Facts about Robert E. Lee

Answer 1

• 1807-1870
• Washington and Lee College is named after him
• 63 years old when he died
• Had two horses Grace Darling and Traveller
• Had 7 kids
• One of his daughters, Annie, died of Typhoid
• His wife, Mary Custis was the step great-granddaughter of George Washington.
• His father, an officer in the Revolutionary war was well-liked by Washington

Answer 2

Lincoln had wanted to appoint him General-in-Chief of the Union armies.

He did not want to join the Confederates, but felt he ought to go with his State.

His mastery of the battlefield was really the triumph of the Lee-Jackson partnership - he and his army were never the same after Stonewall was killed.

In the second half of the war, Lee was suffering from heart disease (mis-diagnosed as rheumatism) and he confided to a few friends that he was past his best.

When it was time to go and meet Grant, to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia, he said "I would rather die a thousand deaths."

Answer 3

At the outbreak of war, he had had almost no experience of commanding infantry, and was so cautious that he was nicknamed 'Granny'. Within months, he had won a reputation for extreme boldness and dash, though most of the actions were carried out on his orders by Stonewall Jackson.

Answer 4

He actually opposed slavery and the only reason he joined the Confederate Army was because he cared about His birthplace Virginia

Answer 5

He was a general of the Confederacy.