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The Brigade's Chain of Command

President of the United States of America

Abraham Lincoln
March 4, 1861 to April 14, 1865

 Abraham Lincoln

Commanders in Chief of the Armies of the United States

Winfield Scott
April 7, 1861 to October 31, 1861

 Winfield Scott

Henry Wager Halleck
July 12, 1862 to March 10, 1864

 Henry W. Halleck

Ulysses Simpson Grant
March 12, 1864 to June 21, 1865

 Ulysses S. Grant

Army of the Potomac Commanders

George Briton McClellan
November 1, 1861 to November 7, 1862

 George B. McClellan

Ambrose Everett Burnside
November 10, 1862 to Jan. 10, 1863

 Ambrose E. Burnside

Joseph Hooker
January 26, 1963 to June 28, 1863

 Joseph Hooker

George Gordon Meade
June 29, 1863 to June 21, 1865

 George G. Meade

Army of the Shenandoah Commander

Philip Henry Sheridan
July 9, 1864 to December 13, 1864

 Philip H. Sheridan

6th Corps Commanders

William Buel Franklin
May 18, 1862 to November 16, 1862

 William B. Franklin

William Farrar Smith
November 16, 1862 to February 4, 1863

 William F. Smith

John Sedgwick
February 5, 1863 to May 9, 1864

 John Sedgwick

Horatio Gouverneur Wright
May 9, 1864 to June 21, 1865

 Horatio G. Wright

Division Commanders

Samuel Peter Heintzelman
July 16, 1861 to August 20, 1861

 Samuel P. Heintzelman

William Thomas Brooks
October 3, 1861 to October 21, 1862

 William T. Brooks

Albion Parris Howe
November 16, 1862 to December 4, 1863
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George Washington Getty
March 25, 1864 to Jan 15, 1865

 George W. Getty

Brigade Commanders

Oliver Otis Howard
July 16, 1861 to August 20, 1861

 Oliver O. Howard

Henry Whiting
October 21, 1862 to February 9, 1863

 Henry Whiting

Lewis Addison Grant
February 9, 1863 to June 21, 1865

 Lewis A. Grant

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