Robert E. Lee
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Introduction
Robert E. Lee was born in Stratford Hall,
Virginia on January 19,1807. Robert E. Lee was the General of the
Confederate army & the Northern Vriginia army in the Civil War.
Lee was the son of a Revolutionary War hero, Henry "Light Horse
Harry" Lee III. Lee was an exceptional officer who was a combat
engineer for 32 years before resigning to join the Confederate cause.
Later on, Lee had become the General for the Confederate army.
Lee had commanded one of the most powerful armies that put a
struggling toll on the Union army.
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History/ Interesting Facts
Lee was secretly ridiculing the Confideracy in letters denouncing the secession as a "revolution" and a betrayal of the efforts of our founders. Lee was appointed to command all of Virginia's armed forces, and was named one of the five full generals of the Confederate Army. When Lee was appointed a general for the south, he said he would not wear the insignia of a general rank until the Civil war was won. Robert E. Lee was one of the best strategic generals of the history of the U.S. General Lee, only a few weeks after the Civil War suffered a horrific stroke, that later claimed his life on October 12th, 1870 in Lexington, Virginia.
Lee was secretly ridiculing the Confideracy in letters denouncing the secession as a "revolution" and a betrayal of the efforts of our founders. Lee was appointed to command all of Virginia's armed forces, and was named one of the five full generals of the Confederate Army. When Lee was appointed a general for the south, he said he would not wear the insignia of a general rank until the Civil war was won. Robert E. Lee was one of the best strategic generals of the history of the U.S. General Lee, only a few weeks after the Civil War suffered a horrific stroke, that later claimed his life on October 12th, 1870 in Lexington, Virginia.
Links
http://www.civilwarhome.com/leebio.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E_Lee
Bibliography
Weeks, Dick. Civil War Biographies. 1997. http://www.civilwarhome.com
creator of web page; Ryan Gustafson St. Gabriel the Archangel
last updated 4/11/11
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