In the summer of 1863, Lee fought the Battle of Gettysburg on 1-3 July
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Pennsylvania, where he was defeated at Gettysburg, and never tried to invade the North again. He would shake his fist at the sky, and shout "Even the skies are against me in Pennsylvania."
Confederate
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
First Bull Run (July 1861) - Confederate victory which they were not able to follow-up, being just as disorganised as the Union army. Second Bull Run (August 1862) - Spectacular Confederate victory by the Lee-Jackson partnership, giving them the confidence to invade the North.
There is no information on how many commanding generals President Lincoln had gone through by June 1863. General George Meade commanded the Union army and General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate army.