He was a Virginian, which was part of the Confederacy, and even if he didn't fully agree with the Confederacy's motives he still was going to serve his state and protect it, even if it meant fighting for the Confederate States of America.
Confederacy.
General Robert E. Lee.
No, Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy. General Lee was the military Commander.
Robert e. Lee
He was the military commander of the Confederacy
Confederacy. Lee's most trusted subordinate general.
The confederacy never surrendered, General Lee the general of the army of Northern Virgina surrendered his portion of the army at Appomattox.
General Robert E. Lee
general Robert e. lee
R.E. Lee was the military commander whereas Jefferson Davis was the political leader of the Confederacy .
One of General Lee's predecessors was General Pierre Gustav Toutant Beauregard.
General Lee was the commander of the Confederate army