Question
Download Solution PDFWho was the Commander - in - Chief of Confederate states in the American Civil war (1861 - 65)?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Robert E Lee.
Key Points
- Robert Edward Lee was an American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
- He commanded the Army of Northern Virginia from 1862 until its surrender in 1865 and earned a reputation as a skilled tactician.
Additional Information
- America won Independence from England in 1776.
- In 1860, Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the USA.
- The factors which led to the outbreak of the Civil War in America are:
- Economic Disparity between Northern and Southern States.
- The issue with the attitude towards slavery.
- Abraham Lincoln refused to give southern states the right to separate from the Union.
- His greatest contribution to humanity was the abolition of slavery.
- It was Abraham Lincoln who gave the famous principle of democracy i.e. government of the people, by the people and for the people.
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