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- Lee attended Eastern View, a school in Fauquier County, Virginia. He may have attended schools in Shirley, Virginia, and in Alexandria, Virginia, as well. His mother instructed him in the Episcopalian faith. Lee attended the United States Military Academy at West Point and graduated second in the class of 1829.
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Oct 16, 2023 · Children. 7. Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a colonel in the United States Army. He became the General-in-chief of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He led the Army of Northern Virginia in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
Since Robert's family didn't have any money, he saw the military as a great way to get a free education and to have a career. He entered the West Point Military Academy at the age of 18 and graduated in 1829 near the top of his class.
Introduction. General Robert E. Lee led Southern armies during the American Civil War (1861–65). Even though his side had fewer soldiers and less money than the Union (the North), he scored many victories. Early Life. Robert Edward Lee was born in Stratford, Virginia, on January 19, 1807. His father was Henry Lee, a hero of the American Revolution.
Oct 29, 2009 · With little money for his education, Lee went to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for a military education. He graduated second in his class in 1829—and the following month he would...
The Lees had seven children. Lee’s application to his work won him promotion to the rank of captain. His first experience in actual battle came in the Mexican War. He was one of a group of young engineer officers on the staff of Winfield Scott, the general in chief of the army.
Robert E. Lee is most famous for being the commander of the Confederate States Army. Robert E. Lee was born on January 19th, 1807 in Stratford Hall, Virginia, United States. Robert E. Lee was the son of American politician Henry Lee III and Anne Hill Carter Lee.
Lee was born on January 19, 1807 in Stratford Hall, Virginia. His father Henry ‘Light Horse Harry’ Lee III was a revolutionary war hero and governor of Virginia (1791-94). He joined US Military Academy, West Point in 1825 and upon graduation in 1829 he joined the Corp of Engineers in US Army.
