Army Group under Ulysses S. Grant

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The Army Group under Ulysses S. Grant was the overarching Union command structure that coordinated multiple major field armies during the final campaigns of the American Civil War, including the drive against Richmond and the Appomattox Campaign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union military formation
army group
operational command
allegiance Union
alsoKnownAs Union armies under Grant
commandedByRank Lieutenant General
commander Ulysses S. Grant
commandLevel above field army
commandStructure directly under the General-in-Chief of the Union Armies
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
endTime 1865
headquartersLocation near City Point, Virginia
historicalSignificance coordinated final Union offensives that led to Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House
militaryBranch United States Army
notableCommander Ulysses S. Grant
notableEngagement Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of the Wilderness
Siege of Petersburg
objective capture of Richmond, Virginia
defeat of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
opponent Confederate States Army
opponentCommander Robert E. Lee
partOf Union Army
result Union victory in the Eastern Theater
surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia in April 1865
role overall coordination of multiple Union field armies
startTime 1864
subordinateUnit Army of the Cumberland
Army of the James
Army of the Potomac
Army of the Shenandoah
Army of the Tennessee
surrenderedOpponent Army of Northern Virginia
theaterOfOperations Appomattox Campaign
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
Overland Campaign
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
timePeriod 1864–1865
typeOfOperation coordinated multi-army campaign

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Army of the James partOf Army Group under Ulysses S. Grant
Army Group under Ulysses S. Grant alsoKnownAs Union armies under Grant
linked to: Army Group under Ulysses S. Grant