Confederate+Generals

Robert E. Lee was arguably the greatest general to ever live and serve his country. Although he was not victorious, he led the Army of Northern Virginia time and time again into harm’s way to defend the Confederate States of America. Lee singlehandedly prolonged the Civil War and the orders he gave kept the Confederacy fighting for longer than anyone thought possible.
 * Robert E. Lee **

· Born January 19th, 1807 · Parents were Henry ‘Light Horse Harry’ Lee and Anne Hill Carter Lee · Family abandoned by his father when he was 3 o 4 other siblings o Taught self-denial, self-control, duty, honor, country o Had to take care of his mother when older · This taught him responsibility, duty, matured him. Drive to uphold family honor propelled him in what he did- follow in fathers and forefathers footsteps in military service · Enrolled in the United States Military Academy in 1825 · Graduated 2nd in his class in 1829, without a demerit an achievement no one else has accomplished o Engineer – in his era, was the most demanding and sought after branch · Went to school with people like Jefferson Davis (class of 1828), Joe Johnston, Thomas Jackson, Albert Sydney Johnston · Trained him to be a military leader, introduced him to the people he commanded and worked with · Served in the army all his life after graduation of USMA as an engineer · Served with distinction on the staff of General Winfield Scott in Mexican War o gave him important experience o Scott called him the “very best solider he had ever seen in the field.” · Served 4 years as Superintendent of West Point o Met JEB Stuart there · Married Mary Anna Randolph Custis o 4 daughters, 3 sons · Deeply religious · Reserved, not prone to taking direct command but rather issuing ‘suggestions’ o Hurt war effort · Set his slaves free on December 29, 1863 · Offered command of the Yankee armies by Lincoln; turned down had to fight for state · Took command of Virginia soldiers as brigadier general – took him 13 months to become commander of army of northern Virginia · Had instant success – drove Yankee invaders back in the 7 days Campaign · Waged a series of battles in northern Virginia designed to keep the Yankees at bay rather than offensively win the war o Attacked into the North on two occasions – at Antietam and Gettysburg § Antietam – tactical draw, Northern moral victory, forced to retreat back to Virginia § Gettysburg – utter failure o After Gettysburg, waged an even more defensive war, continually falling back as pressured inflicting heavy casualties on the Yankees o Eventually pressed to Appomattox, where he surrendered on April 9th, 1865 · Lee was the representative of the South – Southerners looked to him for guidance on how to act o Model citizen – lead an effort for reconciliation rather than continued division o Treated with respect everywhere in the South § House confiscated by Yankees · Worked as President of Washington College after war o Expanded the college greatly – to educate Christian gentlemen to lead the South · Died October 12, 1870 o College renamed Washington and Lee
 * Young Life**
 * College Preparation**
 * Military History**
 * Personal Life/quirks**
 * Civil War Experience**
 * Post war experience**

** Pierre Gustave Toutant (P. G. T.) Beauregard **

**__ Early Life __**  · Born May 28, 1818 in St. Bernard Parrish Louisiana to a white Creole family · Mother- Helene Judith de Reggio Toutant-Beauregard · Father- Jacques Toutan-Beauregard · He had six siblings · Beauregard had great military history on both his mother and father’s side, and loved the military from a very young age · He was loved by his peers and teachers for being studious, modest, and fair  *Perhaps the best example of his love of the military is the story of his First Communion at age ten. During this honored and solemn ceremony, he made it only halfway down the aisle when he heard a drum roll. Another drum roll soon followed and after hesitating for just a second, young Beauregard turned and sprinted down the isle and out of the church. From this childhood fixation, one could guess where his future career path might lead him. 
 * __ Early Schooling and College __**

 · He attended prominent schools in New Orleans as a young boy · Attended a boarding school in New York City for ages 11-16, where his instructors were former French Army officers · While in New York, along with affirming his love for the military, Beauregard learned and adopted the English language above his native French tongue

