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He was the main General on the Confederate side fighting a losing war. Fortunately the Union defeated him.
With the first answer well understood, Confederate General Robert E. Lee, nor historians throughout the post Civil War era, believed he was fighting a losing war. In fact until 1864, the Union also did not believe that victory was well in hand.
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∙ 14y agoLincoln never was. He was the newly-elected President of the United States.
Lee was against secession, but he believed in States' Rights.
When his home-state of Virginia voted to join the Confederacy, he went with them - which meant turning down Lincoln's offer to become General-in-Chief of the US (Northern) armies.
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∙ 13y agoThe Confederacy - though he had hoped that his home-state of Virginia would not join the Confederacy, and he could have accepted Lincoln's offer of supreme command of all the Union armies.
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∙ 13y agoNO
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Who was the general for the north?
the general for the north(Union, U.S.A) is Robert E. Lee
Why was Robert E Lee's army called the union?
It wasn't. Lee was General-in-Chief of the Confederate Armies. The Union was the name given to the other side - thestates that had not quit the USA.
Who were Robert E. Lee and Ulysses?
Robert E Lee and Ulysses S Grant were the commanding generals of the Confederate and Union armies, respectively.
Was General Robert E. Lee confederacy or union?
Confederacy.
What two generals opposed each other at the Battle of Antietam?
George McClellan (Union) and Robert E. Lee (Confederate).
What union was Robert E Lee on?
In the Civil War, Robert E. Lee was part of the Confederate side.
Who was the general for the north?
the general for the north(Union, U.S.A) is Robert E. Lee
Was Robert E Lee in the union or confederate?
Confederate.
Was Robert E. lee was union general?
No. Lee was a confederate general
If Robert E. Lee was a union general?
No. Lee was a confederate general
Why was Robert E Lee's army called the union?
It wasn't. Lee was General-in-Chief of the Confederate Armies. The Union was the name given to the other side - thestates that had not quit the USA.
Who led the Union into Gettysburg?
Robert E Lee
Who was the leadership for the battle of Gettysburg?
Confederate- Stonewall Jackson and Robert E Lee Union- Unknown
Was general Lee union or?
Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Confederate army
Who urged southerners to reunite as Americans?
Abraham Lincoln or the union urged southerners to reunite with them. Abraham Lincoln was the union president.
Who were the two top generals for each side of the battle of Gettysburg?
For the Confederacy, Robert E. Lee For the Union, George Meade
Who were Robert E. Lee and Ulysses?
Robert E Lee and Ulysses S Grant were the commanding generals of the Confederate and Union armies, respectively.
