When the Civil War first began, who was the general-in-chief of the Union army?

Question

a. Ulysses S. Grant

b. Winfield Scott

c. Robert E. Lee

d. George G. Meade

Answer 1

Winfield Scott, but he tried to talk R.E. Lee into taking command.  Lee Refused because he said that he could think of only one thing worse than dividing the Union, and that was for him to take arms against his home country (Virginia).  Yes, he used the word country.

Answer 2

General-in-Chief, U. S. Army

Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Union Military

October 31, 1861 Winfield Scott relieved from duty as Supreme Commander of the United States.

  

November 1, 1861 George McClellan promoted to General-in-Chief

  

March 11, 1862 President Lincoln relieves George McClellan as General-in-Chief of the U. S. Army. He continues as commander of the Army of the Potomac

  

July 11, 1862 President Lincoln names Henry Halleck General-in-Chief



March 9, 1864 Ulysses S. Grant promoted to Lieutenant General and given command of all active United States forces.

  

March 12, 1864 Three days after it happened, the order making Lieutenant General Grant general-in-chief is announced. General Henry Halleck is relieved of duty at his own request.

July 25, 1866 Congress establishes "general of the armies" and Ulysses S. Grant is immediately promoted to 4-star general and put in this position. William Tecumseh Sherman assumes the rank of Lt. General.

Answer 3

B

A Hero of the Mexican War and oddly enough one of the heros of the not so Civil War was a man named in his honor, Winfield Scott Hancock who later ran for President of the US or A......

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Answer 4

Scott

I think Meade followed him

Answer 5

ol Winnie.... B.