Robert E Lee

Robert Edward Lee was born on January 19th, 1807 in Stratford, Virginia. Robert's father was thrown in debtor jail many times for not paying on time. He was in a 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 him in his will. The Lee's left …

…that the south had won the first major battle of the Civil War. Lee’s son Washington died in the war. Washington's death hit Lee. He was a good friend of the family. Lee had been involved in the war for the whole time that it was going on. He had many battles, and he was fighting very bravely and strong until the war ended. He lived a happy life after the war was over.