George McClellan was the general before Grant. After the battle of Richmond, Lincoln accused him of having the slows due to the fact that he was overly conservative and cautious. He did not pursue the southern retreat after the battle, a move which was considered by many a prolonging of the war. His decisions caused him to loose his position as general to Grant, a drunkard who was willing to take "necessary risks".
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The Union troops under U.S. Grant, who defeated the Confederates and killed their highly-respected commander, Sidney Johnston. It was the first significant Union victory, and it was the beginning of the end of Confederate domination of the Mississippi valley.
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Ulysses Grant was commander of the Union Army.
The Union commander was Ulysses S. Grant
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Grant was the best choice for the Union army because his predecessors were terrible at it, and he was entirly successful as a lesser commander of the Union troops in capturing the Mississippi River. This gave President Lincoln enough confidence to put Grant in, which turned out to be a good decision.
Abraham Lincoln as commander in chief, sent union troops to the South.
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There were several Union generals in different theaters of war. Scott, Hallack, McClellan, Pope, Burnside, Hooker, Meade, and Grant all served as overall commander of the Union forces as various times.
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