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General Robert E. Lee was the leader of the Confederate army. He was considered the best trained military man at the time.
General Robert E. Lee was the leader of the Confederate army. He was considered the best trained military man at the time.
The greatest Confederate general of the Civil War was Lee.
There were several. The best known was Robert E. Lee.
There were several. The best known was Robert E. Lee.
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Robert E Lee was the General in charge of the Army of Northern Virginia, the largest and best-known Confederate Army. In the closing months of the 4 year long war, Lee was made commanding general over all Confederate forces, but this promotion was never in any way effective; the armies under Johnston and others continued in complete independence from Lee.
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 - October 12, 1870) was a career military officer who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. In 1865, Jefferson Davis appointed Lee as general in chief of all Confederate forces.
Robert S. Garrett holds that distinction. The most important Southern General killed was Albert Sidney Johnson at Shiloh. At the time of his death, he was considered the best commander in the South, possibly the most talented commander in either army. Davis thought more highly of him than he did of Lee.
There were several. The best known was Robert E. Lee.
At the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate General George Pickett is best known for leading Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863. This ambitious assault involved approximately 12,500 Confederate soldiers advancing across open ground toward Union positions on Cemetery Ridge. The charge resulted in heavy Confederate casualties and is often seen as a turning point in the Civil War, marking the decline of the Confederate Army's offensive capabilities.
General Lee had appointed General William N. Pendleton to be in charge of the Confederate artillery at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was one of many pundits who believed that artillery was best used as a defensive element.