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Robert E. Lee: Hero In The Civil War

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onfederate General Robert Edward Lee led southern Army against the Union Army. He was born on January 19, 1807, in Stratford Hall, Virginia. He felt like he had to live up to his family's legacy. His family consisted of a Chief justice of the United States, a president, and singers of the Declaration of Independence. Early on, Lee thought he was apart of his family’s greatness already. At 18, he enrolled at West Point Military Academy, where he put very hard thinking and work into. He was one of six cadets in his graduating class who finished without getting a demerit, and got perfect scores in artillery, infantry, and cavalry. He looked up to his dad Colonel Henry Lee, also known as “Light-Horse Harry”. He was a war hero in the Revolutionary War. …show more content…

She was the great-granddaughter of George and Martha Washington. Lee and Mary had seven children, three sons and four daughters. Later in 1846, Lee got the chance he wanted his whole life and left to go to war with Mexico. He left Mary and the kids on her father’s plantation. When the U.S. won the war, Lee got praised by General Winfield Scott. He was held up as a war hero, Lee tried to look brave and smart. When that war was over, he went back home to the farm. However, he found it quite difficult to be away from the battlefield. Then, his father in law, Mary’s father past away. So, the property had fallen under hard times. Then for two years, he tried to make it profitable again. In 1859, Lee returned to the army at a very difficult position at a lonely cavalry outpost in Texas. Then in October Lee’s attack against John Brown at Harper’s Ferry, only lasted an hour. This put him on a list of names to lead the Union army if they go to war. Lee surprised with his offer, turned it down. Lee’s commitment to virginia, outweighed his commitment to the

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January 12, 1807 Robert Edward Lee was born in Stratford,Virginia to Henry Lee and Anne Lee. He was a super adventurous child . Most of the time he wandered off into space when he convinced his mom he wouldn’t. During the harsh Civil War, Edward led the Southern forces from 1861 to 1865.And, for those years even though he had barely any soldiers he still fought through it .He also had not to much money for supplies they won many victories.

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Robert E. Lee imagined that by battling in Maryland, he could win support from the general population of Maryland, and also bolster his troops with nourishment from Maryland ranches. President Abraham Lincoln put Major General George B. McClellan accountable for the Union troops in charge of safeguarding Washington, D.C., against Lee 's attack. McClellan 's Army of the Potomac conflicted first with Lee 's men on September 14, with the

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Two days after being offered a spot in the command of the Union Army, Robert E. Lee resigned from the U.S army. The occurrence came two days after his native state of Virginia seceded from the Union, joining the Confederate States of America. HIs resignation was shocking to the yankees. Two days after his official resignation, Lee was appointed a major general of the confederate forces in Virginia -- showing his loyalty to his home state. Robert E. Lee when then go on to serve in several different regions throughout Virginia.

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“Robert E. Lee (1807-70) served as a military officer in the U.S. Army, a West Point commandant and the amazing general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War 1861-1865. In June 1861, Lee gained command of the Army of Northern Virginia, which he would lead for the rest of the war. Lee and his army achieved great success during the Peninsula Campaign and at Second Bull Run and Fredericksburg, with his greatest victory coming in the bloody Battle of Chancellorsville. In the spring of 1863 Lee invaded the North only to be defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg. With Confederate defeat a near blowout, Lee continued on, battling Union General Ulysses S. Grant in a series of battles in Virginia in 1864-1865 before he finally surrendered

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This forced Lee to gather food and supplies from local farmers and residents. This significantly weakened the Confederate forces because they didn’t get the proper amount of supplies. This was the beginning of the weakening of Lee’s

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Robert Edward Lee didn’t have an exciting or special life growing up before the Civil War, however, as he got older, things changed and he became a special part of our country. Robert Edward Lee was born to Revolutionary War hero Henry “ Light-Horse Harry” Lee in Stratford Hall, Virginia on January 19, 1807 ( Civil War Trust ).Although he had a financial hardship that caused his father to depart to the West Indies, youthful Robert made a permanent appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he graduated second in the class of 1829 ( Civil War Trust ).Two years following, him and Mary Anna Randolph Custis which was a descendant of George Washington’s adopted son, John Parke Custis, got married ( Civil War Trust ).Instead

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Wright was getting ready with a very well coordinated attack. While coordinating his attack plans and he was attacked by the Union. Wright and Lee, who was overlooking the battle, decided to retreat because the battle was becoming so bad. Lee headed towards the Appomattox river, but Lee’s plans were ruined because he had to move. When he did he ended up surrounded by Grant’s army on all sides.

