Robert Lee
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Robert Lee
Robert
Edward Lee was born on January 19th, 1807 in Stratford, Virginia. Robert's
father was thrown in debtors jail many times for not paying on time. He was
introduced to war early in his life; his brother Sydney had shown him a cannon
ball and told him about the revolution. Mrs. Lee's stepson was old enough to
claim the mansion where they lived that his dead mother had gave to him in his
will. The Lee's left to live in Alexandria. Lee was brought up in a Christian
family. When Lee was 18, he went to West Point. There were only 6,000 other men
in the entire army. Later that year, Lee said goodbye to his mother and took a
stagecoach from Virginia to New York. At the end of his first year at West
Point, he was appointed Staff Sergeant. When he was twenty-two, he took his
money that he earned; $103.58 in cash and he started a home. On July 26, 1829,
Lee's mother died. Robert was at her bed when she died. Then on June 30, 1831
Lee married Mary Curtis. On September 16, 1832, Mary gave birth to George
Washington Curtis Lee. Then in 1835 they had their second child, Mary Curtis.
Mrs. Lee was put on bed-rest for many months due to illness. They had five more
children: William Henry Fitzgerald, Annie, Agnes, Robert and last Mildred. When
he was home, they all attended episcopal Church where he was raised. On May 13,
1846 the United States declared was on their southern neighbor. When Lee was 39,
he headed for Mexico. Lee's will said that he was worth about $38,750 with few
depts. He only had few slaves: Nancy and her children. And they were to be freed
"soon as it can be done to their advantage and that of others. On
Christmas, Lee wrote to his wife that he hoped this woul.d be the last time he
would be away from her. While...
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