Robert E. Lee

Lee was born on January 19, 1807, Westmoreland City, Va. His profession was that he graduated at West Point in 1829, engineering duty, Mexican War, superintendent of West Point in 1829, engineering duty, Mexican War, superintendent of West Point, 2nd Calvary, commanded the forces that captured John Brown's body at Harper's Ferry. He died October 12 1870, Lexington, Va.

Lee was a great who commanded the Confederate Army in the Civil War. He is one of the most beloved figures in American history. Lee's fame rests
on on his achievements in military as Confederate Commander in the face of overwhelming odds, and on his outstanding personal character. Ne won the
respect of Northerners as well as Southerners. Lee for one section of the younger nation, but the struggle did not make him intolerant. He fought, not
for the personal gain, but to prove himself worthy of a case. Union General
Ulysses S. Grant to whom Lee was finally forced to surrender, he said about Lee, "There is not a man in the Confederacy whose influence with the whole people was as great as he is."

Lee spent 4 years at Stratford. At age 12, he became the head of the household

Lee also was a US military leader, Confederate commander in the American
Civil War, and military strategist. He freed his own slaves long before war began and he was opposed to succession, however his love to his native Virginia
led him to join the Confederacy. Lee had been offered command of the Union
Armies, but he resigned his commission to return to Virginia.

In May of 1862 Lee struck a Unionist
battle group near Richmond and in what was called the " Seven Day Battle." He drove the army away from the capital:

"As I take command of this army I can see. That my job will be tough to accomplish. The outlook for the Confederacy is dim to say the least and furthermore the Northern Army is
slowly taking control of the Mississippi River Valley, our main supply route. A large Northern Army is in site of Richmond which we will have to destroy first."

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