Robert E. Lee
Also known as: Gen. Robert Edward Lee · Robert E Lee · R. E. Lee · General R. E. Lee · General Robert E. Lee · General Lee · Robert E., General Lee
Robert Edward Lee was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate States Army near the end of the war.
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Confederate commander during the battle
Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during the Maryland Campaign and the subsequent Battle of Antietam.
primary military adversary during the Gettysburg Campaign and Overland...
Lee was the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, whom Meade faced in several major engagements including Gettysburg and the Wilderness.