· He enrolled at the United States Military Academy at West Point at age 16 · Here, he dropped his first initial and became G. T. Beauregard · Beauregard excelled as an artilleryman and engineer · Graduated second in his class of 45 in 1838 · At the Military Academy, one of his instructors was Robert Anderson, who would later, ironically, surrender to Beauregard at Fort Sumter · Here he also gained the nickname Little Napoleon, after the French officer whom he admire d

**__ United States Army Service __**

· G. T. Beauregard began to serve in the United States army in 1847 under Major-General Winfield Scott during the Mexican-American War · He proved his merit and discipline in many battles in the valley of Mexico · He won two brevets during the war, the first to Captain and the second to Major · Following the war, he led the “Mississippi and Lake Defenses in Louisiana” · Was also the superintendent of the Military Academy, a position he held for only a few days before resigning due to growing tension between the North and South **__Civil War History__**  ·   In 1861, he became the first Confederate brigadier general, and commanded forces at Charleston, South Carolina <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Beauregard ordered the first shots of the war on April 12, 1861 and Union Major Robert Anderson surrendered to him <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">on April 14 <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· On July 21, 1861, G. T. Beauregard became a full Confederate General and played an important role in the First Battle of Manassas by constantly rallying the troops <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Following this battle, friction between General Beauregard and President Jefferson Davis intensified due to several disagreements <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· After Manassas, he became second-in-command to General Albert Sydney Johnston in the Army of Mississippi <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· These two generals launched their troops against those of Ulysses Grant in the Battle of Shiloh, and Gen. Beauregard had to take command after Gen. Johnston suffered a fatal wound <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Beauregard met Grant again shortly after in the Siege of Corinth <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· He took an unannounced medical leave after Corinth, which angered President Davis, who then stationed Beauregard back at Charleston, much to the general’s dismay <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· The year later, Gen. Beauregard assisted Gen. Robert E. Lee at Richmond and then at Petersburg <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Following these battles, he insisted tha t the Confederate forces unite in a great invasion of the North, but instead he was reassigned to the Confederate forces in the West <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· At the end of the war, General Beauregard and General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered near Durham, North Carolina

__**Postbellum Life**__

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· After the war, General Beauregard sought to end Republican rule during Reconstruction <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· He supported the newly freed slaves as a democratic civil rights activist <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· In 1888 he was elected New Orleans’ commissioner of public works <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· He spent some of his time publishing military writings, along with several back-and-forth accusations with Jefferson Davis <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Beauregard declined several offers to command armies in Egypt and Romania and became the President of the Jackson and Mississippi Railroad <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· General P. G. T. Beauregard died on February 20, 1893 and was buried in New Orleans

__**Family**__

<span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Beauregard first married Marie Laure Villeré in 1841 <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· They had three children together, René, Henri, and Laure <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Marie died while giving birth to Laure in 1850 <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Beauregard later remarried in 1860 to Caroline Deslonde, but they had no children together



<span style="color: #808080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: center;"> **__Early Life__** - born January 8, 1821 in Edgefield District, South Carolina, in very close relation to Augusta - raised and worked on his parents' cotton plantation in northeastern Georgia - always considered himself a Georgian - at age 9, relocated to Richmond County in order to attend Richmond County Academy, a very renowned school - lived with his uncle, Augustus Longstreet who raised him from age 9 because of his father's death in 1833 and his mother's relocation to Alabama - Augustus Longstreet operated Westover Plantation in Augusts, Georgia - James Longstreet, again, worked on a plantation - his father, also named James, pushed the younger James to become very strong and brave by working in the fields of the plantation - credits this as his preparedness for war

- Longstreet was not well prepared for college - his officers claimed he was lazy and unwilling - high expectations were existent for Longstreet because he was urged and recruited by John C. Calhoun - graduated in 1842 from West Point; ranked 54th out of 56 graduates - was not skilled at independence
 * __College Preparation__**

