The only person authorised to do so - the Confederate President, Jefferson Davis.
Jefferson Davis
General Robert E. Lee was in command of the Confederate army at Gettysburg.
Robert E. Lee .
Robert E. Lee was the commander-in-chief of the Confederate Army; Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy.
No, he didn't. He was a Confederate general.
Jefferson Davis created a new post of General-in-Chief specially for him - much too late to make any difference.
Robert E. Lee
Gettysburg and Antietam
Robert E. Lee
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg.
70,000 troops of the North Virginia army under General Robert E. Lee's command.
No, he commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. But, at the begining of the war, he was offered command of the US Army forces, but declined.