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General-in-Chief at the outbreak of the war was the elderly Winfield Scott, who would clearly have to retire before long.
Although too old for any kind of active role, he was one of the few officers on either side who realized that it would be a long war, and his original plan - derided for its slowness - was more-or-less than plan that the Union eventually followed.
Commander of Union troops in the first pitched battle was the unfortunate Irvin McDowell, who knew his army was not ready for combat, but was pushed into it by politicians and press, hungry for action.
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∙ 9y agoThe commander of the union forces was president Abraham Lincoln. The General of the union forces was Major General Winfield Scott.
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Who was the commander of the Union forces in 1865?
That depends on which Union forces. U.S. Grant was overall commander of Union forces.
Who was commander of union forces after Winfield Scott?
George Brinton McClellan
Who were the head of union forces for Shiloh?
As army commander, U.S. Grant. He was reporting to the Union General-in-Chief, Henry Halleck.
Who were the commanders of the battle fort Sumter?
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.
I was offered and rejected command of the Union forces at the start of the Civil War. I was a brilliant general and commander of the Confederate forces. Who am I?
robert e lee
Who Lincoln offered a job of commander of the union forces?
The job of commander of the Union Forces was offered to Robert Edward Lee.
Who was the commander of the union forces at fort summer?
Robert Anderson was the commander at Ft. Sumter .
Who was the commander of the union forces at the Battle of Vicksburg?
U.S. Grant
Who was the commander of the north during the Gettysburg war?
General George Meade was the commander of the Union forces at Gettysburg.
Who was made commander of Union forces on March 1864?
U.S. Grant
Who was the commander of the Union forces in 1865?
That depends on which Union forces. U.S. Grant was overall commander of Union forces.
Became the commander of the union forces during the civil war?
Ulysses S.Grant
The principle commander for the union forces in the battle of second manassas?
John Pope
Did Abraham Lincoln command all of the Union armies?
As President, he was Commander-in-Chief of all Union Armed Forces.
Was not a commander of the union forces in the east during 1861 and 1862?
Ulysses S, Grant
When did president Lincoln name William Sherman commander of all union forces?
1864
Who was commander of the Union forces in the East during 1861 and 1862?
ulysses s grant
