This great and honorable man was born on January 19, 1807 in Virginia. His greatness came during the American Civil War. West Point trained, he would leave the U.S. Army to head the Army of Northern Virginia. His great tactics of war won his army many a battle. But without proper supplies and the weakness of many of his subordinate leaders General Lee would be forced to surrender his Army at Appomattox Court House after the fall of Richmond. He surrendered to General U.S. Grant who gave him good simple terms and they parted as friends. He had treated Lee with the utmost respect. General Lee would live about five more years after the war and passed away in 1870. His home of Arlington had been taken away to make a cemetery so he would never return there. Lee's tactics are still taught at West Point. There are many monuments to the man even a carving on Stone Mountain Georgia to remember the honorable man he was.
Reference:
1. Gen. Robert E. Lee, CSA, 1966.
