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Joseph E. Johnston of Virginia was the highest ranking US military officer to resign his commission and take command of a Southern army. He led the Army of the Shenandoah to reinforce General P.T. Beauregard's forces at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, where the total Confederate forces numbered about 32,000 men.

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What confederate general was offered command of the northern army but refused to fight against Virginia?

The Confederate general who was offered command of the Union Army but declined to fight against Virginia was Robert E. Lee. After Virginia seceded from the Union, Lee chose to remain loyal to his home state, ultimately leading the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. His decision was rooted in his deep sense of duty and loyalty to Virginia, despite his previous service in the U.S. Army.


Who Lead The Confederate force?

General Robert E. Lee was the leading general of the Confederacy. He was a Virginian who was a West Point graduate. He was enlisted in the US Military at the start of the war, however his loyalty to Virginia and the Confederate cause led him to be the top general of the South. His main command was to lead the Army of Northern Virginia.


Who fought in the battle of chancellorsville?

At Chancellorsville the Army of Northern Virginia(Confederate) commanded by General Robert E. Lee engaged and defeated the Army of the Potomac(Union) commanded by General Joseph Hooker.


Who was the Confederacy leader?

The president of the confederacy was Jefferson Davis. The man in charge of the Confederate Army also known as the Armies of Northern Virginia was General Robert E. Lee.


On April 9 1865 lee surrendered to grant at?

Robert E Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox on 9 April 1865. This event was not the actual end of the war but, since the Army of Northern Virginia was the last effective Confederate force, the surrender of smaller Confederate forces and garrisons was inevitable after Lee's surrender.

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Who was the general of the Confederate army of northern virginia?

Robert E. Lee


Confederate general of the army of northern virginia?

Robert E. Lee


Who was the confederate general of the army of northern Virginia?

Robert E. Lee


Who was the Commander of the confederate army northern Virginia?

Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee was overall commander of the Army of Northern Virginia throughout most of the US Civil War. Late in the war Lee was named the Confederate general in chief.


Confederate general whose attempts to invade the north were halted at Antietam and at Gettysburg?

That Confederate general was Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.


What is the name of the general in command of the army of northern virginias confederate forces at Gettysburg?

General Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg.


Who lost at Gettysburg in the civil war?

Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his army of Northern Virginia.


Who was general of the Confederate troops at the Battle of Gettysburg?

Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.


Who was the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern?

Lieutenant General Robert E. Lee was overall commander of the Army of Northern Virginia throughout most of the US Civil War. Late in the war Lee was named the Confederate general in chief.


What did Robert E. Lee comand?

The Army of Northern Virginia, and eventually all the Confederate armies as General-in-Chief.


Who was the southerner leader for Antietam?

Robert Edward Lee was the Commanding General for the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia at this battle.


What confederate general was offered command of the northern army but refused to fight against Virginia?

The Confederate general who was offered command of the Union Army but declined to fight against Virginia was Robert E. Lee. After Virginia seceded from the Union, Lee chose to remain loyal to his home state, ultimately leading the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. His decision was rooted in his deep sense of duty and loyalty to Virginia, despite his previous service in the U.S. Army.