The Union armies of the James and the Potomac under the overall command of Grant end the Confederate Army of the Northern Virginia, under the overll command of Lee.
On March 11, 1862. On March 11, 1862,Lincoln relieved McClellan as General-in-Chief and took direct command of the Union armies. On November 2, 1862, Lincoln named Ambrose E. Burnside as Commander of the Army of the Potomac, replacing McClellan.
Robert E. Lee would have accepted Lincoln's offer of supreme command of the Union armies, and the war would have been over in weeks.
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and general- in-chief in March of 1864.
The Federals
He was appointed General-in-Chief of all the Union armies in March 1864, and his predecessor Henry Halleck agreed to step down and serve as his Chief-of-Staff.
Ulysses S. Grant
U.S. Grant
As President, he was Commander-in-Chief of all Union Armed Forces.
Lincolon
i dont no
After the victory over Confederate forces at Chattanooga in November 1863, President Lincoln was convinced that the Union finally had a general who could crush the Confederates. In March of 1864 Lincoln brought Grant to Washington and gave him command of all Union armies.
March 1864
Ulesses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Yes. He was appointed General-in-Chief of all the Union armies in March 1864.
No he wasn't a general and din't have any experience.