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robert e. lee
General Winfield Scott called him "the very best soldier I ever saw in the field"
Trivia about robert e. lee
This general was known in the South as "Uncle Robert"
This Confederate general's horse Traveller was originally named Jeff Davis
In February 1865 he became chief of all Confederate armies
2 signers of the Declaration of Independence had the same last name as this Confederate general-in-chief
Confederate general Jubal Early idolized this general, who called him "My Bad Old Man"
In February 1865, 2 months before surrendering, he became general in chief of all the Confederate armies
On April 9, 1865, he told his troops, "I have done my best for you; my heart is too full to say more"
Legendary Confederate general seen here
Surrendering at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865
In the South, the lemony cake named for this Civil War general is the perfect treat for his birthday, Jan. 19
After signing the surrender, he told his Confederate troops to go home & resume their occupations
In the summer of 1870, this steamboat named for a Southern hero defeated the Natchez in a match race
Stonewall Jackson called him "The only man I know whom I would follow blindfold"
Traveller
Of his horse, this general lamented, "Traveller, my only companion, I may say my only pleasure"
19th century man seen here; we know you were waiting for this one
In 1864 Arlington House & its grounds were confiscated by the Union from this general's wife Mary
In a fanciful James Thurber story, a hung-over General Grant surrenders to this man at Appomattox
The birthday of this top Confederate general is celebrated as Confederate Heroes Day
He planned his early moves, Jubal Early moves, from his headquarters at 401 Buford Ave.
Confederate Heroes Day is celebrated January 19, the birthday of this general
Douglas Southall Freeman won a Pulitzer Prize for his 4-volume biography of this Confederate general
May 2, 1863:He sends Stonewall Jackson on a brilliant attack at Chancellorsville
He once wrote his daughter, "Traveler is my only companion; I may say my only pleasure"
Upon Stonewall Jackson's injury by friendly fire in 1863, this man remarked "I have lost my right arm"
Mary Custis had other suitors, like Sam Houston, but she was set on this soldier son of Light-horse Harry; they wed in 1831
In 1865 this general accepted the presidency of Washington College in Virginia
In 1862 Jefferson Davis named this Confederate general his chief military advisor
In 1955 Arlington House was dedicated as a memorial to this Confederate general, who once lived there
He was Lincoln's first choice to lead the Union army
This Confederate commander is buried at the college he headed after the war
His 1870 obit noted his 1861 resignation from the army & that he "immediately betook himself to Richmond"
You can tour this general's 1807 Virginia birthplace, Stratford Hall
Gaines' Mill, in which he whupped McClellan, was his first major victory despite his 9,000 casualties in one day
It's not me in the photo but this man, who was second in his class at West Point in 1829
Douglas Southall Freeman wrote a 4-volume biography of this Virginian & 3 volumes on his "Lieutenants"
Now a memorial to him, his Arlington house was inherited by his wife, Mary Randolph Custis
This Confederate Gen. & Virginian opposed secession but "could take no part in an invasion of the Southern states"