Robert E.Lee -Nikayla
Who was Robert E. Lee?
Facts about Robert E.Lee
- Robert E.Lee was born January 19,1807.
- He was born in Stanford,Virginia,United States.
- Robert had 8 siblings.
- Robert went to college in United States military Academy of Norther Virginia.
- Robert graduated second in his class at west point.
All about his family
- Robert E.Lee had a father his name was Richard Henry Lee died June 19,1794.
- Robert E.Lee obviously had a mom her name was Anne Hill Carter Lee she died in 1829 in Virginia.
- Robert E.Lee had 8 siblings, Henry Lee IV, Sydney smith Lee, Charles Carter Lee, Algernon Sidney Lee, Lucy Grymes Carter, Anne Kinloch Lee Marshall, Phillip Lee, and Catherine Mildred Lee Childe.
His family (kids,wife)
- Roberts wife was Mary Anna Custis Lee, she was born October 1,1808 and passed away In November 5,1873.
- They got married June 30,1831at Fort Monroe.
- Mary and Robert had 7 kids three boys and four girls.
- The 4 girls name were Eleanor Agnes Lee, Anne Carter Lee, Mildred Childe Lee, and Mary Custis.
- The sons name were George Washington Custis Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, and Robert E. Lee Jr.
- Mary was buried next to her husband (Robert) on the Washington & Lee campus in Lexington, Virginia.
Backround Infomation
- Robert E. Lee among the bluest of Virginia blue bloods.
- Robert graduated second in his class at west (college).
- Three years later after the approval Jefferson Davis, then secretary of war, he transferred as a lieutenant colonel to the newly raised Second Cavalry and served in West Texas.
After the war he became president of Washington college.
The last words Robert E. Lee said was 'Strike the tent'.
Robert served as a captain under General Winfield Scott in the Mexican in the war.
Some success
Success
On August 29-30, he defeated General John Pope in the second Battle of Bull Run.
Lee's most brilliantly fought battle was the defeat of Joseph Hooker at Chancellorsville on May 1-4,1863.
Lee and his army achieved great success during the Peninsula Campaign and at Second Bull run ( Mansassas ) and Fredericksburg .
Lee served as a captain under General Winfield Scott in the Mexican War.
A failure
Failure
Lee's first command was in the western part of the state, were he failed to hold back invading Union forces in a area of strong pro-Union sentiment.
Why Robert E. Lee matters and who he inspired
Robert E. Lee maters because he fought in the American Civil War (1861-1865) and he led the Army of Northern Virginia from June 1862 until its surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9,1865. Robert inspired the people who want to be in the military and do what's right.
Whats happening to his statue?
Now in 2017 people are trying to destroying the Robert E. Lee statue because some people thought he represented slavery during the civil war in 1861.