there could even be said to be Northern generals in the South at some periods.
Do you mean the Spanish Civil War or the American Civil War?
The South - Robert E. Lee / North - Ulysses S. Grant .
Notably , U.S. Grant ~ look to the related link below for a list of generals in the Civil War .