Robert E Lee Research Paper

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General Robert Edward Lee served as a military officer in the U.S. Army, was a West Point commandant and was the legendary general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Robert E. Lee was born on January 19, 1807 in Stratford Hall, Virginia. Lee. He grew up in Northern Virginia with his mother and eight other siblings. His father, Henry Lee, left Robert, and his siblings, when he was six and died when Robert was 11. From age 18-22, Lee attended the vigorous military academy, West Point, in New York. After graduating from West Point, Lee went on to marry Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee and together they had seven children. Lee stayed committed to his military obligations and traveled all over the country, while his wife and their