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For the most part, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was extremely active as the South's commander in chief. This was a bad idea, because Davis had a military background, running both the military and the Confederacy left allot to be desired. He did take strong counsel from Robert E. Lee and finally early in 1865, and too late, Lee was appointed general in chief of Southern forces.
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What was the Southern Army called in the Civil War?
Rebels, or Rebs answer #2) During the Civil War, the Southern Army was called the Confederates. They were led by Gen. Robert E. Lee. The south fought against the North over the issue of slavery, due to the fact that they wished slavery to be legal.
Who commanded the North Virginia army during the Civil War?
The Army of Northern Virginia was commanded by Robert E. Lee
What is Shermans Army?
Sherman's army was the civil war army commanded by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
What did general Lee command?
He was in command of his own Army - the Army of Northern Virginia.
Which army did Robert E. Lee commend?
Robert E Lee was a General of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He commanded the Army of North Virginia, which was the main military force of the Confederate State of America.
Who was the general of the north army?
Grant commanded the Northern army during the US Civil War. Giap commanded the Northern army during the Vietnam War.
Who commanded the union army during the civil war?
Ulysses S. Grant
What general commanded the us army during the civil war?
Ulysses grant
Who the commanded the union army during the civil war?
The Commander In Chief of the Union army during the Civil War was President Abraham Lincoln; the ranking general in the field was Ulysses S. Grant.
Which future president commanded the union army during the civil war?
== == Rutherford B. Hayes.
What was the Southern Army called in the Civil War?
Rebels, or Rebs answer #2) During the Civil War, the Southern Army was called the Confederates. They were led by Gen. Robert E. Lee. The south fought against the North over the issue of slavery, due to the fact that they wished slavery to be legal.
During the civil war what was the southern army called?
Army of Northern Virginia or the Army of Tennessee and Northern armies were called the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the Tennessee.
What president previously commanded the US army?
If you're referring to the entire US Army, that was Ulysses Grant during the American Civil War. George Washington commanded the Continental Army. Dwight Eisenhower was the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.
Who almost commanded the Union Army during the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee was offered command, but turned it down.
Who commanded the North Virginia army during the Civil War?
The Army of Northern Virginia was commanded by Robert E. Lee
Which president was the general in charge of the union army during the civil war?
Ulysses S. Grant commanded the winning union army and was swept into the presidency because of his victory.
What is Shermans Army?
Sherman's army was the civil war army commanded by General William Tecumseh Sherman.
