Robert+E.+Lee

=Robert E. Lee=


 * General of the Confederate army.
 * was a govenor of Virginia before becoming General.
 * Lee was asked to be the General for the Union but declined the offer because of his allegiance to his homeland, Virginia. He later was asked to lead the Confederates and accepted the offer.
 * Lee's greatest victories were at the Seven Days Battle, the Second Battle of Bull Run, and the Battle of Fredricksburg.
 * He was the son of a famous Revolutionary War hero named Harry Lee.
 * In 1859 he was ordered by the Marines to lead and eradicate the rebellion of John Brown.
 * He lost one of his biggest battles in the battle of Gettysburg.
 * Lee graduated from West Point.
 * He served as a captain in the Mexican War.
 * Married Mary Ann Rudolf Cutis.
 * He lived from January 19th 1807-October 12th 1807.
 * After he graduated from West Point he became a engineer and helped engineer many military bases and ports.
 * His wife was the great granddaughter of George Washigton.
 * Lee owned about a dozen slaves.
 * When Lee's father-in-law passed away he inhereted 196 slaves from his father-in-laws plantation.
 * There is alot of evidence that shows Lee actually didn't oppose slavery. He just fought for South to show his southern pride.
 * After the war Lee had his citizenship stolen. He didn't get it back until 10 years later.
 * After the war, the Union burnt Lee's house down and all of his slaves were released.

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