"Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less,"
- Robert E. Lee
Born on January 19, 1807 from war hero Henry Lee, Robert was introduced from a young age to the art of war. When he was old enough he attended the United States Military Academy, where he graduated second in his class. After the academy, he spent seventeen years as an officer in the Corps of Engineers, supervising the constructions of the coastals defences of the Nation. The first time Robert Lee stepped foot on a battlefield was during the war against Mexico. For his acts he was raised to a Colonel position. For three years, from 1852 to 1855 Lee was stationed at West Point training the recruits who, in the Civil War, will be his enemies and his soldiers. When the Civil War started, Lee resigned from his position in the US Army, saying that he “could not go against his own people”. During his career as a Commander of the Army of West Virginia, he led his men in many victories. He believed that to win the war the south needed to invade the south. On the Battle of Appromaxton Courthouse he was forced to surrender. That battle was the first of a series that ended the war.
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