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Robert E Lee was commander of Confederate forces. He was the top West Point graduate and a officer in the army when the Civil War started, but his home state Virginia went to the confederacy. When this happened he quit the army and became the commander of Confederate forces. His plantation was taken from him for 90.00 in taxes and it became Arlington national cemetery where the first union dead were buried. He was also married to the granddaughter of Washington's step daughter. They had 6 children. An interesting odd fact about Lee is throughout the war he had a pet chicken with him.

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