ROBERT E. LEE

DATE/Location OF BIRTH

• Robert E lee was born in start ford Virginia on January 19 1807.
• He died on October 12 1870 in Lexington Virginia VA.
• His Parents are Henry 111 & Anne Hill Carter lee.
• He had five brothers and three sisters.

EARLY LIFE

• To get an Education he went to West Point military Academy.
• His early job he served as a governor
• Family: meet his wife named Mary Curtis they had 7 kids

Robert lee was important to history because he was a famous confederate general in the south and well trained he also served in the war with Mexico

FAMOUS QUOTE

• The education of a man is never completed until he dies..

ACCOMPLISHMENTS /EVENTS

• He was appointed as colonel of the first regiment of cavalry by president Abraham Lincoln.
• In June 1861 lee assumed command of the army of northern Virginia which he would leed the rest of the war.