Posted in southern historical collection tagged brigadier general alexander robert lawton, civil war, confederate army, general robert e. Lees father acquired the unfortunate nickname light horse harry. Robert edward lee january 19, 1807 october 12, 1870 was the generalinchief of the confederate states army during the american civil war. Lee, and tasks them with leading the confederate army of northern virginia to victory over the union army of the potomac. The museum of the confederacy in richmond, virginia hosted this event. Lees military genius was developed by confederate veterans as a way to support the idea that the south was defeated only because of the unions overwhelming advantages in men and resources. Hes since passed and i came across the disk while going through some old stuff, unfortunately i cant get it to run. Grant, lee, sherman rides into the fray of civil war gaming on the heels of sid meiers gettysburg and the success of its predecessor robert e. Fixes a problem with unit commander being promoted after he is killed. Now you can recreate lees war years in a campaign spanning six of his most critical battles. He led the army of northern virginia in the eastern theater of the american civil war. He was the son of a revolutionary war officer known as henry lee the iii and a top graduate from the united states military academy. Civil war general approach the venerable genre of civil war games with an eye toward providing the player with something a little bit different.
Honorable in victory and gracious in defeat, robert e. He became the generalinchief of the confederate states army during the american civil war. Robert e lee was born on january 19, 1807 in stratford virginia. The game is campaignbased and links eight major battles into a single campaign where you decide the fate of the confederation. Lee simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. You cannot say that university of north carolina professor glatthaar partners in command did not do his homework in this massive examination of the civil warera lives of the men in robert e. Spent many hours playing this with my father and one of the things we bonded over. Walter taylor rose to the rank of major general, serving most of the war as aide to confederate president, jefferson davis, in richmond, a position that enabled him to look after the family. Lee 18071870 was one of the most talented and successful generals of the civil war. He commanded the army of northern virginia in the american civil war from 1862 until its. A soldier, politician, and author, general fitzhugh lee 18351905 had attended west point and proved to be a boisterous challenge to the superintendent of the academy, who was also his uncle. Lee was an excellent engineer during the mexican war, lee.
Lee was born on january 19, 1807 at stratford, virginia. He was best known for commanding the confederate army of northern virginia in the american civil war from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. Before the civil war, lee was an officer in the mexican. Lee the man who had said, then there is nothing left me but to go and see general grant, and i. Aug 17, 2017 after the civil war ended, general robert e. Civil war attempts to thwart robert e lee one last time on northern soil and end any hope of. Civil war generals 2 simulates on a tactical level individual battles of the american civil war and allows one to play as either the north or south in a number of different campaigns.
Civil war general is a computer wargame with turnbased gameplay, which unfolds on a hex map playing field. The game allows you to recreate several critical battles from lees career as the leader of the army of northern virginia. Lee the man who had said, then there is nothing left me but to go and see general grant, and i would rather. He started out as an engineer but then moved up the ranks. Dec 12, 2014 civil war generals 1997 is a finicky game to install, so here. Aug 15, 2017 construction crews prepare a monument of robert e. Five months after the surrender at appomattox, confederate commander gen. Set during the american civil war, the game casts players in the role of general robert e. Civil war generals series updates the sierra help pages.
Civil war general is a simple but highly effective pointandclick system used in conjunction with keyboard hot key implementation. See more ideas about robert e lee, american civil war and confederate states of america. Civil war general, the designers have taken the best from the original title and implemented many more features to make playing a truly memorable experience. The game is campaignbased and links eight major battles into a single campaign where you decide the fate. Robert e lees father fought in the revolutionary war as a cavalry officer. Ever since the end of the civil war, a mythology of robert e. Cwg2 comes with a number of predetermined battles from which to choose. As a young teenager my parents took me on a vacation to tour the civil war sites. Lee was a general who led the confederate states military during the civil war.
Tutorial for the less advanced to veterans as well. Lee met at a small courthouse in the virginia town of appomattox to end the bloodiest conflict in american. We may have multiple downloads for few games when different versions are available. Lee in war and peace, in which he details his research into all of the known photographs of robert e. Fight any of the historical battles as either north or south. During the war, lees eldest son, george washington custis lee above, at left, with his father and col. Now you can recreate lee s war years in a campaign spanning six of his most critical battles.
