Robert E. Lee was born to Col. Henry Lee and Ann Hill Carter. When Lee’s father was beaten up by an angry mob and left to recover his health, Lee’s mother became the head of the family. Lee’s family struggled to make ends meet. However, from the difficult times, Lee took with him self-denial, self-control, and order. Lee’s family could not afford for him to attend a school with tutors. However, from his mother he learned arithmetic and his fundamental language skills: reading, spelling, grammar, and writing. Eventually, Lee attended West Point, a military school. Lee had always had the heart and traits of a perfect gentleman; he was kind, distinguished, humorous, unmistakably disciplined, and was the best leader one could ask for. It was