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In the eastern front of U.S. Civil War there were two men who stood above the rest. Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia. Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson commanded the Army of the Shenandoah. The military genius of these two men was far beyond that of any Union or Confederate officer in the east. History tells us that Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest commanding officers in history. History only tells us that Jackson was brave and stood like a stonewall at the First Battle of Manassas Junction, but was Jackson as good a commander as Lee? While they had their similarities these two men were very different in the ways they commanded their armies, and the ways they saw could end the war in victory†¦show more content†¦Several times during the course of the war, Jackson presented this plan to Lee and Davis, but each time the letter came back saying he was to defend Richmond. Lees plan was once again one for glory, seeming to know that m en would die, he chose to thrust himself into the spotlight and attack the Union on their own soil. Jacksons plan was one of strategy, he wanted to force the opponents hand and make them give in. Comparing these two men, we find that their differences strongly outweigh their similarities. Lee was destined for glory, seeming to only want glory and honor that comes in meeting your enemy face to face. Lee would send troops into battle at the strongest point. Lee was not a bad commander, he had many great victories and was very bold and daring, but he was not the great commander the history books make him. Jackson was a peaceful man, and he would often choose a battle plan that involved little to no fighting. Before he was killed at Chancellorsville while scouting enemy lines, he was well respected among his men. Who was the better commander? History would say Robert E. 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