 Ulysses S. Grant, as general in chief of all
Federal armies, vowed that wherever Lee went he would follow. His
unrelenting 1864-1865 campaign proved costly to the North but
finally brought about the defeat of Lee and the surrender of
Richmond. |
 Robert E. Lee was offered command of United
States troops in 1861 but he chose to join the Confederacy instead.
Under his leadership, the Army of Northern Virginia fought valiantly
to defend Richmond against repeated Federal onslaughts.
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