Robert Edward Lee Research Paper

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On January 19, 1807, Robert Edward Lee was born. He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia to Henry and Ann Hill Carter Lee, who was very ill when she gave birth to him (Kerby, 1997). Lee was named after Ann’s favorite brothers, Robert and Edward. Ann raised Henry’s children from his first marriage and the six children that she had with Henry with Lee being the fifth (Bader, 2014). Lee’s father went to prison for gambling, and when he was released, Ann moved the family from Stratford to Alexandria, Virginia. In this new town, people will still not fond of Henry, and he was injured in a riot which caused him to move to the West Indies alone to recover. Henry Lee never returned to his family leaving Lee to be the man of the household (Bader).

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