General Ulysses S. Grant was primarily concerned about the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, and the Army of Tennessee, led by various commanders including General Joseph E. Johnston and later General John Bell Hood. The Army of Northern Virginia posed a significant threat due to its strategic position and experienced leadership, while the Army of Tennessee was crucial for maintaining Confederate control in the western theater. Grant's focus on these two armies shaped his military strategies throughout the Civil War.
Grant was General-in-Chief of the Union armies, and Lee was General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at Appomattox Court House, which is taken as the effective end of hostilities.
Grant never surrendered. He took the surrender of Robert E. Lee, General-in-Chief of all the Confederate armies.
Destroy the Confederate army in the Shenandoah Valley and lay waste to this fertile farmland, to starve the Confederate armies and undermine Southern morale.
general grant
grant-union general in the west whose fame rose after winning the battle of Shiloh and then became commander in chief of union armies after winning at Vicksburg in 1863. lee-general of the army of northern Virginia. sucessfully defended the south from northern invasions, but lost both of his northern invasion battles, with Gettysburg being his pivotal lost. late in the war, he became commander of all confederate armies. surrendered to grant in 1865 at appamatox
Grant was General-in-Chief of the Union armies, and Lee was General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at Appomattox Court House, which is taken as the effective end of hostilities.
Grant never surrendered. He took the surrender of Robert E. Lee, General-in-Chief of all the Confederate armies.
Destroy the Confederate army in the Shenandoah Valley and lay waste to this fertile farmland, to starve the Confederate armies and undermine Southern morale.
Destroy the Confederate army in the Shenandoah Valley and lay waste to this fertile farmland, to starve the Confederate armies and undermine Southern morale.
The two Confederate armies that concerned Ulysses S. Grant were the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, and the Army of Tennessee, led by various commanders, most notably General Joseph E. Johnston and later General John B. Hood. The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary force in the Eastern Theater, posing a significant threat to the Union capital, while the Army of Tennessee was crucial in the Western Theater, impacting Union control over the region. Grant recognized that the defeat of either army could shift the momentum of the Civil War.
The General-in-Chief of the Union Armies was Ulysses S. Grant, and General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies was Robert E. Lee. Technically, the commander of the victorious Army of the Potomac was General George Meade, but Grant was travelling in a mobile HQ right beside him, and took Lee's surrender.
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There were hundreds of them - remembering that Brigadiers were of General rank. General-in-Chief of the Union armies in the final year of the war was Ulysses Grant. General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies in the final weeks of the war (a newly-created post) was Robert E. Lee.
The General-in-Chief of the Union Armies was Ulysses S. Grant, and General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies was Robert E. Lee. Technically, the commander of the victorious Army of the Potomac was General George Meade, but Grant was travelling in a mobile HQ right beside him, and took Lee's surrender.
Confederate troops in Mississippi attempted to reinforce the Southern armies of Bragg and Smith in Tennessee. They were unable to do so because of Major General Henry Halleck. He had left troops under the command of General US Grant . Grant attempted to defeat the reinforcement army by attacking the enemy in the rear. Although this proved to be ineffective, the threat posed by Grant sent the rescue troops of the Confederacy back into Mississippi.
grant-union general in the west whose fame rose after winning the battle of Shiloh and then became commander in chief of union armies after winning at Vicksburg in 1863. lee-general of the army of northern Virginia. sucessfully defended the south from northern invasions, but lost both of his northern invasion battles, with Gettysburg being his pivotal lost. late in the war, he became commander of all confederate armies. surrendered to grant in 1865 at appamatox
Ulysses S. Grant.