robert e lee
Robert E. Lee
The Union forces at Fort Sumter were under the command of Major Robert Anderson.
Robert E. Lee. He decided to go with his state, Virginia.
Robert E. Lee is the correct answer.
robert e lee
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant was in command of Union forces at Petersburg.
The Union forces at Fort Sumter were under the command of Major Robert Anderson.
Lee did not accept command of the Federal forces because he felt he owed his allegiance to his state, Virginia, rather than to the whole country. He probably did expect Scott to offer him the post.
As President, he was Commander-in-Chief of all Union Armed Forces.
Grant commanded the Federal forces at Shiloh.
He was offered command of the entire Union army, but rejected.
Robert E. Lee. He decided to go with his state, Virginia.
President Abraham Lincoln, wanted Robert E. Lee to command the Union army. Lee was one of the greatest military men in the United States, and was admired by people in both the North and the South. However, Lee could not accept Lincoln's offer. Born and raised in the state of Virginia, Lee just couldn't bring himself to fight the place he considered his home. Robert E. Lee never wanted war. But, he knew he had to do what he could to help the South.
William T. Sherman
Command of the Mississippi river to union forces for the duration of the war