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General Robert E Lee of the Confederacy
General P.G.T. Beauregard
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He was the Confederacy's best general during the American Civil War.
The most famous Confederate General was Robert E. Lee. Not everyone thought he was the best. Both Grant and Sherman rated Joe Johnston higher.
Confederacy.
U.S. Grant, before he was famous.
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The Confederacy's capture of Fort Sumter led to the Naval blockade.
The confederacy never surrendered, General Lee the general of the army of Northern Virgina surrendered his portion of the army at Appomattox.
The most important man to the Confederacy is the general.
General Albert Sidney Johnston led the Western forces of the Confederacy, the Army of the Mississippi and led the attack on the first day of the Battle of Shiloh. He was wounded and died. This placed General P. G. T. Beauregard in charge on the second day.