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Who was the southern general of the army of Virginia in the civil war?
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First, Joseph E. Johnston, until he was badly wounded (May 1862), and had to be replaced by Robert E. Lee, who commanded that army until he surrendered it to U.S. Grant in April 1865.
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What general led the army in the US Civil War?
General Lee of virginia led the confederate army and General Grant led the union army
What was the name of the Southern army in the US Civil War?
Within the large parameters of the Confederate military, there were any number of names given to large armies in the US Civil War. For example, two large Southern armies were the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee.
Why did Robert ELEE decide to surrender the civil war?
General Lee did not "surrender the Civil War". He surrendered his army, the Army of Northern Virginia, when it was clear that he could no longer effectively fight against the Army of the Potomac commanded by Ulysses Grant.
What happened at the appomatox court house?
The surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia to U.S.Grant's Army of the Potomac (technically General Meade's army), which is taken as the effective ending of the American Civil War.
Who was the commander of the military on the southern side during the civil war?
Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia Robert E. Lee was placed in overall southern command only in the last months of the war.
Which southern general signed the surrender papers for the army of nothern Virginia?
The southern general who signed the surrender papers for the Army of Northern Virginia in April (the 9th) of 1865 was General Robert E. Lee. As overall commander of the army, he chose to meet personally with his opposite "number" in the Union force, General Ulysses S. Grant. The surrender was signed at the Appomattox Court House (Virginia) and led directly to the end of the Civil War as a whole.
What general led the army in the US Civil War?
General Lee of virginia led the confederate army and General Grant led the union army
Which Southern General signed the surrender papers for the Army of Northern Virginia?
R.E. Lee .
What was the name of the Southern army in the US Civil War?
Within the large parameters of the Confederate military, there were any number of names given to large armies in the US Civil War. For example, two large Southern armies were the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee.
During the civil war what was the southern army called?
Army of Northern Virginia or the Army of Tennessee and Northern armies were called the Army of the Potomac and the Army of the Tennessee.
What did general grant accept from general lee?
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox, effectively ending the Civil War.
What was Lee's job in the civil war?
General Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Southern army.
Was Robert E. Lee a union or a confederate?
he was general of confederate forces during the civil war
Robert E. Lee was a general what US Civil War army?
Robert E. Lee reached the level of lieutenant general in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. During the US Civil War he was considered the leading Southern general and as the war neared its ending, he was given charge of all the Confederate forces. He became the South's general in chief. This was the role that President Jefferson Davis informally held during most of the war.
What did Stonewall Jackson have to do with the civil war?
He was a general in the Army of Northern Virginia. Lee considered him his right arm.
Who lost at Gettysburg in the civil war?
Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his army of Northern Virginia.
Who commanded the North Virginia army during the Civil War?
The Army of Northern Virginia was commanded by Robert E. Lee
