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Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee was the general of the Confederate Army during the US Civil War.

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Was Robert E. Lee overrated?

No, Lee was a competent military commander who effectively employed the Army of Northern Virginia. His only mistake was to allow the Battle of Gettysberg.

Why did Robert E. Lee wear colonel insignia while he was a general?

He was important.

Lee wore only the three star insignia of a Confederate colonel, which was the highest rank he had earned in the US army before the civil war began. He wanted to receive a peacetime promotion to general after the Civil War was one, assuming it would be the Confederates that were the victors.

Who was Robert E. Lee's artillery officer?

Edward Porter Alexander was the best known, and the best the south had.

How long did it take Robert E. Lee to become a general?

Robert E. Lee graduated from WestPoint Military Academy in 1928. He didn't become a general until he took over the Confederate Army in 1851.

What was Robert e lees favorite movie?

Video technology had not yet improved to the point that movies existed during the time of Robert E. Lee. He had none.

WAS General Robert E. Lee was leader of the Confederacy?

R.E. Lee was the military commander whereas Jefferson Davis was the political leader of the Confederacy .

When was SS Robert E. Peary created?

SS Robert E. Peary was created on 1942-11-15.

What was the major theme in General Lee's proclamation to Maryland in 1862?

On September 8, 1862, General Robert E. Lee was headquartered near Fredericktown, Maryland. He issued his proclamation to Maryland's citizens carrying the theme that the Federal government had violated their Constitutional rights. He cited the unlawful arrests and abuse the US government had laid upon the people of Maryland. Lee promised the people of Maryland a return to their rights that the US government had taken away from them unlawfully.

Did jeb Stuart use excessive force when subduing John brown?

No. Brown was seeking to raise a slave army to kill slave owners, and Stuart's men had to stop him, because lots of innocent people could have died.

Brown also refused to surrender.

What rankings in the military did Robert E. Lee hold?

Robert E. Lee progressed through the ranks from Second Lieutenant, 1829, to Colonel, 28 March 1861, while serving in the United States Army. Within a few weeks of that final promotion, Lee was offered the position of Major General, 18 April 1861, but he turned that down, and resigned his US Army commission, 20 April 1861.

Lee accepted an offer from the CSA to take command of the defense of Virginia, 23 April 1861, and was one of the first five people to be named as a full General by the CSA, not long after.

Even though he was appointed as a full General, and later, 31 January 1865, named the General-in-Chief of Confederate Forces, Lee refused to wear anything but the insignia of a Colonel, three stars, until the CSA had won the war and he could be properly appointed as a General, during peace time.

Why was Robert E. Lee so amazing?

Robert E. Lee was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He developed tactics frequently enabling him to defeat a superior enemy in battle. He displayed brilliant strategy at the Battles of Chancellorsville, 2nd Bull Run, and Fredericksburg. (His biggest failure was Gettysburg.)

When the German generals planned World War 1, they studied the strategy used by the Confederate Generals: Robert E. Lee, Joseph E. Johnson, Stonewall Jackson, Albert Sidney Johnson, Jeb Stuart, Jubal Early, and Nathaniel Forest (Get there the firstest with the mostest.)

Why did Robert E. Lee meet with General Grant and agree to surrender?

At the point were Robert E. Lee surrendered, the Confederacy was in bad shape. There troops were starving, there pay was almost nothing and most troops were just fighting for honor. Also, the Union had a lot more troops. Lee recognized this fact, and he determined there was no hope of victory, so he just decided to end the war before more men got killed or injured. It was over.

Did General Lee take command of the northern Virginia army after General Johnston was wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines?

Yes.

Joe Johnston was badly wounded and hospitalised for months. It would not have been enough just to hand over to the second-in-command. It needed a new appointment.

How much money was owed for back taxes on the Robert e lee Arlington house when it was seized for non-payment of taxes?

$92.07. The house was occupied, but never owned, by General Lee. More information: http://www.arlingtoncemetery.org/historical_information/arlington_house.html