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Born in Statford Hall, Vrginia to Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry".
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Graduated second in class from West Point Millitary Academy.
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Married Marry Anne Rudolf Curtis
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Turned down Abraham Lincoln when asked to command federal forces
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Robert E. Lee resigns from the army saying he could not fight his own people and instead accepted a general's commision in the new Confederate Army.
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the battle of cheat mountain was lees first battle of the civil war
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lees invasion plans were compromised. leading to his army and george mcclellan into the bloodiest one day batttle of the war. eventually ending in a stalemate.
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Lee ordered a huge assult which ended in a loss and Lee later wrote Jefferson Davis to offer his resignation, which Davis did not accept.
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Lee Surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House, putting an end to the Civil War.
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Died of a stroke at his home in Lexington, Virginia
