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Because if they hadn't, Robert E. Lee would have been a senior Union general, probably General-in-Chief before long.
What else can I help you with?
What side was West Virginia on in the Civil War?
West Virginia was originally part of the State of Virginia. After Virginia seceded and joined the Confederacy, West Virginia seceded from Virginia and joined the Union as a new State.
States located between the union and the confederacy?
All of the states at that time either stayed in the Union or joined the Confederacy. Geographically. Geographically, there were no states in between the two nations. The Border States is the term given to the slave states that chose to stay in the Union. They included Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, Missouri and West Virginia. (West Virginia succeeded from Virginia after Virginia succeeded from the Union in order to avoid fighting for the Confederacy.) They were all near the border of the Confederacy. They knew that whichever side they chose, there would likely be fighting on their territory.
What new state was formed in 1863 to side with the union?
The state of West Virginia, composed of counties in Virginia which were opposed to its secession, joined the Union on June 20, 1863.
Which side did general lee fight for?
The Confederacy (South) He did not approve of secession, but felt he ought to go with his state (Virginia) when it eventually voted Confederate.
What side did Robert E. Lee support?
Confederates. Lincoln had offered him the job of General-in-Chief of all the Union armies. He said he would only accept it if Virginia voted to stay loyal to the Union - which he hoped it would. But Virginia voted Confederate, and Lee went with his state. He felt he was a Virginian first and an American second.
Was Jefferson Davis on Confederacy side?
Yes. He was the president of the Confederacy.
Who is loreta velazquez what did she do?
She was disguised hershelf as a man and served as a spy on the confederacy side She was disguised hershelf as a man and served as a spy on the confederacy side She was disguised hershelf as a man and served as a spy on the confederacy side She was disguised hershelf as a man and served as a spy on the confederacy side
Where did the hatfields and mccoys live?
The Hatfield-McCoy feud occurred in the West Virginia/Kentucky back-country along the Tug Fork, off the Big Sandy River, near Pikesville, West Virginia. The Hatfields lived on the West Virgina side of the river, and fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War. The McCoys lived on the Kentucky side, and fought primarily for the Union.
Why was Virginia on the Confederacy side?
Because enough local slave-owners voted for it. Many others, including Robert E. Lee, were hoping it would stay in the Union.
What city would have been surrounded by the Confederacy if Maryland had seceded?
Washington D. C. would have been surrounded by the Confederacy if Maryland had seceded. Washington D.C. is on the northern side of the Potomac River within the state of Maryland and just across the river from Virginia.
Which side did Texas fight for?
The Confederacy
What side did stonewall fight on?
confederacy.
