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Forming Armies
General Robert E. Lee
General Lee had been offered the command of Union armies but declined when his home state of Virginia seceded. His superior generalship was an important factor in Confederate victories in the eastern theater. He was lionized as the embodiment of what had been most noble in the Confederacy.
Portrait of Robert E. Lee
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"Military of the Confederate States of America."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_the_Confederate_States_of_America
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