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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 legendary general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War (1861-65). In June 1861, Lee assumed command of the Army of Northern Virginia, which he would lead for the rest of the war.
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Robert had many quotes here
is one:
''Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.''
This is my favorite because lots of people do this no names{Im prabably throwing shade right nowXD}
Robert was a very Loyal to his Family and made decisions based on their well being.
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Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee was a third cousin and the wife of Robert E. Lee, the prominent career military officer who subsequently commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
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In October of 1870, he suffered a massive stroke. He died at his house, surrounded by family, on October 12.
Robert became the great Southern hero of the War, a postwar icon of the "Lost Cause of the Confederacy" to some.
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Who was Robert Lee?
Robert E Lee was an American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865.
Robert was saved from being hung as a traitor by forgiving Lincoln and Grant.Lee returned to his family in April 1865. He eventually accepted a job as president of a small college in western Virginia, and kept quiet about the nation's politics following the war.
Robert E. Lee was born January 19, 1807 at "Stratford" in Westmoreland County. Continuing in the military tradition of his father, Lee entered West Point in 1825 and graduated second in his class in 1829. Robert served various military duties in many countries and states such as Georgia, Virginia, New York, Texas, and Mexico during the next 23 years. Roberts reputation increased in recognition and respectability, and in 1852 he was named superintendant of West Point. From February of 1860 until February of 1861, Lee commanded the Department of Texas the largest number of troops he had ever commanded. It was during this time that the secession movement began, and Lee had to evaluate his position as a Man devoted to the Union and as a Virginian. At this point, he did not agree with the political and economic arguments for Southern independence.Unfortunate as the choice was, If Robert was pressured to pick between fighting for Virginia or for the Union, Robert realized the decision would be simple. Roberts loyalties proved to be on the side of the South because of his family tradition and association with the state of Virginia.