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Who did Robert E. Lee succeed as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia in June 1862?
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Robert E. Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia in June 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign following the wounding of Joseph E. Johnston. This marked the beginning of his leadership of the Confederacy's most powerful army.
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