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Q: What general was responsible for the retreat of general lee and his army of northern Virginia at the battle of Gettysburg?
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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.


Was General Lee the commander for the Union in the Battle of Gettysburg?

No he was in command of the Army of Northern Virginia.


Who was the general in thebattle of Gettysburg?

Lee commanded he Army of Northern Virginia. Mead commanded the Army of the Potomac.


Who was general of the Confederate troops at the Battle of Gettysburg?

Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.


Who lost at Gettysburg in the civil war?

Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his army of Northern Virginia.


Who was the union general who defeated the army of Northern Virginia?

Mead did so at Gettysburg; Grant did so for the war.


In the battle of Gettysburg who led the battle?

Confederate general Robert E. Lee led his army of Northern Virginia against Major union general Meade's Army of the Potomac in the Battle of Gettysburg.


What general was responsible for the retreat of general lee and his army of northern Virginia at the battle of gettsyburg?

ulysses s. grant


Confederate general whose attempts to invade the north were halted at Antietam and at Gettysburg?

That Confederate general was Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.


Who was the Army of Northern Virginia's artillery commander at the Battle of Gettysburg?

General Lee had appointed General William N. Pendleton to be in charge of the Confederate artillery at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was one of many pundits who believed that artillery was best used as a defensive element.


How many armies were in the Battle of Gettysburg?

Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia were planning to make a significant raid on Harrisburg Pennsylvania. Northern forces of the Army of the Potomac were sent to not allow that to happen. By strictly chance the two opposing armies met at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was a three day battle in which the North and Union General George Meade won. This forced Lee to retreat back to Virginia.


Who was the Victorious General at Gettysburg but failed to completely capitalize?

Gordon Meade. He was told that he should have pursued and destroyed the Army of Northern Virginia.