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Which side did Robert E. Lee fight for union at all?

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Lee served with distinction in the US Army prior to the Civil War, winning high praise for his actions in the Mexican War. He was offered command of US forces at the onset of hostilities in the Civil War, but refused, saying he could not fight against his native state, Virginia, who seceded.

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What side did Robert E. Lee fight?

South


What union was Robert E Lee on?

In the Civil War, Robert E. Lee was part of the Confederate side.


Who decided to give up the fight and surrender to the union arm?

Robert E. Lee


Why was Robert E Lee's army called the union?

It wasn't. Lee was General-in-Chief of the Confederate Armies. The Union was the name given to the other side - thestates that had not quit the USA.


Was Robert E. Lee a citizen of the union or the confederacy?

He was on the Union side but then, when war came, he decided to go to the Confederacy because he didn't want to fight against the place he called home. He didn't even want war in the first place!


What side did Robert E. Lee support?

Confederates. Lincoln had offered him the job of General-in-Chief of all the Union armies. He said he would only accept it if Virginia voted to stay loyal to the Union - which he hoped it would. But Virginia voted Confederate, and Lee went with his state. He felt he was a Virginian first and an American second.


Why Robert E Lee refrsed Lincolns offer to command union troops?

Robert E Lee declined the offer of Union forces because he was originally from Virginia, and they had joined the Confederacy. He felt that it was not loyal to fight for the Union, when his own state was part of the Confederate States of America.


Was Robert E Lee in the union or confederate?

Confederate.


Who was the general for the north?

the general for the north(Union, U.S.A) is Robert E. Lee


Was Robert E. lee was union general?

No. Lee was a confederate general


If Robert E. Lee was a union general?

No. Lee was a confederate general


Who were the two top generals for each side of the battle of Gettysburg?

For the Confederacy, Robert E. Lee For the Union, George Meade