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Mar 31, 2021 · Robert E. Lee was the leading Confederate general during the U.S. Civil War and has been venerated as a heroic figure in the American South.
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American and Confederate soldier, best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army. General Lee was born to Revolutionary War hero, Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, in Stratford Hall, Virginia, and seemed destined for military greatness.
Jul 19, 2019 · Robert E. Lee was a Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861–1865) who led the Army of Northern Virginia from June 1862 until its surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Descended from several of Virginia’s First Families, Lee was a well-regarded officer of the United States Army before the war.
General Robert E. Lee (1807–1870) has continuously ranked as the leading iconic figure of the Confederacy. A son of Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Robert graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1829, ranking second in a class of forty six—and without a single demerit.
The Civil War. A Smithsonian magazine special report. HISTORY. Making Sense of Robert E. Lee. “It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.”— Robert E. Lee, at...
Nov 8, 2017 · Robert E. Lee | Image Gallery Robert E. Lee's Life in Images. Robert E. Lee was a central character in America's defining national trauma, the Civil War. Explore other facets of...
Confederate artillery bombarded Fort Sumter on April 12, and three days later U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the rebellion. On April 18, the day after Virginia seceded, Lee was offered command of the United States Army being raised to put down the rebellion.
