[DOC] [TLE] Civil War Timeline / Chronology for March 1864 [PAR] ... promoted to Lieutenant General and given command of all active United States 
forces. ... March 12, 1864, Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant assumes command of the 
... March 15, 1864, Moving men and vessels up the Red River, the Union Army ... 
McPherson is promoted to Sherman's old position, commander of the Army of... [DOC] [TLE] Lincoln signs Ulysses S. Grant's commission to command the US Army [PAR] On this day in 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signs a brief document officially 
... in order to distinguish between the general in charge of all Union forces and ... 
He was reluctant to promote Grant and risk boosting the general's popularity; ... "
The Peacemakers," by artist George P.A. Healy, depicts the March 1865 meeting
... [DOC] [TLE] Civil War March 1864: Ulysses S. Grant takes command, deadly ... [PAR] Mar 2, 2014 ... The Republican ran the results of a poll taken among 18000 troops where only 
582 voted ... President Lincoln hands Ulysses S. Grant his promotion to 
commander of all Union Armies. ... He would later prove his loyalty and bravery 
and be awarded the ... The Republican announced on March 12 that Gen. [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant and the American Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] Ulysses S. Grant, was the most acclaimed Union general during the American 
Civil War and was twice elected President. Grant began his military career as a 
cadet at the West Point military academy in 1839. After graduation he went on to 
serve with distinction as a lieutenant in the ..... Grant would command all the 
Union army forces while in the field with... [DOC] [TLE] Grant Promoted to General in Chief of Union Army ... - Iron Brigader [PAR] Feb 27, 2014 ... Until late February 1864, the highest authorized rank in the Union Army ... With 
Grant now in command of all Union Armies, Major General ... the end of the 
month he had established his headquarters with the Army of the Potomac in 
Virginia. ... before Grant was promoted, and it got underway on March 12th. [DOC] [TLE] General Grant Takes Command of the Union Army May 1864 [PAR] In March of 1864 the most successful serving Union General Grant was elevated 
to Lieutenant General and placed in command of all Union armies. ... an actual 
promotion] to Lieutenant General only after a long career of Army leadership. ... 
He rose quickly in the expanding Union Army, gaining prominence by 
demanding... [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant | HistoryNet [PAR] Lieutenant General in command of all Union Armies 18th President .... As at Fort 
Henry and Fort Donelson, he joined forces with the navy. ... Grant to it and put 
him in charge of all Union armies in March 1864. He ... Post-war, Grant, promoted 
to full general in 1866, oversaw the military aspects of Southern Reconstruction. 
He... [DOC] [TLE] Wilderness Campaign - Ohio History Central [PAR] In March 1864, President Abraham Lincoln promoted Ulysses Simpson ... 
commander of all Union forces for the remainder of the American Civil War. ... He 
believed that the most effective way to defeat the Confederacy was to attack 
repeatedly. ... Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern, May 7-
12, 1864. [DOC] [TLE] Grant, Ulysses S. (18221885) - Encyclopedia Virginia [PAR] Apr 9, 2009 ... He took the field with the Army of the Potomac rather than running the war from a 
... a promotion to lieutenant general and supreme command of all the Union 
armies. .... March 10, 1864 - Ulysses S. Grant is promoted to lieutenant general 
and ... May 4June 12, 1864 - Ulysses S. Grant serves as the de facto... [DOC] [TLE] Timeline of the Civil War, July 1861-July 1864 - North Carolina ... [PAR] McClellan Loses Command: On March 8, President Lincoln  impatient with ... 
The Battle of Shiloh: On April 6, Confederate forces attacked Union forces .... May 
1864. Grant's Wilderness Campaign: General Grant, promoted to ... At 
Spotsylvania Court House, he fought for five days, vowing to fight all summer if 
necessary. [DOC] [TLE]

Question: On March 12, 1864 he was promoted to commander of all Union forces
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant