Lee, Robert Edward
soldier, was born Jan. 19, 1806, in Stratford, Va. He was the celebrated confederate general of the civil war. He was the son of General Henry Lee, of the revolution, often called Light-Horse Harry, and married the daughter of the adopted son of General Washington.
After arduous struggle as majorgeneral of the confederate forces, which as a Virginian an he felt bound to lead, he surrendered to Grant, April 9, 1865, and thus closed the He died Oct. 13, 1870, in Lexington, war.
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