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How did most Confederate generals

get their experience with battle prior
to the Civil War?

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General Robert E. Lee was a memeber of the United States Military before becoming a Confederate General. Many Generals served in the military before the Civil War. Some like General Lee attended West Point in New York.
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As a union commander
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