General Robert E. Lee was appointed commander in chief of all Confederate forces February 6, 1865.
Source: Recollections and Letters of General Lee, by his son, Robert E. Lee Jr. Broadfoot Publishing edition, 1988.
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Because Johnston was badly wounded and out of the fight for many months.
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Because Johnston was badly wounded and out of the fight for many months.