
Robert E Lee: Life & Legacy
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The Life and Times of Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee comes from revolutionary stock, one generation out, son of an officer in the revolution,. He is famously a Virginian, born on the Lee plantation called Stratford Hall downriver from George Washington's home, Mount Vernon. His dad is a less than successful planter, however; he bet all his money on land and lost really badly.
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