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Lee had been acting as Davis' military advisor when Johnston was wounded at the Battle of Seven Oaks. Lee accepted the command of the Army of Northern Virginia. Only in the last year of the war did he accept overall command of the southern forces, possibly because he felt he had no other choice.

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Lee acted as Davis' military adviser until Johnson was wounded. It was originally going to be a temporary measure.

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