He was born in Stratford, Virginia. But after four years he moved from Stratford and moved to Alexandria, Virginia were he spent most of his youth. His father Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, a Revolutionary War hero, along with Ann Hill Carter Lee were the parents of the soon to be famous Robert Edward Lee. Robert was the fourth of many children, the last to survive into full maturity though. Henry Lee, the father, was a propulsive gambler and was away a lot so mostly his mother raised Robert. She taught him patience, control, and discipline. He was taught Christianity and accepted it. His father lost most of the family fortune to gambling so Lee wasn't very wealthy; in fact he was actually pretty poor. He watched his father go from failed enterprise to failed enterprise. And when Robert was only 11 his father died. Seeing all this around the house made Robert strive much harder to succeed in life. Young Robert seemed to inherit all the best characteristics of both of his parents and none of the flaws. Although "Light Horse Harry" had problems with handling money Robert had no financial problems throughout his entire life. From his father he got the unnatural physical strength and endurance and from his mother he got the patience, control, discipline, and kindness that made Robert a very good candidate to be successful in life. By the time he was 12 his mother and sisters were in poor health, his father was dead, and his brothers were away. Young Robert became the head of the household. Most of his time was spent taking care of them and doing chores around the house. Sometimes when his mother was feeling well Robert would stuff newspapers in the cracks of their carriage and take his mother for rides. Many years later while Robert was leaving for West Point Military Academy, his mother wrote to her cousin, "How will I get along without Robert? He has been both a son and a daughter to me.
Gen. Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee accomplished many things in his life since his birth in 1807. Many of these accomplishments have had an impact on the world today. Lee was a respected man, even during the Civil war the president and the opposing side (Union) admired him. General Robert E. Lee was...
Why Robert E. Lee Became the Symbol of the South During the 19th century, Robert E. Lee, through strategic brilliance and inspired leadership, turned the Confederate States of America from a defenseless military nation into a viable threat to the Union. Lee represented the South admirably with ...
I am doing a report on Robert E. Lee. In this report I will talk about what made his life so great, I will talk about his accomplishment and his failures, I will tell about his childhood and his manhood. Robert E. Lee was the confederates greatest general and one of the greatest generals of...
Robert Edward Lee was born on January 19, 1807, and died October 12, 1870. He was born on the Stratford Estate in Westmoreland County, Virginia to Henry "Light-Horse" Harry" Lee, a political leader and soldier, and Ann Hill Carter. His father had fought in the Revolutionary War. Robert E. Lee went t...
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Looking back into history, we will be able to find some comparisons and contrasts to the characteristics of the upper class today and in the days of General Robert E. Lee. What we will show is how the characteristic of today's upper class does not differ much from the characteristic of General Lee's upper class. ... Things have changed in the United States drastically since the days of Lee but the more things change the more they stay the same. ... The question of whether the modern day upper class has similar characteristics as those of General Lee has been the focus of this paper. ...
"Perspectives of the same event" People are very different and look at things very differently. Each perspective is reflected differently in each of these pieces of literature, even though they are all about the same event. The pieces of literature I chose are two ...
