a lot of people got killed
Robert E. Lee, a hero in the War with Mexico, did not accept command of the Union Armies during the Civil War, because he felt he owed more loyalty to the state of Virginia than to the country of the United States of America.
He was the leader of Confederate armies during the Civil War.
No, he didn't. He was a Confederate general.
He was in command of his own Army - the Army of Northern Virginia.
Alexandria, Virginia
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Their president, Jefferson Davis, was in command until 1862 when he gave full command to Robert E Lee.
Robert E. Lee was offered command, but turned it down.
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Antietam
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Robert E. Lee, a hero in the War with Mexico, did not accept command of the Union Armies during the Civil War, because he felt he owed more loyalty to the state of Virginia than to the country of the United States of America.
during the time 2% of the population died in the civil war
Highest casualties - Gettysburg (3-day battle) Highest casualties in one day - Antietam/Sharpsburg
Battle of Antietam, 23000 casualties, in MD. Sept 1862