THe Civil War and Reconstruction
2006-12-23 16:04:27 · 8 answers · asked by ABC 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Not only are all the answers incorrect whomever asked you the question is confused. They have their time line mixed up.
They want you to name Grant but it wrong.
Several men served as Generals-In-Chief of the Union Army throughout its existence:
Winfield Scott: July 5, 1841 – November 1, 1861
George B. McClellan: November 1, 1861 – March 11, 1862
Henry W. Halleck: July 23, 1862 – March 9, 1864
Ulysses S. Grant: March 9, 1864 – March 4, 1869
The gap from March 11 to July 23, 1862, was filled with direct control of the army by President Lincoln and United States Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, with the help of an unofficial "War Board" that was established on March 17, 1862. The board consisted of Ethan A. Hitchcock, the chairman, with Department of War bureau chiefs Lorenzo Thomas, Montgomery C. Meigs, Joseph G. Totten, James W. Ripley, and Joseph P. Taylor.
Therefore, General Henry W. Halleck was General-In-Chief from July 23 1862 to March 9, 1864; Grant took Vicksburg on July 4, 1863 and was promoted to Major General but was NOT promoted to General-In-Chief until March 9, 1864.
God Bless You and Our Southern People.
2006-12-23 18:17:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
General Ulyssess grant .
The Battle of Vicksburg, or Siege of Vicksburg, was the final significant battle in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. In a series of brilliant[1] maneuvers, Union Major General Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate army of Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton into defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Grant besieged the city, which surrendered six weeks later, yielding command of the Mississippi River to the Union.
2006-12-23 16:37:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grant
2006-12-23 16:07:01 · answer #3 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ulysses S. Grant
2006-12-23 16:08:47 · answer #4 · answered by Albertan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Notwithstanding the above answer, it was Grant. Point being, he won the battle of Vicksburg. Is this helping you on your exam?
2006-12-23 19:27:07 · answer #5 · answered by Umbrellaman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It went from McClellan to Grant.
2006-12-23 16:12:22 · answer #6 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
U.S. Grant
2006-12-24 04:07:49 · answer #7 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im pretty sure it was grant
2006-12-23 16:06:43 · answer #8 · answered by leena 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