Robert E. Lee at age 31, then a young Lieutenant of Engineers ... April 15, 1865 Lee rejoins his family in Richmond, where Mary has been living since 1861. That summer they will move to the ...

Grant than Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Lee was born the fourth child ... foray as a field commander in western Virginia in 1861, Lee supervised the preparation of coastal defenses along ...

“Robert E. Lee literally had the privilege of choosing which army he wanted to lead in the Civil War. He chose wrong.” It’s true that Lee was offered command of Union forces in April 1861 ...