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President Lincoln's changed his commanding general several times.
President Lincoln's changed his commanding general several times.
he changed his commanding general several times
Lincoln wanted to attack the Confederates at Manassas Junction and Centreville instead.
General John C. Fremont's was given the job by President Lincoln to find a replacement for the controversial general. Fremont chose Brigadier General US Grant as his replacement.As an aside, Lincoln was forced to remove Fremont because he decided on his own to free slaves owned bu anti-Union owners.
When Major General John C. Fremont issued his proclamation freeing slaves in Missouri, he was out of step with President Lincoln. Lincoln made it clear that Fremont was making political policies that he did not have. The dispute became ugly and Lincoln replaced Fremont with Major General David Hunter.
In the early part of the US Civil War, President Lincoln was upset with the political operations of General Fremont in Missouri. At one point Fremont, declared that Missouri slaves were now "free". This was beyond the jurisdiction of any Union general. Halleck, an experienced West Point (USMA ) graduate was sent to St. Louis as Fremont's replacement.
President Lincoln's changed his commanding general several times.
President Lincoln's changed his commanding general several times.
President Lincoln's changed his commanding general several times.
President Lincoln believed the position of general in chief needed to be restored. With that said, he appointed General Henry Halleck to that position in July of 1862. Lincoln would come to regret that decision.
President Lincoln's preliminary Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 was a shock to General McClellan. He also was shocked when Lincoln soon after suspended habeas corpus. He was opposed to both of these actions by President Lincoln.