- from West Point, Longstreet joined an infantry in the United States Army with brevet to 2nd Lieutenant, 4th Infantry - 1845 - promoted to 2nd Lieutenant, 8th Infantry at the Military Occupation of Texas - 1846 - promoted to 1st Lieutenant, 8th Infantry - 1847 - earned position of Captain following the Battle of Churubusco - won brevet to Major at Battle of Molina del Rey - during the assault of the Storming of Chapultepec, he was badly wounded - 1849 - fights to establish Ft. Lincoln, Texas - 1854 - 1858 - Commander of Ft. Bliss, Texas - 1851 - Longstreet resigned from US Army on June 1st in Albuquerque
 * __Military History__**

- following secession of Southern states, Longstreet signed with the Confederate Army where he soon became a Brigadier General - 1861 - ran the commanding brigade of the Army of the Potomac at Blackburn's Ford and First Manassas - 1861 - promoted as a Major General on October 7 - 1861 - 1862 - Longstreet was in the commanding department of Northern VA; gained recognition for performance in the Peninsula campaign (Yorktown, Williamsburg and Seven Pines) - 1862 - 1863, commanded 1st Corps of Army of VA; formerly Army of the Potomac - gained recognition for performance in battles of Second Manassas, South Mountain, Antietam and Fredericksburg - 1862 - promoted to Lieutenant General; become 2nd in command of Army of Northern VA and Senior Lieutenant General - 1862 (May - September) - Longstreet partook in the Battle of Gettysburg - he was blamed for the Confederate loss - on 2nd day of battle, Lee gave him orders to attack Cemetery Ridge during the morning he failed to do so, finally attaching late in the afternoon - realized the Union Army line was much further advanced than expected, could only force that lline back to Cemetery Ridge - 1864 - May 6 - wounded by friendly fire at Battle of the Wilderness by the 12th and 41st regiments of Mahone's Brigade - went to his family's home in Lynchburg, VA but had to be relocated to Augusta, GA because General Hunter threatened to capture him - 1865 - April 9 - Longstreet goes to Appomattox for the surrender of the Civil War
 * __Civil War Experience__**

- Longstreet, Owen & Company; President of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and President of the Southern Hospital Association - chosen to respond to an inquiry from the New Orleans Times asking former Confederates who lived in the city to provide guidance on how citizens should respond to federal reconstruction laws - 1867 - published a letter in which he supported the suffrage of blacks; this sparks a national debate - 1867 - Longstreet joined the Republican Party - believed in giving civil and voting rights to freed slaves - this greatly angered his Confederate friends - 1870 - became Surveyor for the Port of New Orleans - went from being appointed to Board of Directors, to Vice-President, to President of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad - became Adjutant General of the State of Louisiana, which gave him control of the militia - named President of New Orleans and Northwestern Railroad - 1873 - Longstreet named a position on the Levee Commission of Engineers - 1874 - led a group of 3,600 policemen and a black militia to the conflict when 3500 White Leaguers demanded that William Kellogg resign - White Leaguers captured Longstreet and held him hostage for the night - he was shot in the leg during the conflict - President Rutherford Hayes appointed Longstreet as Deputy Colelctor of Internal Revnue; then soon took the job of Postmaster in Gainesville, GA - 1880 - again appointed by President Hayes to become US Ambassador to Turkey - President Garfield chose Longstreet as US Marshal of Georgia - 1897 - appointed by President McKinley as US Commission of Railroads
 * __Post War Experience__**

