USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Grant took command of all United States armies in March of 1864, he promised to change how the Union war effort was being conducted. 1864 was a crucial “make it or break it” year in the Civil War. The nation had already gone through unspeakable bloodshed and war weariness was at an all-time high.

Detailed explanation-2: -Grant was commissioned by Abraham Lincoln as lieutenant-general and commander of all the Union armies. Without Grant’s determination and efforts in leading the war, the Union likely wouldn’t have been able to defeat the Confederacy by 1865.

Detailed explanation-3: -Command over Union armies of Ulysses S. Grant. Grant was appointed lieutenant general in March 1864 and was entrusted with command of all the U.S. armies. His basic plan for the 1864 campaign was to immobilize the army of Gen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yet the key to victory was found in 1864, after President Abraham Lincoln appointed General Ulysses S. Grant the commander of all Union forces.