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Who was the commander of the southern troops in the Civil war?

General Robert E Lee


Who was the main commander of all southern forces throughout the civil war?

The southern commander was General Robert E. Lee.


What was Robert E. Lee involvement in the Civil war?

He was commander of confederate troops.


Who was the commander of the military on the southern side during the civil war?

Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia Robert E. Lee was placed in overall southern command only in the last months of the war.


Who was the cammander of southern troops in the civil war?

General Robert E Lee of Virginia


What was Lee's job in the civil war?

General Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Southern army.


Civil War began when southern troops attacked US troops at?

Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor, South Carolina


Who was a southern commander in the civil war?

Robert E. Lee


Where did southern troops surrender to end civil war?

Confederate General Robert E. Lee was the top commander in the Confederate Army. In early April of 1861 he found his army surrounded and surrendered to US General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1861. This effectively ended the Civil War.


What two southern state capitals that were not occupied by northern troops during the American Civil War?

Louisiana Texas


Who was mostly the southern commander through the civil war?

Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia, but there was no overall Confederate commander to coordinate strategy between various armies.


Who commanded the northern troops?

Ultimately, per the US Constitution, Abraham Lincoln as the Commander In Chief of the US armed forces; but for most of the Civil War, the field commander was General US Grant