- his father believed James was very strong and rocklike as a young boy - he was nicknamed Pete (signifies strength and courage) - although fighting for opposing sides, Longstreet and Ulysses S. Grant were good friends - Grant married Julia Dent (Longstreet's cousin) - Longstreet was well-known by his comrades for his passion for poker - his tents always had games of poker and alot of drinking - only a few years before his death, Longstreet attended several military reunions, including the 100th Anniversary of the US Military Academy in 1902 - married twice, the second being only seven years before his death; she was only 34 years old - operated the Piedmont Hotel in Gainesville where he raised turkeys, an orchard and a vineyard - Longstreet was famous for his wines made from scuppernong grapes - his Park Hill farmhouse burned under suspicious circumstances - Longstreet died of pneumonia at his daughter's house on January 2, 1904 (only 6 days shy of his 83rd birthday) - 1896 - wrote a memoir titled "From Manassas to Appamattox" - one of few Civil War generals to live to see the 20th century **~ Chili** **Ambrose Powell Hill**
 * __Personal Life/Quirks__**



//Next to Longstreet and Jackson, I consider A.P. Hill the best commander with me. He fights his troops well and takes good care of them. - Robert E. Lee// Birth: Education: Personal: Military Career:
 * born November 9, 1825
 * his father was a businessman, who desired Hill to go to West Point
 * attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and graduated in 1847
 * graduated 15th out of 38
 * married Katherine Morgan
 * had an unexplained illness in college (thought to have been chronic liver inflammation)
 * he suffered bouts of yellow fever throughout life


 * Assigned to the 1st US Artillery Regiment, saw service in Mexico and Florida
 * He resigned from the military and joined the Confederate Army on March 1, 1861
 * He started as Colonel of the 13th Virginia Infantry
 * Became Brigadier General on February 26, 1862
 * promoted Major General on May 26, 1862
 * When General "Stonewall Jackson" was injured the command was given to Hill
 * General A.P. Hill earned the promotion to Lieutenant General on May 24, 1863
 * He was killed by a Northern soldier at Petersburg while he was reporting to the men under his command

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Life History ** · Born on June 29, 1831 in Kentucky · The son of a doctor · Excelled in sports rather than academics · 2 brothers and 2 sisters · Hood’s Grandfather was an “Indian killer” · Kentucky was one of the last states to secede from the North · Died on August 30, 1879 <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Military History ** <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Post War **
 * General John Hood **
 * College Preparation **
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Attended West Point Military Academy
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Graduated in 1853
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Graduated 44 out 52 students
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">After graduating he was sent to an infantry post then to 2nd U.S. Calvary
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">His father wanted him to attend medical school
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Poor Academics
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">His senior year, Robert E. Lee became the superintendent of West Point Academy
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Commanded the 4th U.S. Texas Infantry before troops were sent to Virginia
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">In 1862, he was promoted to brigadier general and took authority of the Texas Brigadier
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">On June 27, 1862 he took his brigadier to the battle of Gaines Mill, which is Northeast of Richmond
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">This new brigadier won the battle of Gaines Mill with 82 killed and 425 wounded
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Led his brigadier through the battle of Second Manassas, South Mountain, and Sharpsburg
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">In the Battle of Sharpsburg, he lost 1000 casualties and only had 2000 to begin with
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">After Sharpsburg, Stonewall Jackson promoted Hood to Major General
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">While walking through Gettysburg, Hood was hit in the arm by an Union artillery
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Wounded his leg in the Battle of Chickamauga
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Commanded a corps in the US Army in Georgia
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Lost the Battle of Atlanta
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">After being denied to attack Union soldiers in Tennessee he ended his military services in the Confederacy
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">He surrendered to federal authorities in Natchez, Mississippi
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Moved to New Orleans
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Opened a law firm
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Yellow fever killed him, his wife, and one child
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Married Anne Marie Hennen on April 1868
 * <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">They had 13 children

= General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson = = =

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**Young life -Great Grandpa fought in the American Revolution and finished as a lieutenant of the Virginia Militia. ** -Father died in 1826 of typhoid fever and mother died in 1831 giving birth. -Lived in near poverty as a young child -Sent to live with his Uncle at Jackson’s Mill, then four years later sent away to live with his Aunt Polly, only to run away back to Jackson’s Mill where he lived until he left for West Point.
 * Developed his trademark work ethic while tending the farm at Jackson’s Mill. Having little formal schooling, his work ethic was the only real preparation he had for West Point.

