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The 33 pages that link to Robert E. Lee, each with the reason it gives.

• American Civil WarRelated: His army was the Confederacy's principal force in the Eastern theater.

• Ulysses S. GrantCompared with: Grant’s 1864–65 campaigns confronted Lee’s army and ended with its surrender at Appomattox.

• Lost Cause of the ConfederacyRelated: Lost Cause writers made Lee a symbol of Confederate honor and military virtue.

• Confederate States of AmericaRelated: Lee became the Confederacy's most prominent field commander.

• Battle of AntietamRelated: His divided army faced the Union assault while dispersed across western Maryland.

• Battle of GettysburgRelated: He directed the invasion and attacks that failed to dislodge Meade's army.

• George B. McClellanRelated: Lee’s maneuvers repeatedly confronted McClellan, especially during the Peninsula Campaign and Maryland Campaign.

• Jefferson DavisRelated: Lee’s military stature often exceeded Davis’s influence over Confederate strategy.

• Army of Northern VirginiaRelated: Lee’s decisions shaped the army’s campaigns, tactics, and reputation.

• Confederate States ArmyBroader topic: His leadership made him the Confederacy's most prominent army commander.

• James LongstreetRelated: Lee relied on Longstreet as his senior corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia.

• Battle of ChancellorsvilleRelated: Lee accepted the risk of dividing his smaller force to attack Hooker.

• Philip SheridanCompared with: Lee’s final retreat brought Sheridan’s cavalry into direct opposition with his army.

• Battle of FredericksburgRelated: Lee concentrated his army along the heights overlooking Fredericksburg.

• John BrownRelated: Lee led the Marines who stormed the engine house and captured Brown.

• John Brown's raid on Harpers FerryRelated: Lee led the federal response that ended the raid and captured Brown.

• William Tecumseh ShermanCompared with: Lee’s defensive campaigns against Grant differed from Sherman’s deep operations in the Western Theater.

• Gettysburg CampaignRelated: He planned and led the invasion of Pennsylvania.

• Siege of PetersburgRelated: Lee's army defended Petersburg while its position around Richmond became increasingly untenable.

• Stonewall JacksonRelated: Lee trusted Jackson with independent commands and used his corps as a striking force.

• Seven Days BattlesRelated: Lee launched the attacks that drove McClellan away from Richmond.

• John Bell HoodRelated: Hood first gained prominence as a brigade and division commander under Lee in Virginia.

• Matthew Fontaine MauryRelated: Lee and Maury both served the Confederacy, though in different military roles.

• P. G. T. BeauregardRelated: Lee became Beauregard’s senior commander in the eastern theater.

• J. E. B. StuartRelated: Stuart served as Lee’s principal cavalry commander for much of the war.

• Battle of the WildernessRelated: He used the Wilderness terrain to confront Grant’s larger army and disrupt its advance.

• Deep SouthRelated: His leadership connects the region’s slaveholding order to Confederate military history.

• Nathan Bedford ForrestRelated: Lee and Forrest are both remembered as Confederate commanders, but led forces in different theaters and roles.

• Second Battle of Bull RunRelated: His decision to send Jackson around Pope and then bring Longstreet forward shaped the campaign.

• Battle of Cold HarborRelated: Lee’s army occupied and defended the prepared positions that stopped Grant’s assaults.

• Battle of Appomattox Court HouseRelated: Lee ordered the final attempt to break through Union forces at Appomattox.

• Bruce CattonRelated: Lee’s army was the principal opponent of Catton’s central subject, the Army of the Potomac.

• Douglas Southall FreemanRelated: Freeman’s biography made Lee the central subject of his best-known historical work.