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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.

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Battles (20)

Last verified June 2026
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