GARY HOLBROOK | AUTHOR | WEST LIBERTY KY

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Famous Appalachians | Robert. E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career United States Army officer, a combat engineer, and among the most celebrated generals in American history. He is also one of the very few generals in modern military history to ever be offered the highest command of two opposing armies. Lee was the son of Major General Henry Lee III "Light Horse Harry" (1756–1818), Governor of Virginia, and his second wife, Anne Hill Carter (1773–1829). He was also related to Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809).

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