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It was Lee himself - except he wasn't quite himself.

He was not feeling well at the time of this battle, and it seems that his health may have been undermined by the death of his essential team-partner Stonewall Jackson a few weeks earlier.

After Stonewall's death, Lee's chief associate was James Longstreet, who did not believe in this Northern campaign. (He thought they should have headed West, to save the Vicksburg garrison.)

At Gettysburg, Longstreet seems to have been sulking, and moving slower than expected. Other Confederate Generals also seemed to be unmotivated, and even the heroic and historic charge by George Pickett is now seen as a piece of vainglorous gung-ho Confederate showing-off that had no chance of success.

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Q: What is the name of the general in command of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia's Confederate forces on this date here at Gettysburg?
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What is the name of the general in command of the army of northern virginias confederate forces at Gettysburg?

General Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg.


The Confederate leader in the Battle of Gettysburg?

General Robert E. Lee was in command of the Confederate army at Gettysburg.


Who was second in command of the confederate forces during the battle of Gettysburg?

Lee commanded the Confederate forces.


What two battles did Robert E. Lee command a confederate army on Union soil?

Gettysburg and Antietam


Who were main people involved in the battle of Gettysburg?

The Battle of Gettysburg was just one (though a very important one) battle in the US Civil War, which was a bitter struggle between the northern states (United States) and the southern states (Confederate States).

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What is the name of the general in command of the army of northern virginias confederate forces at Gettysburg?

General Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg.


What was the name of the general in command of the army of northern viriginias confederate forces here at Gettysburg?

Robert E. Lee


The Confederate leader in the Battle of Gettysburg?

General Robert E. Lee was in command of the Confederate army at Gettysburg.


Who was second in command of the confederate forces during the battle of Gettysburg?

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The First Corp of the Army of Northern Virginia.


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No he was in command of the Army of Northern Virginia.


Who were main people involved in the battle of Gettysburg?

The Battle of Gettysburg was just one (though a very important one) battle in the US Civil War, which was a bitter struggle between the northern states (United States) and the southern states (Confederate States).


What is the name of the gernal in command of the army of the northern Virginia's confederate forces at Gettsburgh?

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70,000 troops of the North Virginia army under General Robert E. Lee's command.


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