Robert E. Lee
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Robert Edward Lee (1807 – 1870) was a Confederate States of America army general. He led the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War, and is still considered one of America's greatest generals. He started out as a engineer but then moved up the ranks. Before the Civil War, Lee was an officer in the Mexican-American War. He was also head of West Point, and led the troops that caught John Brown. He was born on January 19, 1807. He lived in Arlington, Virginia on the land that is now Arlington National Cemetery.
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