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| 1807 | Birth |  |
| 18th Jan Birth of Robert Edward Lee |
| 1860 | Resignation | |
| Resigns his commission & joins the Confederacy, alongside one third of Army Officers |
| 1861 | Battle of Manassas, 1st | |
| 21st July Manassas Union forces from Washington are stopped from reaching Richmond |
| 1862 | Battle of Antietam | |
| 17th Sep Antietam A tactical stalemate but strategically very important for the Unionists |
| 17th Sep Antietam Robert Lee's plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated |
| 17th Sep Antietam The battle paves the way for Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation |
| 17th Sep Antietam The Confederates lose 2,700 dead & 9,000 wounded |
| 1862 | Battle of Manassas, 2nd | |
| 30th Aug Manassas Union forces from Washington are stopped from reaching Richmond |
| 1862 | Battle of Seven Days | |
| Richmond Defends Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital against General McClelland |
| Richmond Drives away more than 105,000 Union troops from Richmond |
| 1862 | Battle of Shiloh | |
| 6th April Shiloh An indecisive battle |
| 1862 | Battle of Vicksburg, 1st | |
| Vicksburg Lee fails to capture Vicksburg |
| 1862 | Commander | |
| Virginia Appointed Commander of the army of North Virginia |
| Virginia Leads the army of Northern Virginia |
| 1862 | Siege of Richmond | |
| Richmond Defends Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital against General McClelland |
| 1863 | Battle of Cold Harbor | |
| 1st June Cold Harbor 1-12 June, sees General Lee delay General Grant's advance into Virginia |
| 1863 | Battle of Vicksburg, 2nd | |
| Vicksburg Lee captures Vicksburg at the 2nd attempt |
| 1863 | Capture of Vicksburg | |
| Vicksburg Captures Vicksburg at the 2nd attempt |
| 1865 | Battle of Appomattox | |
| 9th April Appomattox The remains of the Army of Northern Virginis are defeated |
| 1865 | Surrender | |
| 12th April Appomattox Defeat ends the war in Virginia |
| 12th April Appomattox General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse |
| 12th April Appomattox The army of Northern Virginia, 29,000, are under Unionist control |
