About Robert E. Lee

Robert Edward Lee, son of Henry and Ann Hill Carter Lee, was born on January 19,1807. Lee lived his youth in Alexandria, Virginia. Martha Washington's great granddaughter, Mary Ann Randolph Custis married Lee in 1831. As a young man he was exposed to Christianity and accepted its faith. He was appointed to West Point in 1825 where he exceeded in his scholastics and graduated with honors in 1829. Lee, like most top classmen, was given a commision as an engineer. Lt. Lee helped build the St. Louis waterfront and worked on coastal forts in Brunswick and…