General in chief of the Confederate armies in the American Civil War, Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) displayed strategic sense and tactical skill that rank him among the great military captains of history. Robert E. Lee was born in Virginia's...

(b. January 19, 1807; d. October 12, 1870) Leading Confederate General during the Civil War. Robert E. Lee was the most notable Confederate commander of the Civil War, and a figure of mythic proportions. Son of "Light-Horse Harry" Lee,...

Born January 19, 1807 Westmoreland County, Virginia Died October 13, 1870 Lexington, Virginia Confederate general As commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, became the Confederacy's most famous military leader of the Civil...

Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 – October 12 1870) was a career United States Army officer, an engineer, and the most celebrated general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Lee was the son of Major General Henry Lee III...

Robert E. Lee. By ROY BLOUNT, JR. New York: Penguin Putnam, Inc., 2003. xii, 210 pp. $19.95. IN four brilliantly written volumes, Douglas Southall Freeman described the public life of Robert E. Lee while purposefully avoiding the general's private life or psychological make-up....

ROBERT E. LEE. By Emory Thomas. W.W. Norton; 472 pages; $30 TOO good to be true. It is hard to avoid using that sceptical epithet about Robert E. Lee, the Confederacy's greatest commander-- and man. It is easy to admire, respect and...

History buffs still captivated by Gen. Robert E. Lee planned lectures, a banquet and artillery salutes to mark the 200th anniversary of the Confederate strategist's birth.Events were scheduled throughout the weekend at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, at Lee's birthplace at Stratford Hall Plantation,...

Many people panic in times of great stress. Gen. Robert E. Lee, however, didn't waste his time getting upset. In 1862, the Army of Northern Virginia -- under Lee's command -- waited for one of his generals, James Longstreet, to mount an attack against Union...

A study of the tremendous impact that the state of Virginia had on Robert E. Lee, in terms of military, education, religion, and principles. More than just the primary factor in Lee's decision to join the Confederacy at the start of the Civil War, Virginia wholly influenced his development as a spiritual, principled man as well as his varied undertakings in life.

A biography of Robert E. Lee, one of the Civil War's most distinguished leaders. He was an admired soldier, even by his enemies, and considered a military strategy genious.

Robert E. Lee