Yes, General Robert E. Lee was mad General in Chief of the confederate armies in Feb 1865.
Both armies had several different commanders in different sectors of the war. By 1864, Ulysses S. Grant was the general-in-chief of the Union (Northern/Federal) forces, while Robert E. Lee was the general commanding the Confederate (Southern/"Rebel") forces.
There were hundreds of Confederate Generals in the war. The leading was Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee. In early 1865, President Davis appointed Lee to be what is considered the general in chief of Confederate military forces.
he was general of confederate forces during the civil war
Yes. He ended up as General-in-Chief of the Confederates.
General Robert E. Lee was in overall command of the Confederate forces at the battle of Petersburg.
Lee commanded the Confederate forces.
he was general of confederate forces during the civil war
No Confederate General surrendered the City of Atlanta to Sherman's Union forces. The Confederate forces under Hood evacuated the city in September 1864. General Sherman in turn evacuated the city after burning it in November of that year, returning it to Confederate control.
Lee commanded the Southern forces.
Robert E Lee
Confederate defeat, and the end of any hopes of Southern dominance of Tennessee. Additional credit to U.S. Grant, who became General-in-Chief of the Union forces.