General Robert E Lee of the Confederacy
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General P.G.T. Beauregard
He was the Confederacy's best general during the American Civil War.
The most famous Confederate General was Robert E. Lee. Not everyone thought he was the best. Both Grant and Sherman rated Joe Johnston higher.
Confederacy.
U.S. Grant, before he was famous.
Lee
The Confederacy's capture of Fort Sumter led to the Naval blockade.
The confederacy never surrendered, General Lee the general of the army of Northern Virgina surrendered his portion of the army at Appomattox.
The most important man to the Confederacy is the general.
General John C. Breckinridge, a Confederate general during the American Civil War, unsuccessfully led two campaigns outside of the Confederacy. His notable campaigns included an attempt to invade the North in 1864, which culminated in the Battle of New Market, and a failed expedition into Kentucky. Despite his efforts, these campaigns did not achieve their strategic objectives and were ultimately unsuccessful.