
By Jack Drury,Ed McMahon
By Jack Drury,Ed McMahon
By Melody S. Jenkins
By William B. Secrest
By Robert Stiles
Not certainly one of his males used to be an exact follower of Robert Lee for 4 complete years. actually, he was once now not himself within the army provider of Virginia and of the accomplice States jointly for that size of time, and he didn't suppose own command of what used to be then the accomplice "Army of the Potomac" and later, below his management, grew to become the "Army of Northern Virginia," till June i, 1862.
But greater than a 12 months sooner than, certainly simply after the secession of the country, Governor Letcher had appointed Lee to the manager command of the Virginia troops, which, lower than his plastic hand, inspite of substantial stumbling blocks, have been grew to become over in a couple of weeks in reasonable soldierly situation to the accomplice executive, and have become the nucleus of the historical military of Northern Virginia ; and their commander used to be created one of many 5 complete generals supplied for by way of legislations within the army provider of the accomplice States.
As complete common within the accomplice carrier, Lee used to be now not
at first assigned to specific command, yet remained at
Richmond as "Military Adviser to the President."
By Theresa Hessey
By Palo Verde Historical Museum And Society
By Chris Jefferies Ph.D.,Pee Wee" Cary
By Hollis Ricci-Canham,Avis A. Townsend
By Patricia Garbe-Morillo