Robert E. Lee
Robert Edward Lee was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate States Army near the end of the war. He led the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy's most powerful army, from 1862 until its surrender in 1865, earning a reputation as one of the war's most skilled tacticians.
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- Stratford Hall
- Educated at
- United States Military Academy
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"Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character."
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"We must forgive our enemies. I can truly say that not a day has passed since the war began that I have not prayed for them."
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