The Civil War
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Important People
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Charles Summer
John Brown
Stephen Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
William Tecumseh Sherman
Special Events and Places
Lincoln-Douglas Debates-Fort Sumter
Bull Run- Gettysburg & Gettysburg Address
Andersonville Prison- Reconstruction
Long Term Causes of The War and Triggering Events
Soldier Letter
Art Work
Reflection
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was one of the most talented and successful generals of the Civil War. Given the almost impossible task of defeating a larger and better-equipped northern army, Lee used brilliant and aggressive tactics to defeat his enemies.