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Lincoln was of course the Constitutional Commander in Chief. Politically he had two Secretaries of War in his cabinet, the corrupt Simon Cameron, who had to be replaced by Edwin Stanton. He had several Generals in Chief in command of the Army, the first being the man in charge when Lincoln got to Washington, who had been General in Chief since 1839, and on active duty with the Army since 1808. This was Winfield Scott, "Old Fuss and Feathers", who was an authentic hero of both the War of 1812 and the Mexican War. But Scott was now 75 years old, weighed 400 pounds and was riddled with gout, and tended to drop off to sleep in the midst of conversations. If he tried to mount a horse he had to be hoisted onto the back of that long-suffering animal with a block and tackle. A stingy Congress had failed to provide any system of retirement for military officers, and the pay was too low to save anything for retirement, so officers continued to serve until they died of old age (and younger officers only got promoted then too). So, Scott was still in the Army, after 53 years. Scott was continually embarrassed and humiliated by the commander of the main Yankee field army near Washington, George McClellan, "The Young Napoleon". This eventually caused Scott to resign in 1862, and McClellan was appointed General in Chief in his place, while continuing to command the Army of the Potomac. After a few months his insolent and insulting behavior toward Lincoln, combined with his absolute refusal to move his army against the Rebels, caused Lincoln to remove McClellan as General in Chief, though he still commanded the field Army of the Potomac until after Antietam. As the new General in Chief Lincoln brought in a general from the west, who had enjoyed some success in Tennessee, Henry W. Halleck, "Old Brains". In reality most of Halleck's success had been due to the work of his subordinate Ulysses Grant, for which Halleck stole the credit. Halleck proved to be a disappointment as General in Chief, and was replaced by Grant early in 1864. Grant kept the job through the rest of the war, and until he was elected president in 1868.
Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous commanding general of the Union during the American Civil War. He would go on to serve as America's 18th President.
There were many Generals in command of the Union Army during the Civil War. The one who brought it to an end was Ulysses S. Grant.
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General Robert E. Lee was in charge of the Southern Confederate Army, during the American Civil War.
The North had several generals, as did the South. Winfield Scott was the highest ranking general at the start of the war. Henry Halleck and, eventuallly, US Grant replaced him.
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Who was winning the civil war for the first 2 years?
the union was winning the civil war
Was general burnside on the north or south side of the civil war?
he was on the north side he was on the north side
Who were the most important civil war generals?
The most important Civil War generals were General Ulysses S. Grant for the North and General Robert E. Lee for the South.
Who was the final commanding general for the north in the civil war?
The general in chief of all Union armies at the end of the war was Ulysses S. Grant.
Who Formed the Republican Army of North?
For the US Civil War; most likely the commander in chief; Lincoln.
What was the result of of the north winning in the civil war?
no slavery
Who was winning the civil war during the Battle of Vicksburg?
The south was winning in the East and the north was winning in the West.
What was the union's key to winning the US Civil War?
it was general grant
What did the south do for the north after winning?
If this is civil war related, the north won, not the south. And the north freed the slaves in the south.
What stopped the Civil War?
Union soldiers (north) started winning lots of big battles such as the Battle of Gettysburg. General Lee (Confederate) and General Grant (Union) met in a town called Appomattox Courthouse, where Lee surrendered to Grant, which stopped the Civil War.
Was general Custer on the north or south in the Civil War?
North (Union)
Did the north end up winning the civil war?
Yes. There are 50 states not 37.
What confederate general surrendered to the north during the civil war?
General Lee
Who is General Grant of the civil war?
He was the lead general for the union side (north).
What was the Union General Winfield Scott's strategy for winning the Civil War?
To barraged lees army
Who was the general who led the north part of the civil war?
Robert
Who was the general of the north during the civil war?
U.S. Grant.
