Robert Edward Lee Biography

Birth of Robert Edward Lee

Lee conducts reconnaissance that helps Scott find a route around the Mexican position

Resigns his commission & joins the Confederacy, alongside one third of Army Officers

Union forces from Washington are stopped from reaching Richmond

Drives away more than 105,000 Union troops from Richmond. Defends Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital against General McClelland

Lee fails to capture Vicksburg

Leads the army of Northern Virginia. Appointed Commander of the army of North Virginia

Leads the army of Northern Virginia. Appointed Commander of the army of North Virginia

Defends Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital against General McClelland

An indecisive battle

Union forces from Washington are stopped from reaching Richmond

The Confederates lose 2,700 dead & 9,000 wounded. The Battle paves the way for Lincolns Proclamation of Emancipation. Robert Lees plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated. A tactical stalemate but strategically very important for the Unionists

Lee captures Vicksburg at the 2nd attempt

Lee captures Vicksburg at the 2nd attempt

1-12 June, sees General Lee delay General Grants advance into Virginia

The remains of the Army of Northern Virginis are defeated

The Army of Northern Virginia is removed from the war, ending major Confederate resistance in Virginia.

The army of Northern Virginia, 29,000, are under Unionist control. General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse. Defeat ends the war in Virginia