The first General in Chief of the Union Army was Lieutenant-General Winfield Scott.
Where was the first battle civil war fought at
The first commander of the Union troops during the American Civil War was Brigadier General Irvin McDowell. He led the Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run (also known as First Manassas) in July 1861. McDowell's command faced significant challenges, and after the Union defeat in that battle, he was eventually replaced by General George B. McClellan.
Chester A Arthur was the Quartermaster General of the State of New York and held the rank of Brigadier General United States Volunteers during the Civil War. Although he did not see action he was instrumental in supplying a large number of Union Troops during the Rebellion.
Minnesota was a Union State during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States, or Union, during the US Civil War.
Winfeld Scott was General-in-Chief
General Philip Sheridan fought as a Union general in the American Civil War
General McDowen
The Confedarate generals.
First McClellan, then Burnside, then Hooker, and finally U.S. Grant
Grant was a Civil War General and president.
The union leader was Major General Joe Hooker.
Felix Zollicoffer and Samuel Zook were Generals during the Civil War. Felix Zollicoffer was a Confederate General. Samuel Zook was a Union General.
During the Civil War, Samuel Zook was a Union general. Felix Zollicoffer was a Confederate general during the war.
General William T. Sherman
Union General who has a monument at Vicksburg National Battleground Park
Robert E. Lee was the main general for the Confederacy as Ulysses S. Grant was for the Union.