Question

What are Robert E. Lee accomplishments​

Answer 1

~ Invaded Vera Cruz and captured Mexico City in 1846

~ He thwarted many federal armies in the Civil War

~ Became the super intent of the US Military Academy at one point and became in charge of the second cavalry regiment

~ He seized the US arsenal at Harpers Fairy and Virginia, which led to a US marine detachment

~Governor of Virginia and president of Washington College in Virginia

~ Fought a 3-day battle in Gettysburg which showed his true strength in battle

~ given the responsibility to expand the army in order to fight southern states

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Answer 2

He was the most successful Southern general, defeating most of the Union generals until Meade at Gettysburg.

Graduated second in his class at West Point at the rank of corps adjutant, the highest rank a cadet could attain.

Captain on the staff of Gen. Winfield Scott during the Mexican-American War

Successfully put down a rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia

Commander in chief of Virginia’s forces during the Civil War

Accepted the post of president of Washington College (later Washington and Lee University) in Lexington, Virginia.

Extra cool thing: Lee was a disbeliever in slavery and secession and was devoutly attached to the republic that his father and kinsmen had helped bring into being. He was very advanced in his rejection of war as a resolution of political conflicts