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Military leadership in the American Civil War

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as constitutional commander-in-chief, and in the political heads of the military departments he appointed. Most of the major Union wartime commanders had, however, previous regular army experience. A smaller number of military leaders originated from the
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men. Although 142 regular officers became Union generals during the war, most remained "frozen" in their regular units. That stated, most of the major Union wartime commanders had previous regular army experience. Over the course of the war, the
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to the same, joined the rebellion against it. Several significant Confederate military leaders emerged from state unit commands. Some military leaders derived from countries other than the United States.
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was vested in both the political and the military structures of the belligerent powers. The overall military leadership of the United States during the Civil War was ultimately vested in the
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and other rivers, rendering those waterways almost useless to the Confederacy. Confederates did seize several Union Navy vessels in harbor after secession and converted a few into
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were built and operated by British naval interests, although by late in the war the C.S. Navy operated some. A few new vessels were built or purchased in Britain, notably the
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and had served in the Mexican War. Many officers in the United States Army, most of them educated at West Point at the expense of the United States, and having taken an
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While no foreign power sent troops or commanders directly to assist the Confederate States, some leaders derived from countries other than the United States.
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ports and Confederate shipping from quite early in the conflict. Handicapped by an aging 90 ship fleet, and despite significant manpower losses to the
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Reflecting the multi-national makeup of the soldiers engaged, some Union military leaders derived from nations other than the United States.
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on February 9, 1861, and assumed similar commander-in-chief responsibilities as would Lincoln; on November 6, 1861, Davis was elected
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Served as "Senior Flag Officer, U.S.N." until his retirement on 21 December 1861; promoted Rear Admiral on the
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The Class of 1846, From West Point to Appomattox: Stonewall Jackson, George McClellan and their Brothers
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in addition to serving as Commanding General. Relieved of duty as Commanding General on March 11, 1862.
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Citizen-Officers: The Union and Confederate Volunteer Junior Officer Corps in the American Civil War
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after secession, a massive ship construction campaign embracing technological innovations from
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rank, many generals held both types of commission; regular rank was considered superior.
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on February 18, 1861, and later assumed identical vice presidential responsibilities as
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Appointed Chief of Staff of the General Headquarters in Washington DC on March 12, 1864
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facilities; instead, it relied on refitting captured ships or purchased warships from
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In the Southern Confederacy, the constitutional commander-in-chief was educated at
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during the Civil War contributed enormously to the North's ability to effectively
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Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History
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Militia and political leaders appointed to Confederate military leadership
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to distinguish between state-raised forces and regular army units. Union
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did. Several men served the Confederacy as Secretary of War, including
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responsibilities of Commanding General fulfilled by President Lincoln
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Militia and political leaders appointed to Union military leadership
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List of films and television shows about the American Civil War
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was Confederate Secretary of the Navy throughout the conflict.
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Native American and international officers in Confederate army
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in addition to serving as Commanding Officer. Promoted full
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Historical Times Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Civil War
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American Civil War: A Handbook of Literature and Research
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Native American and international officers in Union Army
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Declared the armed conflict to be "virtually" ended on
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Generals in Gray: Lives of the Confederate Commanders
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recruited, trained, equipped, and maintained local
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Vice President of the Confederate States of America
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Magruder 1727:James Longstreet 1722:Mansfield Lovell 1662:Franklin Gardner 1657:Richard S. Ewell 1587: 1558: 1538: 1518: 1495: 1475: 1466:Secretary of War 1449: 1425: 1397: 1396: 1309:James Longstreet 1280: 1230:John A. Dahlgren 1200: 1170: 1146: 1145: 1117:Confederate Navy 1092:Ivan Turchaninov 1072:Albin F. Schoepf 1052:Michael Corcoran 987:Jacob Dolson Cox 933:became known as 806:John F. Reynolds 736:Erasmus D. Keyes 711:Oliver O. Howard 696:William B. Hazen 676:Ulysses S. Grant 616:Ambrose Burnside 606:Don Carlos Buell 586:Ulysses S. Grant 579: 555: 516:George McClellan 509: 480: 456: 455: 446:Ulysses S. Grant 386: 352: 328: 319:Secretary of War 294: 270: 242: 241: 214:Edwin M. Stanton 206:Secretary of War 123:George H. Thomas 93:Ulysses S. Grant 83:Henry W. Halleck 5046: 5045: 5041: 5040: 5039: 5037: 5036: 5035: 5011: 5010: 5009: 5004: 4968: 4952: 4837: 4801:Irish Americans 4779: 4724: 4633: 4624:U.S. Home Guard 4564:Field artillery 4518: 4517: 4493: 4435: 4410: 4372: 4341: 4335: 4227:Civil War Trust 4194: 4188: 4076:Ethnic violence 4061:Kirk–Holden war 3940: 3901: 3878: 3812: 3670: 3614: 3467: 3442: 3396: 3149: 3136: 2967: 2948:Sherman's March 2928:Bermuda Hundred 2823: 2778: 2750: 2706: 2705: 2669: 2628:J. Sella Martin 2598:James G. Birney 2574: 2492: 2418:Bleeding Kansas 2406: 2389: 2378: 2373: 2262: 2260:Further reading 2184: 2179: 2178: 2173: 2169: 2164: 2160: 2155: 2148: 2143: 2139: 2134: 2130: 2125: 2121: 2116: 2112: 2102: 2100: 2087: 2086: 2082: 2077: 2073: 2068: 2064: 2059: 2032: 1913: 1905:Garnet Wolseley 1868: 1835:James L. Kemper 1800: 1608:In the wake of 1606: 1591:Stephen Mallory 1429:Jefferson Davis 1392:Stephen Mallory 1368:Hannibal Hamlin 1344:Jefferson Davis 1341: 1278: 1177:Charles Stewart 1128:naval engineers 1105: 1040: 997:John C. FrĂ©mont 962:Edward D. Baker 899: 886:James H. Wilson 861:Edwin V. Sumner 856:George Stoneman 841:Henry W. Slocum 831:Philip Sheridan 651:Abner Doubleday 631:Darius N. Couch 601:Robert Anderson 444:, and finally, 409: 395: 361: 337: 303: 279: 274:Abraham Lincoln 218:Thomas A. Scott 179:Abraham Lincoln 173: 113:George G. 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President of the United States
United States Volunteers
West Point
oath of allegiance

Winfield Scott

John E. Wool

George B. McClellan

Henry W. Halleck

Ulysses S. Grant

William T. Sherman

George G. Meade

George H. Thomas

Philip H. Sheridan

Winfield S. Hancock

David Farragut

David Porter
President
Abraham Lincoln

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