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Hace 1 día · Robert E. Lee. Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, toward the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army. He led the Army of Northern Virginia —the Confederacy's most powerful army—from 1862 until its surrender in 1865 ...
Hace 2 días · Robert E. Lee, now besieged in Petersburg, was concerned about Hunter's advances and sent Jubal Early's corps to sweep Union forces from the Valley and, if possible, to menace Washington, D.C., hoping to compel Grant to dilute his forces around Petersburg.
Hace 3 días · He started his Confederate service as a Colonel in command of the 5th Alabama Infantry regiment, in the brigade commanded by Major Gen. Richard S. Ewell, with which he first saw combat at the 1st Bull Run, He was promoted to Brigadier General on October 21, 1861, and commanded a brigade under Major Gen. Daniel H. Hill.
Hace 3 días · Had General Robert E. Lee's forces been victorious at Gettysburg, they would have had an easy road to Washington, D.C., and its possible capture.
Hace 4 días · A hundred years ago, a bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee astride his horse Traveller was erected in what was then known as Lee Park in downtown Charlottesville, where it stood...
Hace 4 días · Robert Edward Lee, born at Stratford, Va., on 19 January 1807, entered the U.S. Military Academy in 1825; graduated second in his class; and was commissioned second lieutenant in the Engineer...
Hace 2 días · American Civil War - Battles, Causes, Effects: In the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Federals suffered 17,278 casualties, while the Confederates lost 12,764. Lee's stunning success at Chancellorsville laid the groundwork for Lee's second invasion of the North and some of the fateful decisions he would make at Gettysburg.
