Fredericksburg+Confederate+Generals


 * __Fredericksburg Confederate Generals__**

Fredericksburg Home Page There were four main generals of the Confederate army. There names were Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, Stonewall Jackson,and J.E.B Stuart. The main target of the Union was Robert E. Lee. Robert E. Lee was born into a famous family in Virginia. He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, 19 January, 1807 and died in Lexington, Virginia, 12 Oct., 1870. He was the son of the Revolutionary general Henry Lee. The next general, James Longstreet was born January 8 1821 and died January second, 4 days before his birthday. James Longstreet was born in the Edgefield District of South Carolina on January 8, 1821 during a visit by his mother with her mother-in-law. The other two major Confederate generals in the battle of Fredericksburg were Stonewall Jackson and J.E.B Stuart. Stonewall Jackson real name is actually Thomas Johnathan Jackson. He was born January 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Viginia, and his parents died when he was a child. He taught in good English schools, and is described as a diligent, plodding scholar, having a strong mind. The last general J.E.B Stuart was not as important as the other generals. American soldier, was born in Virginia on the 6th of February 1833 and entered West Point military academy in 1850. Commissioned in 1854 second lieutenant of cavalry, he saw considerable service in Indian warfare, and took part also in the repression of civil disorder in Kansas. In 1855 he had married a daughter of Colonel Philip St George Cooke, who was regarded as the most capable cavalry officer in the United States service, and gave his son-in-law the benefit of his experience and judgment.