General-in-Chief, from March 1864
Hiram Ulysses Grant, more commonly known as Ulysses S. Grant, held the military rank and title of Brigadier General of the Union army of the North during the United States Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant was appointed Major General in July, 1863. In March of 1864, Lincoln promotes Grant to the office of Lieutenant General. In this capacity as head of the Union Army of the Potomac, Grant reports directly to President Lincoln. Grant is now in charge of all military operations. After the Civil War, Grant receives the new title of "General of all the Armies. This is done in July, 1866.
Ulysses S. Grant took command of the Union Armies during the final years of the US Civil War receiving full command of the troops in early 1864. He was appointed by US President Lincoln. Grant was also given the special title of Lieutenant General. Grant has been given credit for the general that defeated the South. This had been the title of George Washington and no other US general ever had it until it was given to Grant. The Confederacy used the title of lieutenant general during the war.
Ulysses S. Grant took command of the Union Armies during the final years of the US Civil War receiving full command of the troops in early 1864. He was appointed by US President Lincoln. Grant was also given the special title of Lieutenant General. Grant has been given credit for the general that defeated the South. This had been the title of George Washington and no other US general ever had it until it was given to Grant. The Confederacy used the title of lieutenant general during the war.
When President Lincoln had appointed US General Grant as the Union's general in chief, he was given the sacred title of Lieutenant General, used only for George Washington. Grant would not be able to capture Richmond unless he first defeated the Lee led Army of Northern Virginia.
Union General US Grant was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General by President Lincoln in March of 1864. Grant was only the second US general to hold this high rank which gave him control of all Union forces. Previously only George Washington held this title.
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grant a title of nobility.
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Jefferson Davis earned the nickname "The Wizard of the Confederacy" during the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863. This title was attributed to him due to his strategic leadership and efforts in attempting to defend the city against Union forces. Despite his efforts, Vicksburg ultimately fell to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, marking a significant turning point in the Civil War.
Wen Major General US was able to break the stalemate at Chattanooga, Tennessee, President Lincoln was confident that US Grant should be the next and the last general in chief for the Union until the end of the war. Lincoln proposed to the US Congress that the title of lieutenant general, previously only held by George Washington, be recreated and awarded to US Grant in March of 1864.