Who was the Commander - in - Chief of Confederate states in the American Civil war (1861 - 65)?

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  1. Abraham Lincoln
  2. Jefferson Davis
  3. Robert E Lee
  4. James Longstree

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Option 3 : Robert E Lee
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The correct answer is Robert E Lee.

Key Points

  • Robert Edward Lee was an American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
    • He commanded the Army of Northern Virginia from 1862 until its surrender in 1865 and earned a reputation as a skilled tactician.

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  • America won Independence from England in 1776.
  • In 1860, Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the USA.
  • The factors which led to the outbreak of the Civil War in America are:
    • Economic Disparity between Northern and Southern States.
    • The issue with the attitude towards slavery.
  • ​Abraham Lincoln refused to give southern states the right to separate from the Union.
  • His greatest contribution to humanity was the abolition of slavery.
  • It was Abraham Lincoln who gave the famous principle of democracy i.e. government of the people, by the people and for the people.
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