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Why was General Grant giving commands of the union army in 1864

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Command over Union armies. Grant was appointed lieutenant general in March 1864 and was interested with command of all the US Army. His basic plan for the 1864 campaign was the immobilize the army ofGen. Robert E. Lee near the confederate capital at Richmond Virginia while Gen
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