A skilled military tactician, he served as a Confederate general under Robert E. Lee in the American Civil War, leading troops at Manassas, Antietam and Fredericksburg. He is remembered today for being a brilliant strategist (his war strategies & tactics are still studied today) and he was one of very few people that were aligned with the Confederacy to hold sympathy for African American slaves. He actually taught Sunday school classes to many slaves, despite this being a direct violation of Virginia law at the time. He was a very respected and feared lieutenant general in the Confederate army and led his troops to various victories against Union armies during the Civil War.
