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Robert E. Lee

Was he the greatest military commander of the Civil War or a deeply flawed leader? Was he the military genius of Chancellorsville and Second Manassas or the architect of defeat at Gettysburg and Petersburg? Patriot or Traitor?

Without a doubt, Robert E. Lee is a towering figure of the American Civil War and his role and impact is as hotly debated today as it was almost 150 years ago. Learn more about Lee, his generalship, and the many great Civil War battles where he trod. See More Lee Resources »

Saving Lee's Battlefields

The Civil War Trust
is proud to have saved thousands
of acres of battlefield land where Lee boldly led his Army of
Northern Virginia into battle.
And in such hallowed places
as Fredericksburg and
Manassas our campaign
to save Lee's battlefields is not
yet complete.
Help Save A Battlefield »

Lee's Greatest Battles

DATES	BATTLE	SAVED BY CWPT
June 27, 1862	Gaines Mill »
June 30, 1862	Glendale »	566 Acres Saved
July 1, 1862	Malvern Hill »	770 Acres Saved
Aug. 28–30, 1862	Second Manassas »	160 Acres Saved
Preservation Opportunity: Save 10 Acres at Second Manassas
Sept. 17, 1862	Antietam »	386 Acres Saved
Dec. 13, 1862	Fredericksburg »	222 Acres Saved
Preservation Opportunity: Save 208 Acres at Fredericksburg
May 1–3, 1863	Chancellorsville »	230 Acres Saved
July 1–3, 1863	Gettysburg »	698 Acres Saved
Preservation Opportunity: Save 104 Acres at Gettysburg
May 5–7, 1864	The Wilderness »	207 Acres Saved
May 8–21, 1864	Spotsylvania Court House »	4 Acres Saved
June 3, 1864	Cold Harbor »
June 1864– March 1865	Petersburg »	417 Acres Saved