# Organization Charts—Union and Confederate explained — Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

> Chapter companion for Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.

## What happens

This chapter presents detailed organizational charts of the Union Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia as of May 5, 1864, listing commanders, divisions, brigades, and artillery units.

## Themes in this chapter

### Leadership and Humility

The detailed command structures reflect the hierarchical leadership required to manage large armies.

### The Horrors and Cost of War

The extensive lists of units and commanders underscore the massive scale and organizational effort of the war.

## Character check-ins

### Ulysses S. Grant

Listed as Lieutenant General and Commander-in-Chief of the Union Army.

### George G. Meade

Commanding the Army of the Potomac.

### Winfield S. Hancock

Commanding the Second Army Corps.

### Gouverneur K. Warren

Commanding the Fifth Army Corps.

### John Sedgwick

Commanding the Sixth Army Corps.

### Philip H. Sheridan

Commanding the Cavalry Corps.

### Ambrose E. Burnside

Commanding the Ninth Army Corps.

### Robert E. Lee

Commanding the Army of Northern Virginia.

## Key lines

> Lieutenant General U. S. Grant, Commander-in-Chief

Ulysses S. Grant served as the top commander of the Union forces.

_Highlights Grant's supreme command role._

> General Robert E. Lee, Commanding Army of Northern Virginia

Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.

_Identifies Lee's command position._

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