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How did General PT Beauregard and Major Robert Anderson know each other before the war?
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∙ 11y ago
major instructed beauregard. i am pretty sure
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∙ 11y agoGen. P. G. T. Beauregard was Maj. Robert Anderson's student at West Point.
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Who was the union commander that faced the confederates near harpers ferry?
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What Confederate general tried to defend the railroads at Corinth but learned that the Union forces were planning to surround the city?
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Who was the first general to lead the south?
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What was Robert E. Lee before he became a general?
Headmaster at West Point Academy
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He was a US Senator from NY when he was killed. Before that he was the Attorney General for his brother.
Who was the commander of the southern confederate army during the American civil war?
General Robert E. Lee I take it you mean in the US Civill war.... Robert E Lee
What were the two battles that general Robert e lee won right before Gettysburg?
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What general did Robert E. Lee place in charge of Stonewall Jackson's former Corps?
Confederate General Robert E. Lee decided that he had to reorganize his army before undertaking the Gettysburg campaign. He placed General Richard Ewell to take charge of Stonewall Jackson's corps the ll Corps.
Why was the Confederacy glad that Virginia joined their side?
Because if they hadn't, Robert E. Lee would have been a senior Union general, probably General-in-Chief before long.
What was Robert E Lee's rank before he was elected General-in Chief?
General, that is full general, what today would be called a four star general. Remember that they did not make him General-in-Chief until March of 1865. Before that the only person with command authority over all Confederate armies had been President Davis. Michael Montagne
Who gained control over fort Sumter?
The North had control untill Major Anderson surredered the fort to the south.
