[DOC] [TLE] Grant nominated for lieutenant general - Mar 01, 1864 - HISTORY.com [PAR] In June, the governor appointed him colonel of the 21st Illinois. ... In early 1862, 
Grant won the first major Union victories of the war when he captured Fort Henry 
... of all Union armies when he elevated Grant to the rank of lieutenant general. .... 
On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy issues Executive Order #10924,... [DOC] [TLE] Lincoln signs Ulysses S. Grant's commission to command the US Army [PAR] One of Grant's predecessors in the Civil War, Winfield Scott, had briefly earned ... 
In 1862, Lincoln asked Congress to revive the rank of lieutenant general in order 
to ... Union forces and other generals of equal rank who served under him in the 
field. .... Masaryk was born in 1886, the son of Czechoslovakia's first president. [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant: America's Second Three-Star General | HistoryNet [PAR] Ulysses S. Grant stands alongside his war horse "Cincinnati," c 1864. ... The U.S. 
Congress, however, refused to authorize a rank higher than major ... was free to 
ignore him, making his position in effect merely an honorary one. ... of general in 
chief have more power than it did during McClellan's first weeks in the position. [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant - United States History [PAR] His first military experience was gained in the Mexican War (1846-1848). ... 
Lincoln noted Grant's success and promoted him to major-general of the 
volunteers. ... Grant transferred his energies to Virginia in 1864, where his 
strategy was to keep Lee ... In March he was made a lieutenant-general, a rank 
revived especially for... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 21 - Spokane Public Schools [PAR] This was his first important battle and the first major Union victory of the war. ... 
Congress revived the rank of lieutenant general specifically for Grant, and 
President ... appointed him supreme commander of the Union armies in March 
1864. ... Confederate prison camps and made Andersonville a scandal that 
outlived the war. [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's popularity as a Union war 
general enabled him to be elected two... [DOC] [TLE] Lincoln as Commander in Chief - Library of Congress [PAR] Scarcely one month later, calls to arms sounded across North and South. ... 
Finally, generals not afraid to confront the enemy emerged from the ranks, topped 
.... Virginia, just ten days before the Union disaster at First Bull Run, made him the 
logical ..... Ulysses S. Grant's commission as Lieutenant General, March 10, 1864
. [DOC] [TLE] Introduction - US Army Center Of Military History [PAR] Feb 24, 2006 ... The "compleated" companies were to "march and join the army near Boston, ... 
and its first senior uniformed officer appointed.1 Neither the Army nor its ..... 1812 
when President Madison made him the Army's senior major general. ...... to 
Congress that the temporary rank of lieutenant general be revived in... [DOC] [TLE] The Civil War, 1864 - 1865 - US Army Center Of Military History [PAR] Jul 10, 2006 ... Grant first called for the consolidation of the autonomous western ... In February 
1864 Congress revived Winfield Scott's old rank of lieutenant general; and Grant 
was promoted on March 9, making him senior to all Union officers. ..... Lee easily 
made his way into the Richmond defenses with his right flank on... [DOC] [TLE] Lincoln's Nomination of Grant | National Archives [PAR] President Abraham Lincoln and Congress, frustrated by the failures of their 
military ... Major General Ulysses S. Grant had recently gained national attention 
with a series ... a bill which revived the rank of Lieutenant Generalthe highest 
rank in the Army ... Grant's nomination was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 
1864.

Question: Congress revived the rank of lieutenant general & made him the first one in March 1864
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant