Robert Edward Lee was born at Stratford, Westmoreland county, Virginia, on the 19th of January, 1807. His father, General Henry Lee, had been a great chief in Washington’s army. They sometimes call him “Light-Horse Harry Lee.” While with Washington, he was ever in front of the foe, and his troopers were what they always should be—the eyes and ears of the army.…
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