U.S. Grant, civil war.
I disagree with Grant. His tactics were flawed most of the time, and he usually won through attrition, and the fact that he simply had more men to throw into the shredder.
If you want a general who won through tactics and leadership you would choose men like Scipio Africanus, Alexander, and Patton.
At Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate General George Pickett led the assault, commanding one of the three divisions involved. Opposing him was Union General George Meade, who commanded the Army of the Potomac. Other notable Confederate leaders included Generals James Longstreet, who was Pickett's immediate superior, and A.P. Hill, while Union leaders included General John Gibbon, who played a crucial role in the defense. The charge, which occurred on July 3, 1863, ended in significant Confederate losses.
Slaves did not become Confederate Generals, my friend!
Three. Major General Custis Lee, Major General Fitzhugh Lee, and Captain Robert Lee.
General Robert E. Lee was the leader of the Confederate army. He was considered the best trained military man at the time.
Robert E. Lee was the most successful of the Confederate generals. He was on the side of the South. The South's states included Virgina,Tennessee, Arkansas, Georgia,Texas,Mississippi,Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina and Louisiana.
There were hundreds of Confederate Generals in the war. The leading was Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee. In early 1865, President Davis appointed Lee to be what is considered the general in chief of Confederate military forces.
No. Confederate.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee, Union General Ulysses S. Grant, and Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson are some of the great military civil war heroes. There are other less well-known (but still important) generals and military men, too.
During the First Battle of Chattanooga the generals were: Union Major General Buell and Confederate Brigadier Generals Morgan and Forrest; during the Second Battle: Union Major General Rosencrans and Confederate Braxton Bragg; during the third one: Union Major General Grant and Confederate Braxton Bragg.
Generals Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson
Here is a great site that will answer who were the Confederate Generals: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Confederate_Generals.htm
At Pickett's Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate General George Pickett led the assault, commanding one of the three divisions involved. Opposing him was Union General George Meade, who commanded the Army of the Potomac. Other notable Confederate leaders included Generals James Longstreet, who was Pickett's immediate superior, and A.P. Hill, while Union leaders included General John Gibbon, who played a crucial role in the defense. The charge, which occurred on July 3, 1863, ended in significant Confederate losses.
Slaves did not become Confederate Generals, my friend!
At the time there were several generals who led various parts of the confederate army during the civil war. In the case of battles where multiple generals were on the field, each general would still be in charge of their component part of the army but would take orders from someone who was appointed as the head general. A couple of generals who would be considered to be head generals would be Jackson and Lee. General Lee was the confederate general in charge at the Battle of Gettysburg even though there were another half dozen generals also there. After battles such as this, the Americans started to bring in a system where generals could outrank other generals in the field. This eventually became the basis for the 5 star rankings of generals where only one 5 star general would be posted in the field of battle in order to stop confusion between like starred generals.
There are Inspectors General, Attorney Generals and four different levels of Military Generals starting with Brigadier General (One Star), Major General (Two Stars), Lieutenant General (Three Stars) and General (with Four Stars).
General Robert E. Lee and also.... but not limited to General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Confederate Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard.