Essay Archive - Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee was born on January 19th, 1807 in Stratford, Virginia.
Robert's father was thrown in debtors jail many times for not paying on
time. He was introduced to war early in his life; his brother Sydney had
shown him a cannon ball and told him about the revolution. Mrs. Lee's
stepson was old enough to claim the mansion where they lived that his dead
mother had gave to him in his will. The Lee's left to live in Alexandria.
Lee was brought up in a Christian family.
When Lee was 18, he went to West Point. There were only 6,000 other men in
the entire army. Later that year, Lee sai....
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