Who were the most important generals of the Civil War?

Some, like Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Ulysess S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman are household names. They, along with many generals and commanders, both major and minor, were the commanders that led the troops and helped decide the outcome of most civil war battles. read more

Probably Robert E Lee. He led the Confederates main army, the army of Northern Virginia, most of the war. The US never had as good a general until Grant. Lee led a war they were never supposed to win, and he came within inches of it. His first major slip up didn't come until 2 years after the war started, at Gettysburg. read more

List of important Confederate (or Southern) Civil War Generals Robert E. Lee General Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia and is considered the most successful confederate general. read more

At the scene of the heaviest fighting during First Manassas, Thomas Jackson earned the nickname "Stonewall," most famous sobriquet of the Civil War. Following a stunning campaign in the Shenandoah Valley in early 1862, Jackson made a feint on Washington, depriving George B. McClellan of a much needed corps. read more