What is Robert E. Lee's childhood?

Answer 1

He was the 5th child and the second to last child. He went to school for 3 years, and finally went straight from college into the war.

Even though he was born into a privileged aristocratic family, he did not have all the benefits of wealth. His father was absent for most of his childhood, and he had to assume many of the responsibilities for running the family businesses, including the plantation, to make ends meet. His mother instilled in him a work ethic, a sense of duty, and a fear of poverty. He spent any time that he was not working, studying to enter West Point so that he could receive a free, quality education. His mother also steered him toward marrying a woman with a large dowry in order to relieve the family's financial difficulties.

Answer 2

Alexandria, Virginia.

Their house could be seen from the roof of the White House.

Answer 3

He was born at "Stratford"-the family estate in Westmoreland County,Va. and at some point before he was 18 he moved with his Mother to Alexandria,Va.

Answer 4

Stratford Hall, near Motross, Virginia

Answer 5

Lexington Virginia.