Robert E. Lee’s predecessor as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, which fought the Confederacy’s war in the East, was
a. Joseph Johnston.
b. Joseph Longstreet.
c. P. G. T. Beauregard.
d. Irvin McDowell.
e. Stonewall Jackson.
ANS: A
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