Lee, Robert Edward

Lee, Robert Edward, 1807–70, general in chief of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, b. Jan. 19, 1807, at Stratford, Westmoreland co., Va.; son of Henry (“Light-Horse Harry”) Lee.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Character and Influence
• Civil War Leadership
• Pre–Civil War Career
• Bibliography

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