Major General George Meade was named commander of the Army of the Potomac only three days prior to the battle at Gettysburg. Major General Henry Halleck was General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army at that time. And of course, Abraham Lincoln was commander in chief.
Colonel William Travis was in charge of the Texians. Sam Houston was leading the Texians but he was not at the Alamo. President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the general in charge of the Mexicans on scene at the battle.
· Hannibal Hamlin (Lincoln's Vice President during the war)· Hatteras Inlet Batteries (North Carolina), battle of· Hoke's Run (Missouri), battle of· Hooker, Joseph (Union General)· Hunley, H.L. (submarine of the Confederate States of America)· Hannibal Hamlin (Lincoln's Vice President during the war)· Hatteras Inlet Batteries (North Carolina), battle of· Hoke's Run (Missouri), battle of· Hooker, Joseph (Union General)· Hunley, H.L. (submarine of the Confederate States of America)· Hannibal Hamlin (Lincoln's Vice President during the war)· Hatteras Inlet Batteries (North Carolina), battle of· Hoke's Run (Missouri), battle of· Hooker, Joseph (Union General)· Hunley, H.L. (submarine of the Confederate States of America)· Hannibal Hamlin (Lincoln's Vice President during the war)· Hatteras Inlet Batteries (North Carolina), battle of· Hoke's Run (Missouri), battle of· Hooker, Joseph (Union General)· Hunley, H.L. (submarine of the Confederate States of America)
Because they did the vast majority of the fighting. Also to smooth over the bad feelings of the Americans and British when General Montgomery, a British general, put in charge of several American armies by General Eisenhower during the battle claimed he won the battle. This angered American high commanders and soldiers.
Emily Geiger was 16 when she delivered the message to General Sumter, from Nathanael Greene.
General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, CSA.
The Commander for the Union side was Major Robert Anderson. Even though he lost the battle, he became a hero and was later promoted to Brigadier General.
General Douglas Haig
i was wondering that too!
Gen Anderson
Robert Anderson was the commanding officer for the Union during the Battle of Fort Sumter, and P. G. T. Beauregard was the Confederate commander. The battle resulted in a victory for the Confederacy.
Fort Sumter
President: Franklin D. Roosevelt General of the Battle: Holland Smith
Major Robert Anderson was the commanding officer of the Union soldiers during the Battle of Fort Sumter.
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Madison Baugher Grant
The Confederacy started the battle of Fort Sumter to start the Civil War. This is due to the fact that the North and South kept arguing at each other.