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Robert E. Lee - he commanded that army, both before and after Chancellorsville, starting in the Peninsula Campaign, when he replaced the badly-wounded Joe Johnston, and ending with his surrender to U.S. Grant at Appomattox.

Chancellorsville is regarded as his greatest victory - but really it was the triumph of the Lee-Jackson partnership. Jackson was killed at this battle, and neither Lee nor his army was ever the same again. Lee's health seems to have started to fail just at this time (he was not feeling well at the next battle, Gettysburg) and this may have been psychosomatic, as though he realized, on one level, that the glory days were over.

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Who was the general at Chancellorsville during the Civil war?

The general at the Battle of Chancellorsville, which took place in May 1863, was Confederate General Robert E. Lee. He commanded the Army of Northern Virginia and achieved a significant victory against Union forces led by Major General Joseph Hooker. Lee's tactical brilliance at Chancellorsville, despite being outnumbered, is often regarded as one of his greatest military accomplishments. However, the battle also resulted in the loss of General Stonewall Jackson, a key Confederate commander.


True or false Robert E Lee was the commander of the Union army?

The Commander in Chief of the Confederacy was his President, Jefferson Davis. Robert E. Lee became the commander of the Army of the Northern Virginia in 1862 and General in Chief of the Confederate Army on February 6,1865.


What was the reason for the US Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville?

The Battle of Chancellorsville was due to the Union's attempt to defeat the Army of Northern Virginia and ultimately capture Richmond, the South's capitol. Although Union forces outnumbered the Southern forces, Robert E. Lee led his Army of Northern Virginia and defeated the Union army.


Commander of the north virginia army?

General Robert E. Lee was the commander the Army of Northern Virginia. There was also the Army of Tennessee , a great army that suffered from poor leadership, though Joe Johnston was a great general in his own way but had trouble with Jefferson Davis.


Who led the confederate forces?

Robert E. Lee Led the the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the civil war. Jefferson Davis was the president and commander in chief of the Confederacy including all the Southern armies.

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