Lee was all the above. Additionally his audacity, superior skills and compassion in leading and managing his rank and file, and his understanding of terrain and engineering were major assets. But I'm also going to note certain deficiencies that detracted from his command ability. Lee's tendency was to devise and issue broad directions to his corps commanders, which worked well when dealing with an individual such as Jackson, but was not suitable when dealing with less creative minded officers such as AP Hill and Ewell. In that respect, Lee was lacking in the type of supervisory skills that had to sometimes involve being more assertive with or demanding of subordinate officers. Additionally, Lee did not understand or refused to acknowledge the necessity for a staff that was large enough, was adept in various functional areas, and had the highest level of authority to ensure that orders were carried out. Finally, Lee's offensive tactics were too heavily reliant on direct assaults and/or counterattacks, which did gain him victories for a time but were ultimately doomed to failure because of attrition in his manpower.