Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was born on January 19th, 1807 in Virginia. His family members consisted of greatness such as a president, a chief justice, and signers of the Declaration of Independence. Because of his family’s great achievements, he felt that he himself was also destined for greatness which led him to enroll in the West Point Military Academy at the age of 18. He was just one out of six cadets who graduated from that class without a single demerit. Robert also achieved perfect scores in artillery, infantry and cavalry (Bio.com).
After he graduated he also married into an equally great family. He married Mary Custis who was the great-granddaughter of George and Martha Washington. They had a total of seven children which they all spent their lives on Mary’s father’s plantation. While Mary and the kids stayed there, this did not stop Robert E. Lee and his commitment to his military obligations.
In 1846 he finally got the chance he had been waiting for when the U.S. went to war with Mexico. Lee proved himself as a brave and brilliant tactician and battle commander. So much so that even …show more content…
This led to Robert’s resignation from the military and his return home. When Virginia voted to separate from the nation in 1861, Lee decided to lead the Confederate forces against the Union. Along with all of his victories he also had disasters as well when he tried to cross the Potomac, where 14,000 of his own men were either captured, wounded or killed. The war carried on and so did Robert E. Lee’s opponent’s victories, Ulysses S. Grant. Grant gained more and more of the Confederate’s territories until Lee finally surrendered to him at his private home in Appomattox, Virginia. He was quoted telling an aide, “I suppose there is nothing for me to do but go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand
Robert E. Lee was born on January 19th, 1807 in Virginia. His family members consisted of greatness such as a president, a chief justice, and signers of the Declaration of Independence. Because of his family’s great achievements, he felt that he himself was also destined for greatness which led him to enroll in the West Point Military Academy at the age of 18. He was just one out of six cadets who graduated from that class without a single demerit. Robert also achieved perfect scores in artillery, infantry and cavalry (Bio.com).
After he graduated he also married into an equally great family. He married Mary Custis who was the great-granddaughter of George and Martha Washington. They had a total of seven children which they all spent their lives on Mary’s father’s plantation. While Mary and the kids stayed there, this did not stop Robert E. Lee and his commitment to his military obligations.
In 1846 he finally got the chance he had been waiting for when the U.S. went to war with Mexico. Lee proved himself as a brave and brilliant tactician and battle commander. So much so that even …show more content…
This led to Robert’s resignation from the military and his return home. When Virginia voted to separate from the nation in 1861, Lee decided to lead the Confederate forces against the Union. Along with all of his victories he also had disasters as well when he tried to cross the Potomac, where 14,000 of his own men were either captured, wounded or killed. The war carried on and so did Robert E. Lee’s opponent’s victories, Ulysses S. Grant. Grant gained more and more of the Confederate’s territories until Lee finally surrendered to him at his private home in Appomattox, Virginia. He was quoted telling an aide, “I suppose there is nothing for me to do but go and see General Grant, and I would rather die a thousand