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jun 1, 1862 - Robert E. Lee - South

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Commander of the Confederate Army.
- successful against the Peninsula Campaign during the Seven Days' Battles, June 26-July 2 1862.
- Successful in the Second Battle of Bull Run.
- Led troops to Antietam Creek to encourage foreign intervention and seduce the wavering Border States from the Union.
- Led various other victories
- Continued to lose during the Wilderness Campaign and was cornered at Appomattox Courthouse on April 1865 where he surrendered

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jun 1, 1862
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~ 163 years ago