Joining the Army Rangers Military.com All Rangers volunteer to become members of the 75th Ranger Regiment and complete the rigorous Ranger Assessment and Selection Program, known as RASP, to join the ranks of this elite U.S. Army Special Operations Command unit.
Robert E. Lee (1807-70) served as a military officer in the U.S. Army, a West Point commandant and the legendary general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War (1861-65). In June 1861, Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia, which he would lead for the rest of the war.
Robert E. Lee- Led the Confederates in the Battle of Gettysburg. James Longstreet- This general was in charge of the main Southern attack on the last day of the battle, that failed miserably. The events at Gettysburg would haunt him until the end of his life.