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If General Lee had listened to General Longstreet during the Battle of Gettysburg, they probably would have won, thus leading to the ultimate victory of the Confederacy, since that battle was the turning point of the war. Since they did lose the war, they lost homes. Men, battle tired, worn, and defeated, returned back to their home states to find many of their homes destroyed. Not only homes were lost, but families were lost as well. Families lost fathers, brothers, and sons.

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In the first letter sent, General Lee talks about the struggles they were going through. Many suffered during this time in many different ways and struggled to stay alive. They were losing many people and not only soldiers but Generals too. General Barksdale was killed,General Garnett and Amistead were both missing. Generals Pender and Trimble were wounded in the leg and had a lot of trouble walking so moving to different places was hard.

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Richard Henry Lee was born in 1732 in Virginia. He was born into fame and wealth. He was the oldest of the four boys born unto Thomas and Hannah Harrison Ludwell Lee. Richard was raised around military officers, diplomats, and legislature. Richard’s father Thomas Lee, was the governor of Virginia before he fell ill and passed away in 1750.

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Which gives people the impression that he is some kind of upper class and noble therefore, more important. As for Lee 's background it was taken indoors. Perfectly clean and nothing around him, putting all of the focus on him and more of a traditional picture. All this gives the feeling "transplanted to a New World... embodied a way of life that had come down through the age of knighthood and English country squite. " (page 374) Grant and Lee were different people in many ways, by looking at their pictures.

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Robert Edward Lee born in January 19, 1807 in Stratford, Virginia, United States. Robert was the fifth child and third son of Henry, also called “Light-Horse Harry,” Lee and Anne Hill (Carter) Lee, war born at “Stratford,” Westmoreland County. Robert studied at Alexandria schools and had also displayed aptitude for mathematics, Robert led a normal, outdoor life, but from boyhood he had to take care of his ill mother. In 1824 he realize his father’s military career and was inspired to take the opportunity of procuring a professional education without draining the limited financial resource of his family, this led him to seek appointment to West Point. Robert entered in 1825, much more mature and better prepared than the average boy of his age, he has a scholarship and with his proficiency in military exercise, became an adjutant of the corps, and graduated number two in the class of 1829 without a demerit.

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Before this Lee was making all the Union Generals look terrible and then the Union finally got a win. This changed the whole war because then the Union started winning more battles and they would add up and eventually lead to them winning the war. There was no chance of the Union winning the war until this

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Robert E. Lee’s (1807-1870) contribution to the United States as a war general and commander received positive connotations for his commitment, attitude and inspiration on the battlefield. However, it is debateable about his contributions because of Robert Lee’s association in the Civil War (1861-1865) to the Confederate Army that fought for the Southern States. Robert Lee lead many successful campaigns and battles including the following; helping defeat Mexican armies that lead to U.S land gains and westward expansion, battles against a more powerful army in the Civil War. Despite these achievements Lee’s loyalty for the Confederate Army that fought to uphold slavery undermines his success and is highly debateable about whether his contribution is justified or not. Robert Lee’s contributions to his nation begin before the Civil War in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).

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Lee was so fearless he determined to invade the North reiteratively. Robert E. Lee strategy was to drift the fighting away from Virginia and into the Union Territory. He wanted to move the fighting, because the Confederate were under siege in Virginia. Lee hoped to gain recognition from Britain and France for the Confederacy. Joesph Hooker,the Union commander, was exposed to the worst defeat of the Army of Potomac in the Battle of Chancellorsville.

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