No, he commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. But, at the begining of the war, he was offered command of the US Army forces, but declined.
Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Confederate army
no robert lee was not the commander of the union army? he had many chances to go into what ever branch, but didnt take it.
Ulysses S.Grant
robert e lee's cavalry commander
Union, George Meade. Confederate, Robert E. Lee.
Ambrose Burnside.
Meade commanded the Union forces. Lincoln as president was Commander-in-Chief.
robert e lee
The Commander in Chief of the Confederacy was his President, Jefferson Davis. Robert E. Lee became the commander of the Army of the Northern Virginia in 1862 and General in Chief of the Confederate Army on February 6,1865.
The commander of the Union force was General George Meade. The commander of the Confederate force was General Robert E. Lee.
He was the commander for the Confederate States (south) after leaving the North. He surrendered to the Union (north) to end the Civil War. Abriham Lincon wanted Robert E. Lee for the commander for the Union, but he went to the South because he was born in Virginia.
The Union had undergone a number of successive commanders , in 1865 the Union commander was U.S.Grant and for the Confederacy it was Robert E. Lee .