Robert E. Lee General officer commanding Robert Edward Lee was an American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/robert-e-lee.html http://www.biography.com/people/robert-e-lee-9377163 Born: January 19, 1807, Stratford Hall, VA Died: October 12, 1870, Lexington, Virginia, VA Buried: October 15, 1870, Lee Chapel, Lexington, Virginia, VA Education: United States Military Academy (1825–1829) Children: George Washington Custis Lee, Quotes by Robert: http://bitbin.it/6nhs1FwH/