Johnston was War Secretary, Republic of Texas, before CSA Western Theater lead
Lawrence Keitt, fire-eater in the US House, who helped Brooks cane Charles Sumner
Lee is offered command of the US Army by Scott in ’61, but declines when Va. secedes
Lee, son of 1776 patriot Lighthouse Harry Lee, graduated second at West Point (’28)
Lee and staff are unable to defend against Grant’s Overland campaign of 1864-65
Major General James Kemper grievous wound during Pickett’s Gettysburg charge
Lee’s strategic brilliance becomes clear in the 7 Days Battles saving Richmond (6/62)
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Lee blames himself for the pivotal defeat at Gettysburg (8/63) in his 2nd Northern move
Major General Joseph Kershaw fought with Lee from the start to end of the war
Confederate Military - Civil War - South
Lee’s double envelopment strategy leads to a remarkable win at Chancellorsville (5/63)
General Albert Sidney Johnston, KIA at Shiloh (4/62), highest rank officer killed
Major General George Washington Custis Lee, eldest son and Jeff Davis aide de camp
Lee’s first invasion of the North ends with a near disaster at Antietam (8/62)
Major General Samuel Jones, administrative duty rather than command in the field
Lee was not punished after the war & was president of Washington College (’65-70)
Lee in Richmond comforted by his son and aide after the Appomattox surrender (4/64)
Johnston forever at odds with Davis for his rank behind Cooper, AS Johnston & Lee
Lee’s autograph from Lexington
Johnston’s death at Shiloh was a turning point in the war according to Davis
Lee is nicknamed “Granny” and criticized for his early cautious approach to combat
General Joe Johnston, shifted west and relieved by Hood after Atlanta retreats
Joseph Kershaw led his SC troops at the Wheatfield on Day 2 at Gettysburg
Major General WHF (Roony) Lee, second son, field commander under Jeb Stuart
General Robert E Lee (“Marse Robert”), the heart and soul of the Confederate Army
"Smith" Lee is the older brother of Robert, who joins the U.S. navy at eighteen and becomes a ship's captain. He fights in the Mexican War and then sails in 1853, with Admiral Perry to "open Japan," as Commander of the flagship U.S.S. Mississippi. In 1860 Lee joins commanders DuPont and Porter in welcoming the Japanese delegation to the Whtie House. A year later he will reluctantly resign from the Navy to join the Confederacy, with largely administrative duties.
Lee rises rapidly during the Mexican War before becoming Supt. of West point (’52)
Lawrence Keitt autograph
Brigadier General Alexander Lawton’s field commands ends after Antietam wound
Brigadier General John M Jones, KIA at Wilderness (5/64) after Culp’s Hill wound
Colonel Lawrence Keitt, KIA during naïve charge at the battle of Cold Harbor (6/64)