Chancellorsville, won against odds of two to one, and the great three days' battle of Gettysburg, where for the first time fortune turned decisively against the Confederates, were the chief events of 1863. In the autumn Lee fought a war of maneuver against General Meade. The tremendous struggle of 1864 between Lee and Grant included the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Anna, Cold Harbor and the long siege of Petersburg, in which, almost invariably, Lee was locally successful.
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Under him as cadets were his son G. W. Custis Lee, his nephew, Fitzhugh Lee and J. E. B. Stuart, all of whom became general officers in the Civil War. In 1855 he was appointed as lieut.-colonel to the 2nd Cavalry, commanded by Colonel Sidney Johnston, with whom he served against the Indians of the Texas border.
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Summary List of Famous Confederate Civil War Generals during the American Civil War. There were many important confederate generals and commanders during the American Civil War. Some, like Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Nathan Bedford Forrest are household names.
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Others are less well known but are still important, as the southern generals were the commanders that led the troops and helped decide the ultimate outcome of most civil war battles. Here is a list of important confederate generals and commanders, along with links to more information and articles about each one.
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It’s one of the best-known stories of the Civil War: Confederate General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson is accidentally shot by his own men during the Battle of Chancellorsville and then dies a few days later. His death, perhaps, alters the course of the war itself.
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Together, Lee and his officers were able to rout the Union threat during the Seven Days Battles. He has lost his left arm; but I have lost my right arm.. —General Robert E. Lee referring to General Stonewall Jackson. (Left) One of the last known photographs of General Robert E. Lee, post-Civil War. Lee continued his work in Washington, living at his wife's ancestral home at Arlington. In 1861, the South did secede and Virginia soon followed.
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Biography. (1807-1870), American soldier, general in the Confederate States army, was the youngest son of major-general Henry Lee, called  Light Horse Harry .. He was born at Stratford, Westmoreland county, Virginia, on the 19th of January 1807, and entered West Point in 1825.
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Lee even offered his resignation, but the Confederate government displayed great confidence in the commander and refused his resignation. Robert E. Lee: Commander, Army of Northern Virginia, 1862–1865; General-in-Chief of the Confederate States Army, January 31, 1865 – April 9, 1865.
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The Sept. 1, 1862, battle was fought in a rainstorm and resulted in the death of Union generals Philip Kearny and Isaac Stevens. Nicholas Biddle:The Civil War’s First Blood Just days after Fort Sumter, a pro-Confederate mob in Maryland turned ex-slave Nicholas Biddle into the war's first casualty.
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With the American victory at Saratoga, Lee's treatment improved and he was finally exchanged for Major General Richard Prescott on May 8, 1778. Charles Lee-Battle of Monmouth: Still popular with Congress and parts of the army, Lee rejoined Washington at Valley Forge on May 20, 1778.
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who fought general lee
General Meade fought with General Lee. General Meade fought General Lee.   