Robert E. Lee. There had been nobody in the job of General-in-Chief till January 1865, and when Lee was eventuallyappointed, it was too late to make any difference.
he was commanding the union army
General Joshua Chamberlain commanded the 1st Division of 5th Corp of the Army of Potomac which gave the Honour of The Arms formally accepting the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, on Apr.12, 1865.
There is no information on how many commanding generals President Lincoln had gone through by June 1863. General George Meade commanded the Union army and General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate army.
P.G.T. Beauregard
There were several commanders on both sides that have a place in history. However, the two Principle commanding officers were Ulysses S. Grant for the Union and Robert E. Lee for the Confederate Army. Grant accepted the surrender of Lee and the Confederate Army at the Appommattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.
he was commanding the union army
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America. Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Confederate Army.
The Commanding General of the Union Army (for most of the Civil War) was General Ulysses S. Grant; the Commanding General of the Confederate Army was Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was Commanding General of the Confederate Army
Robert E. Lee was the Commanding General of the Confederate Army
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The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, Robert E Lee commanding.
There were several generals during the Civil War who were leaders of confederate troops, but probably you are thinking of Robert E. Lee, who commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
Robert Edward Lee was the Commanding General for the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia at this battle.
Because Virginia seceded.
General Robert E Lee, Commanding Officer The Army of Northern Virginia, Confederate States of America Lt. General George Meade, Commanding Officer, The Army of the Potomac, United States
There were two General George S. Patton(s). One was the father who fought in WWII commanding the 3rd Army; the other was his son who commanded the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam.