Jefferson Davis
he was general of confederate forces during the civil war
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.
No. He was the commanding General of Confederate forces.
General Beauregard
General Robert E. Lee, who happened to also be the most talented General in the country. He just happened to be fighting for the wrong cause, and didn't have the resources at hand that Grant had.
General George Pickett
In the Western theater, on August 21, General Braxton Brag's army reached Chattanooga Tennessee. There he and prepared his forces to join the Confederate offensive started by General Kirby.