Please help. :/
2007-01-09 05:42:57 · 6 answers · asked by Zee 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
At the start of the war, General Lee was an advisor to the Confederate President, Jefferson Davis. In the spring of 1862 General Joseph E. Johnston was severly wounded and was forced to take a leave of absence from command in order to heal. General Lee was asked by Davis to assume Johnston's command, which he did. In the time it took Johnston to heal, Lee had proven himself such an able and aggressive commander that Davis never restored Johnston to his former position. Later in the war, Johnston would be assigned a command that was directly subordinate to Lee, but was able to put his hard feelings aside and function as required. Johnston held a grudge against Lee for Davis' decision for the rest of his life.
2007-01-09 07:07:16 · answer #1 · answered by Team Chief 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Johnston did nothing but retreat from the advancing Union soldiers, the only time he stood his ground was when he couldn't go anywhere. Lee what a masterful general who out played all of the union generals including Grant, untill the final days of the war.
2007-01-09 05:49:06 · answer #2 · answered by bmw4909 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Johnston dug in when he should have advanced. General Lee knew when to dig in and when to advance.
2007-01-09 11:13:39 · answer #3 · answered by dolphinswim1001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Johnston did not attack but continued the erect fortifications. The south demanded action. Lee was considered a man of action...... which he was.
2007-01-09 05:48:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
He had an awesome Dodge Charger.
2007-01-09 05:49:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
to make war against IRAN
2007-01-09 05:49:30 · answer #6 · answered by konton e 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