What medals did Robert E. Lee earn?

Answer 1

THERE WERE VERY FEW CSA MEDALS AWARDED TO ANYONE. MOST OF THOSE FEW HAVE BEEN POST-BELLUM AND/OR POSTHUMOUS AWARDS. ALTHOUGH GENERAL ROBERT EDWARD LEE WAS, ARGUABLY,WORTHY OF AWARDS AND MEDALS FROM THE CSA, HE PROBABLY EARNED MEDALS DURING HIS IMPECCABLE CAREER IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY INSTEAD OF DURING HIS SERVICE IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY. LEE WAS PRESENTED MANY OFFERS AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, BUT THESE WERE FINANCIAL AND OPPORTUNISTIC IN NATURE SO LEE REFUSED THEM. LEE GRADUATED FROM WEST POINT AT THE TOP OF HIS CLASS AND WITHOUT ONE, SINGLE, SOLITARY DEMERIT. HIS SON, CUSTIS LEE, LATER GRADUATED FIRST IN HIS CLASS. LEE SERVED WELL IN THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR. LEE SERVED AS COMMANDANT AT WEST POINT. AFTER THE CIVIL WAR, LEE HEADED WASHINGTON COLLEGE (NOW WASHINGTON & LEE). WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, GENERAL ROBERT EDWARD LEE REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST HONORABLE FIGURES IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

Answer 2

He won alot of battles, but it's hard to name all of them. So I'm going to name 2 wars and search it up on Google.XD.

He helped to win the Mexican-American War, but was unable to win the Civil War for the Confederacy.

Answer 3

There were not many awards to win in those days. The Confederate government did create the "Cross of Gallantry", a medal, but its use never became common - I believe it was awarded a total of seven times during the war. So military men did not have the chest full of (largely meaningless) "fruit salad" so proudly sported by officers who never heard a shot fired in anger today.

What General Lee did win was a world-wide reputation as a military genius while the war was still going on, and the respect and admiration of friend and foe. Lee is still one of the greatest generals of all time. Lee was not the type who went in for a lot of ostentatious display, or craved a lot of praise and worship. He was a fairly humble person. Lee certainly knew he had the love of the southern people, even after the war, and while it was going on knew he had the complete confidence of the Confederate government. Lee tried to resign after the Gettysburg campaign, writing that as he could not even satisfy his own hopes and expectations, he did not know how he could fulfill the expectations of others. Confederate president Davis wrote back that he would not know where to begin to look for a replacement for Lee, and declined to accept his resignation. Davis was not at all slow in other cases of other generals to swiftly accept a proffered resignation.

Answer 4

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