-United States Military Academy, West Point -Started at the bottom of his class but finished 17th in his class by his last year
 * College preparation**
 * Learned how to fight a war.

*Learned how to be a soldier. -Fought in the Mexican War -Began as a Brevet Second Lieutenant in the 1st Artillery Regiment -After the of Siege of Veracruz and the battles of Contreras, Chapultepec, and Mexico City, he was given two promotions and now ranked as a first lieutenant -Later promoted to the brevet rank of major -Called by the governor of Virginia to serve as military support with VMI cadets at the hanging of John Brown -Fought in the Civil War -After the Battle of Bull Run, Jackson was promoted to Major General and given command of the Valley District. -Helped defeated Union forces in the Peninsular Campaign -After the Battle of Antietam, Jackson was promoted to lieutenant General -Shot by friendly fire after the Battle of Chancellorsville. Left arm was amputated but died of pneumonia a few days later.
 * Learned about past generals, how they fought, what worked, what did not.
 * Military history**

-Very religious -Taught Sunday school to African American children
 * Personal life**

-Believed that one arm was longer than the other. Would shrug the “longer” arm up in order to compensate -Some believe that Jackson had Asperger Syndrome -While teaching at VMI he would memorize his entire lecture and then repeat it to the class. If a student asked for help, he would just repeat that part of the lecture.
 * Quirks**

-Fought in the Battle of Bull Run where he got his nickname “Stonewall”, then was promoted to Major General and given command of the Valley District, where he and his troops went off on 48 days of marching and fighting where they won five major victories -Helped stop the Peninsular Campaign -Held the Confederate line at the Battle of Antietam until addition forces from Gen. A.P. Hill arrived -Held off Union forces in the Battle of Fredericksburg, which turned into a Confederate Victory
 * Civil War experience**

-Did not live to the post-war era
 * Post-war experience**

Augustan Regimental Leaders JEB Stuart

James Ewell Brown ‘JEB’ Stuart was born February 6th, 1833, in Patrick County, Virginia. His parents were Archibald Stuart and Elizabeth Letcher Pannill Stuart, and they had eleven children. Stuart was educated throughout his life, and he entered the United States Military Academy in 1850. Robert E. Lee, his future commander, was appointed Superintendent in 1852, marking the beginning of their relationship. Stuart also met Fitzhugh Lee, Robert E. Lee’s nephew and the man who would take over from Stuart after his command of the 1st Virginia Cavalry. Stuart graduated 13th in his class, and chose to serve in the Cavalry Branch of the United States Army. In the Army, Stuart distinguished himself as a fighter – he fought with distinction against the Cheyenne tribe and was wounded. In 1859, he further enhanced his reputation by designing a better cavalry sword design. He was promoted to Captain in April 1861, but one month later, he resigned his commission and joined the Confederate States of America. Stuart was actually commissioned an officer of Virginia Infantry, but his superior officer, Colonel Thomas Jackson assigned him command of the 1st, 1864. Virginia Cavalry Regiment, comprised of Augustan units. Stuart’s unit helped turn the tide of the First Battle of Manassas, and he was quickly promoted to full Brigadier General and Stuart turned over command of the Regiment to Fitzhugh Lee. Stuart continued his excellent service to the Confederacy, but is widely credited with having severely damaging the Confederate war effort by his conspicuous absence at Gettysburg. Stuart served with the Army of Northern Virginia, leading countless raid and intelligence gathering ride until he was shot and mortally wounded on May 11 Stuart was a vital piece of the Confederate war machine. He kept Lee informed about Northern troop movements, and he harassed the Federals continuously. Without him, the war would have been over much sooner than it was.

