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Robert E. Lee is the most obvious choice for that honour - especially as he combined battlefield success with a special quality of nobility and human greatness. Many considered him the true embodiment of the Confederate soul and spirit.
However, his military talent cannot really be judged in isolation from Stonewall Jackson, team-partner in all his great victories, and after Stonewall's death at Chancellorsville, Lee was never on top form again, though Heart disease (mis-diagnosed as rheumatism) may have had something to do with this.
It is significant that both Grant and Sherman rated Joseph E. Johnston higher than Lee, but Johnston fell foul of his own president Jefferson Davis. There was also Sidney Johnston (no relation), rated as the best General in America at the outbreak of the war, but he was killed at Shiloh, before his promise could be properly tested.
Finally, Jefferson Davis declared that his biggest mistake had been not to promote Bedford Forrest, a wild, self-taught cavalry leader who dominated Western Tennessee until the very last weeks of the war.
What else can I help you with?
Is it true that The Battle of Gettysburg was considered significant because it was a major Confederate victory?
Absolutely not-Gettysburg proved to be Lee's greatest defeat as a commander.
Who was considered the best american general?
The greatest Confederate general of the Civil War was Lee.
Who is General Sidney Johnston?
He is remembered as to be considered the most brilliant Confederate Commander during the early stage of Civil War. Appointed to command all Confederate Forces of the west, he fought as field commander at the battle of Shiloh, where he was killed on Apr. 6, 1862.
Who was the commander of the confederate states of America during the civil war?
The commander (president) of the Confederacy itself was Jefferson Davis. The commander of the Confederate Army was Robert E. Lee.
Was General P.G.T Beauregard a Confederate commander?
Yes, General P.G.T. Beauregerd was a Confederate commander during the American Civil War.
Commander-in-Chief of the confederate armies?
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America. As such he would have been the Commander in Chief of the Armies of the Confedracy.
Who was commander of confederate troops?
Robert E.Lee
Who was head of confederate forces?
Commander of the Confederate Army was Robert E. Lee.Secretary of the Confederate Navy was Stephen Mallory.
Who was the president for the confederate army?
Jefferson Davis was the Commander in Chief of all Confederate armies. He was the President of the Confederate States of America.
What was Robert E. Lees role in the war?
He was originally a colonel in the Civil War but was quickly promoted to major general and was eventually made overall commander of all the Confederate forces.
Who was the commander of the confederate at Gettysburg?
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate army at Gettysburg.
Who was the commander of the andersonville confederate war camp?
Wirz - the only Confederate hanged for war-crimes.
