How many General's-in-Chief were there of the Northern forces in the whole Civil War?

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As near as I can remember there was Scott (briefly) - Halleck and then I think they finished off with Grant who was the only one to take to the field after the appointment (not sure how Meade felt about that.)

There were three generals who held the title of General-in-Chief. They were Gen.Winfield Scott appointed in 1841. Gen. McClellan appointed on Nov. 1 1861 and Gen. Halleck appointed on July 11 1862.
Gen. Grant was giving command of all armies of The Uited States on March 9 1864, but he never held the title of General in Chief. For more information on The Civil War

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Thanks Sagus - you are mostly correct, for like him or not, and as overage and weight as he was, Scott did hold the title at the opening of the war, so the total remains three, but I did miss McClellan.
Also believe Grant's title was an equivalent to the former title - at least I thought Halleck was forced to retire leaving Grant with the authority and even right to take over in Washington rather than taking to the field?

NEVERMIND - didn't notice your "fix" - thank you very much!!

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