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...fame for his capture of [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]] (1863) and defeat of [[Robert E. Lee]] (1865), thereby winning the [[American Civil War]]. He is commemorated on

...ion capture of Vicksburg. One theater commander was urgently needed, but [[Robert E. Lee]], the chief Confederate strategist, was so focused on his invasion of Penn

...shadowed Confederate exhaustion and ultimate defeat. Confederate General [[Robert E. Lee]] led his Army of Northern Virginia on a raid into Pennsylvania designed to

...later on one side or the other of the [[American Civil War]], including [[Robert E. Lee]] and [[Ulysses S. Grant]]. An estimated 25,000 Mexican and 15,000 Americ ...defenses at a pass just below Cerro Gordo. At the suggestion of Captain [[Robert E. Lee]], Brigadier General David E. Twiggs's division left the highway some dista

The most prominent scalawags included General [[James Longstreet]] (Robert E. Lee's top general), [[Joseph E. Brown]], the wartime governor of Georgia, and G

* Connelly, Thomas L., "Robert E. Lee and the Western Confederacy: A Criticism of Lee's Strategic Ability." Civil * Harsh, Joseph L. ''Taken at the Flood: Robert E. Lee and Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862'' Kent State Univ

...ysburg]] took place July 1-3, 1863, decisively defeating the invasion by [[Robert E. Lee]]. Union armies failed to trap Lee and he escaped back to Virginia. Dead fr

The public school at that time (renamed around 1910 for Robert E. Lee) was the site of troop recruitment for the Confederacy. ...sociation. The site and building had born the name of confederate general Robert E. Lee since 1910.<ref>The PI (Paris Post-Intelligencer) Aug 28, 2020 article ''<s

When [[Robert E. Lee]] and the other generals surrendered their armies in the spring of 1865, th ...e armed forces. Many had served in the [[Mexican-American War]] (including Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis), but others had little or no military experience (such

...series of inept or under- confident generals who kept failing to defeat [[Robert E. Lee]] or capture Richmond. [[George McClellan]] in particular was brilliant at

* [[Robert E. Lee]]

...veau riche blockade runners in contempt for profiteering on luxuries while Robert E. Lee's soldiers were in rags. On the other hand, their bravery and initiative we

...ruction, Halleck's plan failed and led to the defeat of Pope's armies by [[Robert E. Lee]]. Disciples of the Jomini-inspired "places theory" argued that the Confed

In the East in 1862, Confederate general [[Robert E. Lee]] assumed command of the [[Army of Northern Virginia]] and rolled up a seri ...hnston]] halted his advance at the [[Battle of Seven Pines]], then General Robert E. Lee defeated him in the [[Seven Days Battles]] and forced his retreat. McClella

...The Confederate Indians were the last to surrender, three months after [[Robert E. Lee]] surrendered at [[Appomattox Courthouse]].<ref>Baird and Goble, ''The Stor

...ain battlefield of the war, which it lost in 1865 as its greatest general, Robert E. Lee, surrendered. ...ere famous Texan pioneers from Virginia. Even eventual Civil War general [[Robert E. Lee]] distinguished himself as a military leader in Texas during the 1846-1848

...renounced by citizens, and it can also be restored; for example, General [[Robert E. Lee]] lost his birthright citizenship during the [[American Civil War]] when he

...underground networks such as the Germans built into their Siegfried Line. Robert E. Lee had used trenches to protect his Confederates at Petersburg in 1864-65, but