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COMMANDER // 1807–1870

Robert E. Lee

General in chiefUnited StatesConfederate States20 battles1 war

Lifespan

1807 – 1870

1810182018301840185018601870American Civil War · 1861–1865Antietam — 17 Sep 1862 · Confederate States · American Civil WarBattle of Fredericksburg — January 1, 1862 · Confederate States · American Civil WarBattle of Gaines's Mill — June 27, 1862 · Confederate States · American Civil WarBattle of Malvern Hill — July 1, 1862 · Confederate States · American Civil WarBattle of South Mountain — September 14, 1862 · Confederate States · American Civil WarMaryland Campaign — September 20, 1862 · Confederate States · American Civil WarNorthern Virginia Campaign — September 1, 1862 · Confederate States of America · American Civil WarPeninsula Campaign — July 1, 1862 · Confederate States of America · American Civil WarSeven Days Battles — June 25, 1862 · Confederate States (Confederacy) · American Civil WarBattle of Chancellorsville — April 30, 1863 · Confederate States · American Civil WarGettysburg — 1–3 Jul 1863 · Confederate States · American Civil WarGettysburg campaign — June 3, 1863 · Confederate States · American Civil WarBattle of Cold Harbor — May 31, 1864 · Confederate States · American Civil WarBattle of North Anna — May 26, 1864 · CSA (Confederacy) · American Civil WarBattle of Spotsylvania Court House — May 13, 1864 · Confederate States · American Civil WarBattle of the Crater — July 30, 1864 · Confederate States (Confederacy) · American Civil WarBattle of the Wilderness — May 5, 1864 · Confederate States · American Civil WarOverland Campaign — May 4, 1864 · Confederate States (Confederacy) · American Civil WarSiege of Petersburg — June 9, 1864 · Confederate States · American Civil WarAppomattox — 9 Apr 1865 · Confederate States · American Civil War

Active service 1862–1865 — 20 battles across 1 war; first command at age 55.

Profile

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. He led the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy's most powerful army, from 1862 until its surrender in 1865, earning a reputation as one of the war's most skilled tacticians.

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Battles (20)

Last verified June 2026
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