Who was commander of the Union army in 1862?

Answer 1

The Federal Army of the Potomac was led by Major General George McClellan in the Autumn of 1862, and would be replaced later that Fall, in November, by Major General Ambrose E. Burnside.

The change in military leadership was a surprise to many people in the North who supported General McClellan. President Lincoln waited until the off-year elections of 1862 were finished before he relieved McClellan. Playing politics with top generals such as Burnside and McClellan were not in the Union's best interests.

Answer 2

The Federal Army of the Cumberland was commanded by Major General William S. Rosecrans in the Fall of 1862. His replacement gives a picture of how the constant changes in generals by the Union prolonged the war.

Answer 3

As the year of 1862 began, General George B. McClellan was General in Chief of the Union armies. Later that would change and General Henry W. Halleck would replace McClellan in that position. McClellan still had control of his Army of the Potomac. His control and tenure as a US General would end in the Fall of 1862 not long after the Battle of Antietam.

Answer 4

Meade replaced Hooker on the way to Gettysburg.