1. Confederate Generals Lindsay Beck Erika Heck

2. Main topics Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson George Pickett John Greg Wade Hampton William Mahone Henry Heth John Gordon

3. Robert E. Lee 1807-1870, Virginia Many army family members Served in Mexican War superintendent of West Point brigadier general in the Confederate Army

4. Stonewall Jackson 1824-1863, Virginia Appointed to West Point at 18 years old 1st Regular Artillery participated in the storming of Chapultepec After the army he became a professor of instructor of artillery tactics

5. George Pickett 1825-1975, Virginia participated in the Seven Days battles led the third day's charge at Gettysburg he turned down major officer positions to become a insurance salesman after the army

6. John Greg 1828 -1864 Alabama Studied law before army Had two children and two wives helped to form the 7th Texas Infantry commissioned as a brigadier general Battle of Chicamauga Shot while commanding troops at Battle of Richmond

7. Wade Hampton 1818-1891, South Carolina Held several public offices before the war He took command of the Calvary corps He faught at First Manassas

8. William Mahone 1826-1895, Virginia He taught at a military academy During the siege he was one of the most effective divisional commanders of either side

9. Henry Heth 1825-1899, Virginia He was a brigadier general and fought at Chancellorsville Served the government as a surveyor after the war

10. John Gordon 1832-1904, Georgia Superintendent of a coal mine before the war He planned and led the attack on fort Stedman Became the U.S. senate after the war

11. conclusion Confederate generals were very important in the war. Some of them were better than others, with plans and strategies. But they were all needed to come together to form our United Nation we know today.

12. Works Cited www.civilwar.com; march 16-17, 2009www.civilwar.com www.sonofthesouth.net; march 17, 2009www.sonofthesouth.net Pickett’s Charge by George R. Stewart; march 16-18, 2009