Robert Edward Lee

Robert Edward Lee

(January 19, 1807 - October 12, 1870)

Born January 19, 1807 in Virginia at Stratford Hall along the Potomac River, his father was none other then the famous Revolutionary hero "Light Horse Harry" or Henry Lee, who had also been a former governor of Virginia. His mother was Anne Carter of Shirley, who was also Henry Lee's second wife. Robert was the fourth out of five children from this marriage.