General Robert E. Lee was a very important and honorable man that protected his people even if he didn't agree with what they wanted.
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some backgroundWas known as "The Man In Grey" because he would wear grey suits, he even rode a grey horse. He was a southern general from Virginia. He was a gentleman that was religious and soft-spoken. He went to college at West Point. He never got a demerit and was 2nd in his class. In his general career he fought in the West. While being a general he captured John Brown at Harper's Ferry.
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the North and south split
President Abraham Lincoln asked him if he would be the general for the Northern states, he said "no" that he wouldn't go up against his home state of Virginia, but he did oppose secession and slavery. He was given command of the Northern Virginia Army, and eventually the whole Southern Army.
legacy of lee
Quotes of Lee
"It is well that war is so terrible,
otherwise we should grow too fond of it." |
"I cannot trust a man to control others
who cannot control himself." |
"We have fought this fight as long, and as well as we know how. We have been defeated. For us as a christian people, there is now but one course to pursue. We must accept the situation."