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.
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg.
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He was invited to speak and he wanted to give a speech recognizing the bravery of the Union soldiers. The speech was entitled the Gettysburg Address.
Gettysburg
Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia began the retreat from Gettysburg on the evening of July 4, 1863.
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg.
George Meade
Gen. George Meade was overall commander at Gettysburg.
No he was in command of the Army of Northern Virginia.
That Confederate general was Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Ok, first of all; General Robert E. Lee was the sole commander of confederate forces at the Battle of Gettysburg. But, naturally under him were many subordinant generals who also commanded troops under Lee
Edward Porter Alexander was an officer of artillery in the Army of Northern Virginia. He was the Chief of Artillery for the 1st Corps(Longstreet). One of his notable roles was to organize and carry-out the massed artillery barrage of some 140 cannons preceding"Pickett's Charge" on July 3,1863 at Gettysburg. His memoirs were published after the war and can obtained from a bookseller.
George Gordon Meade was a Northern General, who was appointed as commander of the Army of the Potomac just a few days before the Battle of Gettysburg, in which he was the victor.
The Army of the Potomac.
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AP Hill covered the retreat from Gettysburg
General George Meade.