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Q: Why was general grant appointed general in chief of the Union forces?
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When did US President appoint General Henry W Halleck to be general in chief of Union armies?

US President Lincoln was impressed by General Halleck's performance in the West. He appointed him to be general in chief of all Union military forces on July 11, 1862. The previous general in chief had been General George B. McClellan.


Was general Grant in charge of the union army?

Yes. He was appointed General-in-Chief of all the Union armies in March 1864.


How might the war have been different if Lincoln had appointed grant to lead the union forces?

But he did - Grant was appointed General-in-Chief in March 1864. You probably mean: what if Lee had accepted the offer at the outbreak of the war.


Who was the lead general of the union from 1864 on?

Ulysses S. Grant - appointed General-in-Chief in March 1864.


Who was appointed general-in-chief of the Allied forces during World War 1 in 1918?

Ferdinand Foch


What happend in March 12 1864 to Ulysses S. Grant?

Appointed General-in-Chief of the Union armies.


Who was the union general that won in the west?

U.S. Grant. He was rewarded by promotion to General-in-Chief of all the Union forces.


Who was the commander of the Union army at the end of the civil war?

U.S. Grant - appointed General-in-Chief in March 1864.


What was the name of the general-in-chief of the north during the civil war?

If the question pertains to the US Army of the Potomac, the last general to lead all the Union armed forces was Ulysses S. Grant. He was appointed by Lincoln and only reported to Lincoln. Whom ever might be leading any part of the Army of the Potomac, they reported to Grant. Grant was the last of a long line of generals to be appointed to lead all the Union forces.


Who the first general for the north end of the war?

The last General-in-Chief of the Northern (Union) armies was U.S. Grant, appointed in March 1864.


Who were the head of union forces for Shiloh?

As army commander, U.S. Grant. He was reporting to the Union General-in-Chief, Henry Halleck.


The American general who directed the allied forces in the invasion of Europe?

Army Chief of Staff General George C Marshall appointed General Dwight D. Eisenhower