Robert E. Lee
Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
Lee was a top graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and served in the United States Army for 32 years. He distinguished himself during the Mexican–American War, and served as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy.
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Stonewall Jackson Brigadier General Confederates State Army
Jackson attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War of 1846–1848 and distinguished himself at Chapultepec (1847). From 1851 to 1863 he taught at the Virginia Military Institute. Military historians regard Jackson as one of the most gifted tactical commanders in U.S. history. His tactics are studied even today
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Stand Waite
Chief Stand Watie: Leader of the Cherokee Nation, and Brigadier General Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
Watie led his Cherokee troops in the Second Battle of Cabin Creek, in 1864. The raid captured a Federal wagon train and netted approximately $1 million worth of wagons, mules, commissary supplies, and other needed items.
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Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederate States of America - 1861 to 1865
Davis served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, and also served with distinction in the U.S.-Mexican War. Davis argued against secession in 1858, but he believed that states had an unquestionable right to leave the Union. President Davis was captured in 1865, he was accused of treason and imprisoned He was never tried and was released after two years.
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