Military academy at west point in 1846, lee fought in the mexicanamerican war, where he showed his excellent leadership skills in 1859, he was in command of the force that captured abolitionist john brown at harpers ferry, virginia. Lee lost many of his battles, he stuck through the fight and had many successes in battle due to. Returning to the bloodiest battlefields in united states history, cwg2 builds upon the easy to learn, turnbased system of the first version, and adds. Civil war generals 1997 is a finicky game to install, so here. Time to dispel longstanding myths of the civil war the. While it shares an uncanny resemblance to talonsofts battleground. Charles mason resigned his commission in the engineers after only 2 years to become a patent lawyer. Military technology had changed however and lee did not realize it. Lee wrote that he did not want statues erected to honor the confederacy. Gettysburg, it does offer a number of impressive features.
Jan 22, 2009 five months after the surrender at appomattox, confederate commander gen. Robert edward lee january 19, 1807 october 12, 1870 was a colonel in the united states army. Watch as the army weve lead thru 41 episodes of paly in game lab games newest game ultimate general. Lee born on 19 th january 1807 and died 0n 12 th october 1870 was an american soldier. Strategic turnbased war game focused on the north american civil war. The alternative ones are usually smaller versions of the historical. Play an individual battle, a minicampaign or the entire war. May 03, 2014 author donald hopkins talks about his book, robert e. The game comes with two types of battles to choose from, 45 historical battles and more than 100 alternative ones. Its a strategy game, set in a historical battle specificexact theme. Released in 1997 on windows, its still available and playable with some tinkering. Lee, troop mobilization, troop movements comments off on 7 march 1865. Author donald hopkins talks about his book, robert e.
Upon starting his twelve mile march around general hookers union army at chancellorsville, resulting in a flanking attack that gave the confederates a major victory and cost stonewall jackson his life, jackson had his last meeting with robert e. In a refreshing change of pace, the designers of robert e. Made by impressions games and published by sierra online, inc. The game is pretty authentic about recreating the events from 300 years ago. Battle as the boys in blue or gray in the mississippi valley or on the atlantic coast.
In the game, you hold the confederate side of the war. Lee was a product of battle tactics from the napoleonic era massed artillery, straight up attack and forward movement. General robert e lee civil war general robert edward lee. Lee, who was a general in the confederate army, for removal in new orleans, louisiana on. According to who was who in the civil war, he was considered a copperhead, because he was democrat who criticized president. Civil war general is one of the better civil war strategy games released this year. Lee, in full robert edward lee, born january 19, 1807, stratford, westmoreland county, virginia, u. There are three levels of difficulty to choose from and the challenge of the campaign mode is extremely satisfying especially for those fans who want to try their hand at changing. Grants early victories catapulted him into the public eye, and his willingness to be aggressive and fighttwo traits sorely lacking in many union generalsallowed him to keep his post after a neardisaster at shiloh. He was appointed as major general while serving in the u. Lee day is celebrated on his birthday in some states. Includes simulations of actual historical battles such as antietam, gettysburg, etc. Robert e lee was the hero of the confederacy civil war.
Robert edward lee january 19, 1807 october 12, 1870 was an american and confederate soldier, best known as a commander of the confederate states army. It portrays eight civil war conflicts, including the battle. Lee, leader of the army of northern virginia, commands universal respect. Lee, who was a general in the confederate army, for removal in new orleans, louisiana on may 19, 2017. During the civil war, grant was the only union general who could equal southern general robert e. S military and was given monumental responsibility to demonstrate his prominence as a leader and used his wisdom to lead men into rigorous battle against a more powerful army in the civil war. Browse dozens of high resolution images, screenshots, wallpapers, pictures, artwork, and more on gamespot. General lee was born to revolutionary war hero, henry lighthorse harry lee, in stratford hall, virginia, and seemed destined for military greatness. When units move into combat, you see a pall of smoke over the skirmish before the results are revealed. Strategic turnbased wargame focussed on the north american civil war. Lee, the famed southern general, faced with the difficult task of rallying an unskilled, unorganized, and poorly supplied army against the stronger and better trained union.
Civil war general is a neat turn based strategy game set in the american civil was in the 18th century. Contribution he was appointed as major general while serving in the u. He commanded the army of northern virginia in the american civil war from 1862 until its surrender in 1865. Small groups of infantry, cavalry, artillery, and specialists move across graphically detailed terrain. Civil war general update rel95pch zip file 684 kb for windows 95 version. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. One hundred and fifty years ago this week, general ulysses grant and general robert e. Troops are assembling at lynchburg and fitz lee will move up james river. Robert was the fourth child of a revolutionary war hero henry light horse harry lee and ann hill carter lee.
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