Robert Edward Lee


Robert Edward Lee was born of two distinguished Virginia families. He
was a devoted son, an outstanding Westpoint cadet, and an United States army
officer for thirty two years. He graduated second in his class.

Lee started his impressive Military career as a Lieutenant in the Corps
of Engineers. His first assignment was to work on the construction of Fort
Pulaski in 1830 near Savannah, Georgia. Then in 1831 he was transferred to Fort
Monroe, Virginia where he worked on harbor defenses.

In 1834 he moved to Washington, D.C. as an assistant to the chief of
engineers. In 1835 he was assigned to resolve the Ohio-Michigan boarder
conflict.

In 1837 he went to Saint Louis to work on stabalizing the Mississippi
river channel. He was promoted to captain in 1838. Being successful
in Saint
Louis he was assigned to Fort Hamilton in 1841 to work on the New York Harbor
fortifications.

When war broke out with Mexico in 1840 Lee was sent to......

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