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Is the Army of Northern Virginia the same army as the confederacy?
It was one of the Confederate armies, perhaps the main one, but not the only one.
Who Lead The Confederate force?
General Robert E. Lee was the leading general of the Confederacy. He was a Virginian who was a West Point graduate. He was enlisted in the US Military at the start of the war, however his loyalty to Virginia and the Confederate cause led him to be the top general of the South. His main command was to lead the Army of Northern Virginia.
What did the south name its army after?
The south named its armies for the Department in which they operated. The entire south was divided into military departments, with a commander in each, who was also commander of the army troops in his Department. Thus, Lee commanded the Department of Northern Virginia (which was Virginia north of the James River) and so his army was the Army of Northern Virginia. The other main Rebel Army was the Army of Tennessee, from the Department of Tennessee. The north named its armies after rivers, so there was the Army of the Potomac, the Army of the Ohio, The Army of the Cumberland, the Army of the James, the Army of the Tennessee, and so on.
In an effort to demoralize the South after 1863 where did Union forces focus their attacks?
On the two main Confederate armies - the Army of Tennessee under Joe Johnston, and the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee. This was the initiative of the new General-in-Chief of the Union armies, Ulysses Grant, who was not interested in occupying territory. He just wanted to destroy the enemy.
What generals met at Appomattox Court House to discus the terms of the Confederate surrender?
The two main figures at the Appomattox Court House to discuss the terms of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia were Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Union General US Grant. Grant was respectful of the Confederate general. As a display of goodwill, Grant ordered for 25,000 rations for Lee's starving army.
What was the Southern Army called in the Civil War?
Rebels, or Rebs answer #2) During the Civil War, the Southern Army was called the Confederates. They were led by Gen. Robert E. Lee. The south fought against the North over the issue of slavery, due to the fact that they wished slavery to be legal.
Which army did Robert E. Lee commend?
Robert E Lee was a General of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He commanded the Army of North Virginia, which was the main military force of the Confederate State of America.
Why did Robert E Lee important in history?
Robert E. Lee became the leading general of the Confederacy. His main army was the Army of Northern Virginia. Many historians give Lee credit for keeping the South in the US Civil War for as long as it did. Others, with 20-20 hindsight can as often done, find faults with his military leadership.
In effort to demoralize the south after 1863 where did union forces focus their attacks?
On the two main Confederate armies - the Army of Tennessee under Joe Johnston, and the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee. This was the initiative of the new General-in-Chief of the Union armies, Ulysses Grant, who was not interested in occupying territory. He just wanted to destroy the enemy.
Was Robert E Lee the main general for the Union?
No, Robbert E. Lee was not the main general of the Union Army. The main general for the Union was Ulysses S. Grant. Lee wasn't in the Union army at all. He was a head general of the Confederacy though. Hope it helps!
What were grants main goals for the union army?
To hold the Army of Northern Virginia in check while Sherman in the West and Sheridan in the East systematically destroyed the South's ability to support the army: farms, factories, railroads, and all other war materiel; so that none of it got to the army, in effect, denying the Southern army the ability to wage war.
Who was the main leader of the north?
Ulysses S Grant was the northern general
