That's a matter of opinion. If you share his views and agree with his decisions, he was. If you disagree, he wasn't. Historians should not answer this question because it's opinionated. Of course,...
Lee worked most effectively with Stonewall Jackson, an eccentric genius, not popular with his men, and possibly a victim of assassination. The Army of Northern Virginia was never so effective after...
Grant was General-in-Chief of the Union armies, and Lee was General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies.Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at Appomattox Court House, which is taken...