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    In the spring of 1863, the Union and confederate armies met in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. In the Civil war confederate army winning so far with a smaller army against the Union with a much larger army. Which is led by General Robert E. Lee against the Union army General Lee and others start to lose faith in him. When the Union army starts to get ahead of the Confederate during the war. The battle of Gettysburg was a turning point because of geography. Gettysburg was the Northernmost battle

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    of Gettysburg involved (who’s)Union’s army lead by George Meade and Confederate’s army lead by Robert E. Lee. George Meade, was born december 31, 1815 in Cadiz, Spain. Robert E. lee was born January 19, 1807 in Stratford Hall, VA. The Battle of Gettysburg was a way to try and stop Confederate general, Robert E. Lee from the second invasion of the north. It also occurred as a result of General Robert E. Lee's push north into Pennsylvania in an attempt to move the mass of the fighting in the east away

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    General Robert E. Lee, trader, or not. When he was with the Union he was one of our greatest generals. They had many victories in the Mexican-American war because of him, was a very decorated General and he had never backed down from a fight. General Robert E. Lee had many victories he had many of them in the Mexican American War on the other

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    Battle of Gettysburg lead to the downfall of the Confederacy because the confederacy lost many soldiers, Gettysburg was the last battle in the North, and Robert E. Lee was losing hope. The Confederacy lost many soldiers at Gettysburg. After the battle the Confederates lost 30% to 34% of their army while the north lost 27%. (Doc B) Robert E. Lee also tells us in a letter to Jefferson Davis that they have lost a large amount of important Generals “General Barksdale is killed Generals Garnett and Armistead

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    between Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet is almost like a father-son relationship, the two have a very contradictory bond. Lee is, in a way, stubborn and does not like to listen to what others think, he does what he feels is right. Longstreet tries to correct Lee and could be seen as the father in the “father-son” like relationship. When Longstreet came up with strategies and tactics for the war, Lee did not use them in the battle at Gettysburg. Leader of the confederate army, Robert E. Lee is extremely

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    H. W. Crocker III, Robert E. Lee on Leadership, in character, courage, and vision. New York: Three Rivers press, 2000. Ppx + 231. Bibliography and index. $14.95 (Paper). In this book Crocker attempts to layout valuable business lessons for today’s modern CEO through his historical story telling of Robert E Lee’s Life from his mid 30th until his death. This book “executive lessons in character, courage, and Vision” Covers 231 pages plus the index. Crocker starts off by explaining that he

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    “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts” is an informative essay by Bruce Catton comparing Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee: the most important military officers in the Civil War. The essay is about how the two officers are very different in values and lifestyles, yet very similar as the two strong leaders come to terms in the end at Appomattox. Catton first describes Robert E. Lee as a very traditional man who embodied aristocratic ideas. Ulysses S. Grant, on the other hand, is described as a modern

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    states but the north did not want them to. Robert E. Lee, a Confederate general, is widely respected for being a Civil War commander. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern

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    the North and South. The commanding southern General Robert E. Lee was in charge of the southern forces and was slowly working his way up north to try to attack the capital of the North. Every general Lee faced along the way failed to stop him and his army, this spread panic an worry throughout the North. To stop Lee, President Lincoln assigned a new commander George Meade as head of an army to stop Lee once and for all. Both armies led by Lee and Meade were on a collision course and were soon to

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    Grant Vs Lee Essay

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    Robert E. Lee or Ulysses S. Grant, who was the better general? Grant, in the north, had more soldiers and better industries. Lee was at a disadvantage in the south because the confederacy didn’t have as good industries. They both received their military education at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Lee and Grant were both respected men who had major ranks. They both won key battles in the war. In the end, Lee surrendered to Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse. After the war

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