Fitzhugh Lee

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Fitzhugh Lee was born on November 19, 1835 in Clermont in Fairfax, Virginia. Lee was the son of Sydney Smith Lee, the grandson of the revolutionary war officer “Lighthorse” Harry Lee, and the nephew of legendary Confederate general, Robert E. Lee. Fitzhugh Lee graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1856. After graduating from West Point, Lee was commisioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Calvalry Regiment. In 1860 Lee became a military instructor at his alma mater, but he resigned when Virginia seceded. As a Lieutenant in the Confederate States of America, Lee was a staff officer to General Ewell in the battle of 1st Manassas. Later he joined the 1st Virginia Cavalry in August of 1861, and he became a Brigadier General in the summer of 1862. He led his cavalry well throughout many events such as the Maryland Campaign, delaying the Union Army before the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Chancellorsville. Fitzhugh came down with a case of rheumatism, which he recovered from just before the Gettysburg Campaign. During this campaign, he had his most successful showing at the Battle of Carlisle. After the campaign, JEB Stuart stated that “Fitz Lee” was “one of the finest cavalry leaders on the continent, and richly [entitled] to promotion." Lee was made a Major General soon after. Fitzhugh Lee led the final confederate attack before his uncle surrendered to the Union. Lee is perhaps most known for for arriving late to a concentration of calvary, allowing union forces to capture JEB Stuart’s hat and cape. In an effort to make up for his mistake, Fitzugh Lee captured Union General John Pope’s uniform for Stuart during a Confederate raid. After the Civil War, Lee served as Governer of Virginia from 1886 to 1890, and was appointed consul-general to Havana in 1896. Lee died in Washington, D.C. on April 18, 1905.

Robert Doak Lilley = =  Robert Doak Lilley was born on January 28, 1836 in Augusta County, Virginia. Lilley’s two brothers, James and John Lilley, served in the 52nd Virginia Infantry. He attended the University of Virginia and worked as a surveyor in South Carolina from 1860 to 1861. While working in South Carolina, Robert saw the first shots fired in the Civil War during the attack on Fort Sumter. Lilley joined the 25th Virginia Infantry in 1861 as a captain and by 1864; he reached the rank of Brigadier General. Lilly was captured twice in the war. He was first captured during the Third Battle of Winchester on July 24, 1864, while Lilly and his troops were supporting Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early. He was captured just two months later in a hospital while he was recovering from losing an arm and a leg while dismounting from his horse.



Ambrose Powell Hill -November 9, 1825 – April 2, 1865 -He became famous as the leader of “Hill’s Light Division” and served under Stonewall Jackson. -He went to school at the United States Military Academy and was 15th in his class of 38 students. -He also served in the Mexican-American War and the Seminole War. -AP Hill eventually went on to have his own corps under Robert E. Lee -He was very affectionate to his men and was called "The most lovable of Lee's Officers" -He often wore a red wool hunting shirt which he called his "battle shirt" -He was described as "emotional" and "High strung" -He was known for arriving "just in time" to battles -Hill was very frail and had many illnesses and many people thought him to be an incapable officer because of this -Unfortunately, Hill died a very short time from the end of the war

Jubal Anderson Early

-Was not only a General but also a lawyer -During His Time In The United States Military Academy, He got into a scuffle with Lewis Armistead, who eventually became a general himself, Armistead broke a plate over Early's Head -Was known for his short temper -Served in Mexican-American and Seminole wars -Was A Whig and strongly opposed the idea of secession -Robert E. Lee refered to him as "Bald Old Man" -Was wounded at Williamsburg -Fled after the war to Texas where he believed that there was still a strong Confederate force to join -Eventually, he fled to Mexico, then Cuba, then finally to Toronto and only returned to Virginia in 1869 to resume his career as a Lawyer -Even after being pardoned by Andrew Jackson in 1868, Early still was outspoken about Confederate beliefs and was a strong white supremist