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Did General Lee take command of the northern Virginia army after General Johnston was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines?
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Yes.
Joe Johnston was badly wounded and hospitalised for months. It would not have been enough just to hand over to the second-in-command. It needed a new appointment.
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Did Robert E. Lee lead in Battle of Shiloh?
No, he was not involved in this battle. General Albert Sidney Johnston was the commander of the Confederate forces. Robert E. Lee had not yet reached his revered status as the Souths consummate general. In fact he would not take command of the Army of Northern Virginia until June 1, 1862 and was serving as a military adviser to Jefferson Davis at the time of the Shiloh battle.
What is the name of the general in command of the army of northern virginias confederate forces at Gettysburg?
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg.
What army did Robert E. Lee fight on?
The specific name of the army Confederate General Robert E Lee commanded was the Army of Northern Virgina. Even to the last weeks of the war Confederate President Jefferson Davis clearly demonstrated his power by appointing General Johnston to command the Army of Tennessee.
Who was the better general Robert E Lee or Joseph E Johnston?
General Joseph Johnston was a better defense minded general (as was the genius Longstreet) and thus better suited for that war. Unfortunately, Johnston was not liked by President Davis. However, he and Lee were admired greatly by their men. Both were excellent logisticians. Johnston was more of a believer in a defensive war, while Lee gets the nod on offensive strategy. While in command of the Confederate army in Virginia, Johnston was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines in May 1862. Lee was promoted into Johnston's position of command while Johnston was in recovery, so we'll never really know. Johnston may very well have finished the war stronger than Lee.
What did general Lee command?
He was in command of his own Army - the Army of Northern Virginia.
What army did Johnston command in the battle of seven pines?
Army of Northern Virginia (1861-1862),
Who replaced Albert Sydney Johnston as commander of the army of northern Virginia?
Actually Albert S. Johnston never commanded the Army of Northern Virginia. He was in the western theatre of the war, commanding the Confederate Army of the Mississippi. Joseph E. Johnstonbriefly had command of the Army of Northern Virginia until he was wounded at the battle of Seven Pines on May 31, 1862. This Johnston was then replaced by Robert E. Lee, on June 1, 1862.
Who was the final commanding general of the south during the civil war?
Robert E. Lee takes command of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1,1862 after General Joseph E. Johnston, the first Confederate Commander is wounded at The Battle of Seven Pines. I
Was General Lee the commander for the Union in the Battle of Gettysburg?
No he was in command of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Where was the Battle of Seven Pines?
The Battle of Seven Pines occurred about six miles of Richmond, Virginia. The battle was significant in many ways in that Confederate general Johnston was wounded there and Jefferson Davis appointed Robert E. Lee to take command of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Did Robert E. Lee lead in Battle of Shiloh?
No, he was not involved in this battle. General Albert Sidney Johnston was the commander of the Confederate forces. Robert E. Lee had not yet reached his revered status as the Souths consummate general. In fact he would not take command of the Army of Northern Virginia until June 1, 1862 and was serving as a military adviser to Jefferson Davis at the time of the Shiloh battle.
What is the name of the general in command of the army of northern virginias confederate forces at Gettysburg?
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg.
What army did Robert E. Lee fight on?
The specific name of the army Confederate General Robert E Lee commanded was the Army of Northern Virgina. Even to the last weeks of the war Confederate President Jefferson Davis clearly demonstrated his power by appointing General Johnston to command the Army of Tennessee.
Appomattox court house is important because it was?
That was the town in Virginia where General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern VIrginia, which was under his command, to General Ulysses S. Grant
Was northern Virginia command by lee?
yes it was his job to do it
Who was the better general Robert E Lee or Joseph E Johnston?
General Joseph Johnston was a better defense minded general (as was the genius Longstreet) and thus better suited for that war. Unfortunately, Johnston was not liked by President Davis. However, he and Lee were admired greatly by their men. Both were excellent logisticians. Johnston was more of a believer in a defensive war, while Lee gets the nod on offensive strategy. While in command of the Confederate army in Virginia, Johnston was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines in May 1862. Lee was promoted into Johnston's position of command while Johnston was in recovery, so we'll never really know. Johnston may very well have finished the war stronger than Lee.
Who battled in the battle of fair oaks?
The Battle of Fair Oaks (known also as Seven Pines) was fought May 31 - June 1 of 1862 and was a part of Major General McClellan's failed Peninsular Campaign. The battle was between the Federal Army of the Potomac and the Confederate Army of Virginia under General Joseph E. Johnston. Major General G. W. Smith would take command of the rebels after Johnston was wounded during the afternoon of the 31st. It was considered a draw, but both sides would claim victory. Robert E Lee would take command the evening of June 1st, and the Army of Northern Virginia was born.
