https://padlet.com/wbfoviasuc08/tb2mk9j8ww7t Biography en-us 2017-11-15 13:41:07 UTC 2017-11-20 12:49:54 UTC hello@padlet.com wbfoviasuc08 https://padlet.com/wbfoviasuc08/tb2mk9j8ww7t/wish/208377467 Robert Edward Lee was born on January 19, 1807, at his family home of Stratford Hall in northeastern Virginia. Lee was cut from Virginia aristocracy team. Lee came from a family with high leadership, he had family members that were president, Chief of Justice, signer if the Declaration of Independence and his father served as a cavalry leader during the Revolutionary War and earned recognition from General George Washington. Lee saw himself part of the family greatness  and enrolled to West Point Military Academy.]]> 2017-11-18 15:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfoviasuc08/tb2mk9j8ww7t/wish/208377467 wbfoviasuc08 https://padlet.com/wbfoviasuc08/tb2mk9j8ww7t/wish/208381443 Robert E. Lee attended West Point Military Academy. Lee placed second in his graduating class. Lee had perfect scores in three of his classes, artillery, infantry and cavalry. After graduating West Point, Lee got married to Mary Custis.]]> 2017-11-18 15:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfoviasuc08/tb2mk9j8ww7t/wish/208381443 wbfoviasuc08 https://padlet.com/wbfoviasuc08/tb2mk9j8ww7t/wish/208384440 In 1846, Lee distinguished himself as a brave battle commander and brilliant tactician. In the aftermath of the U.S. victory over its neighbor, Lee was held up as a hero. ]]> 2017-11-18 16:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfoviasuc08/tb2mk9j8ww7t/wish/208384440 wbfoviasuc08 https://padlet.com/wbfoviasuc08/tb2mk9j8ww7t/wish/208672319 Saved from being hanged as a traitor by a forgiving Lincoln and Grant, Lee returned to his family in April 1865. He eventually accepted a job as president of Washington College in western Virginia, and devoted his efforts toward boosting the institution's enrollment and financial support. In late September 1870, Lee suffered a massive stroke. He died at his home on October 12. Shortly afterward, Washington College was renamed Washington and Lee University.]]> 2017-11-20 12:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfoviasuc08/tb2mk9j8ww7t/wish/208672319 wbfoviasuc08 https://padlet.com/wbfoviasuc08/tb2mk9j8ww7t/wish/208674789 Robert E. Lee came to be regarded by sympathizers as a heroic figure of the South. Several monuments to the late general sprung up before the end of the 19th century, notably in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Dallas, Texas. ]]> 2017-11-20 12:37:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wbfoviasuc08/tb2mk9j8ww7t/wish/208674789 wbfoviasuc08 https://padlet.com/wbfoviasuc08/tb2mk9j8ww7t/wish/208676443

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