Table of Contents
- 1 Who was the commanding general for the South?
- 2 Who was the leader of the Southern Confederate Army?
- 3 Who was the commanding general for the Union Army?
- 4 Who was the last Confederate commander to surrender?
- 5 Who commanded the Conferate troop during the Civil War?
- 6 Which Confederate General was wounded on Cemetery Ridge?
Who was the commanding general for the South?
Robert E. Lee was a Confederate general who led the South’s attempt at secession during the Civil War.
Who was the leader of the Southern Confederate Army?
| Confederate States Army | |
|---|---|
| Engagements | American Indian Wars Cortina Troubles American Civil War |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Jefferson Davis ( POW ) |
| General in Chief | Robert E. Lee |
Who was the best cavalry general in the Civil War?
| J. E. B. Stuart | |
|---|---|
| Service/branch | United States Army Confederate States Army |
| Years of service | 1854–1861 (USA) 1861–1864 (CSA) |
| Rank | Captain (USA) Major general (CSA) |
| Commands held | 1st Virginia Cavalry Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia |
Who was the commanding general for the Union Army?
Ulysses S. Grant
| Union Army | |
|---|---|
| Engagements | show See battles |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Abraham Lincoln (1861–1865) President Andrew Johnson (1865) |
| Commanding General | MG Winfield Scott (1841–1861) MG George B. McClellan (1861–1862) MG Henry W. Halleck (1862–1864) GA Ulysses S. Grant (1864–1869) |
Who was the last Confederate commander to surrender?
One of the last Confederate generals surrenders. Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi division, surrenders on this day in 1865, one of the last Confederate generals to capitulate.
Who was the greatest Confederate commander?
The CSA lost more general officers killed in combat than the Union Army did throughout the war, in the ratio of about 5-to-1 for the South compared to roughly 12-to-1 in the North. The most famous of them is General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, probably the best known Confederate commander after General Robert E. Lee.
Who commanded the Conferate troop during the Civil War?
Until February 1865, the only overall commander of Confederate forces was President Jefferson Davis. Different generals commanded various armies and departments throughout the war. The two major Confederate forces were the Army of Northern Virginia in the east, and the Army of Tennessee in the west.
Which Confederate General was wounded on Cemetery Ridge?
Brigadier General Lewis Armistead memorial. General Armistead led his brigade as part of Pickett’s charge with his hat on his sword. He and some of his men made it over the stone wall at the Angle on Cemetery Ridge, the “High Water Mark of the Confederacy”, but was mortally wounded in the fighting.