Union general
Northern military leader
A Union general was a military commander who served the United States (the Union) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting to preserve the nation against the seceding Confederate states.
Ulysses S.
Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman are among the most famous.
The term distinguishes these officers from their Confederate counterparts.
- March to the SeaScorched-earth military campaign
- total warConflict engaging entire nations
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- GettysburgPennsylvania battle site
- Emancipation ProclamationExecutive order freeing Confederate slaves
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