“A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others.” This quote was made in 1871 by one of the greatest generals and probably men in American History; Robert Edward Lee. Robert Edward Lee was a general in the American Civil War. He led his men and stood with them in each and every they were in and got many of them out safely.
Robert E. Lee was born on January 19, 1807 at Stratford in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was the youngest son of Major-General Henry “Light Horse Harry” Lee and his second wife, Ann Hill (Carter) Lee. His siblings from his father’s first wife are Philip Ludwell Lee, Lucy Grymes Lee, Henry Lee, and Nathaniel Greene Lee. His siblings from his father's second wife are Algernon Sidney Lee, Charles Carter Lee, Anne Kinloch Lee, Sydney Smith Lee, and Catherine Mildred Lee.
Due to falling political prospects and monetary problems his family moved from their home in Stratford to a home in Alexandria, Virginia on the Potomac River. That is where he was raised. He attended grammar school, did many outdoor activities along the river such as fishing and swimming. He had many ties to Revolutionary War heros because his father had served.
Lee had determined he was going to follow the path of his father and be in the Army. So in 1825 he started his school term at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Four years later in 1829 Lee graduated, without a demerit against his name, 2nd in his class, a class of 46. He served as the cadet corps’ adjutant. He was later commissioned a brevet 2nd Lieutenant of Engineers.
Before the Mexican War he worked on engineering projects in Georgia, Virginia, and New York. During the war he was a member on the staffs of John Wool and Winfield Scott. Di...
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Joseph Plumb Martin was born in 1760 just as the American Revolution was about to dawn. Martin never commanded large bodies of troops in battle: he never told major political offices. He never engaged in vital diplomatic negotiations, and he never invented anything of consequence or made a notable scientific discovery. He never acquired great wealth to distribute as a renowned philanthropist. Martin was very much just an ordinary person who, according to one of his admires, had “acquired a fund of knowledge, which with his lively social disposition and ready wit made him a highly entertaining and instructive companion. The winter of this year passed off without any very frightening alarms,
General Lee said, to be a good soldier you must love the army, to be a good general you must be prepared to order the death of the thing you love, and therein lies the great trap of soldiering. When you attack you must hold nothing back." Thomas J. Jackson was both a good soldier and a good general. In the Mexican War he fought with all his heart for his country. When the Civil War came, he was a general. He never hesitated to send his men forward. He held nothing back. George McClellan also fought with all his heart for his country in the Mexican War. When the time came to send his men forward in the Civil War, he couldn’t do it. He loved the army to much to order its death.
Lee was born in Stratford, Virginia. Lee was the fourth child of General Henry Lee III, Governor of Virginia, and his mother, Anne Hill Carter, Lee was raised by his mother who taught him about authority, tolerance, and order. Lee was exposed to Christianity at an early age and devoted his life to god. In 1825, Lee was accepted into West Point. There he learned about warfare and how to fight. In 1829, Lee graduated 2nd of 46 in his class, but even more surprising is that he didn’t get a single demerit while attending West Point. Afterward, Lee was appointed as Superintendent of West Point from 1852 to 1855. After he served his term, Lee left West Point to become a Lieutenant Colonel in the 2nd Cavalry of Texas.
George Rogers Clark was born in Albermale County, Virginia on November 19, 1752 to John and Ann Rogers Clark. The Clark family consisted of six boys and four girls living on a four hundred acre plantation. George Rogers Clark was not even the most famous person in his family, his younger brother William later came to fame with his good friend Merriwether Lewis for exploring Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase. The Clark family was very well to do and influential, which enabled them to send young George to very good school, and have him tutored by some of the great minds in the region, like George Mason. George Rogers Clark had three friendships as a child that forever changed and shaped his future as a leader and revolutionary war hero.
Throughout the war, Lee had been awed by his soldiers dedication. He issued General Order Number 9, which was his last official communication to his army. The order told the army of his admiration and appreciation for them. The tribute was so eloquent that generations of southern school children would recite it as their counterpart to Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America "Fourscore and seven years ago ." These are the first 5 of only two hundred seventy-two words that remade America. In Lincoln at Gettysburg: The Words That Remade America, the author, Gary Wills, informed us that Abraham Lincoln wanted equality among us and to unite as one. In Abraham Lincoln's own speech, he would not mention single individuals or even top officers. Everyone was considered as equal importance and was never any different. "Though we call Lincoln's text the Gettysburg Address, that title clearly belongs to Everett." 1 This is very true, which I think is interesting. Everett who was chosen by David Wills to commemorate the National Cemetery of Gettysburg, was supposed to be the speaker while Lincoln was only the dedicatory remarks speaker. Not only did Lincoln have the favorable speech, it was only three minutes while Everett's was two hours long. Lincoln also supposedly was not supposed to be there to speak; he actually just told a correspondent that he would be present. It's amazing to believe that a two hundred seventy-two word speech would say so much to thousands of people.
Alexander Hamilton was born as an illegitimate child on the Island of Nevis on January 11, 1757. Alexander Hamilton was educated at what is now Columbia University. Hamilton served as a soldier and Washington’s personal secretary during the Revolutionary War. After the Revolutionary War, he studied law in New York and served in the Continental Congress from 1782-1783(Onager CD-ROM). In 1787 Hamilton...
After the surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865 Lee’s military career ended and thus his civilian life began when he returned to his family on April 15. Whatever happened, he had no desire to leave Virginia. "I cannot desert my native state in the hour of her adversity," he remarked to a friend. "I must abide her fortune, and share her fate" (Virginia Historical Society).
Although he was President, he was also a lawyer who was self taught. He ran for many things and lost before he was elected President. Now he is considered a hero. Abraham Lincoln is a hero because he was brave, he was a strong leader, and he stood up for what he believed in.
Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest generals in United States History. His great accomplishments during the Mexican and American War along with the Civil War makes him one of the greatest. He was a great leader and a great man. He wished for the country to have peace and to heal. He wasn't referred as the enemy during the war, but as someone supporting his
Carolina. The. His father died before the war, and his mother and siblings all died during the war from disease or other causes, leaving him an orphan at the age of 14. When he was a kid he only received sporadic education, and education back then was simply not enough. But he did well and eventually went on to study law.
Imagine traveling 3,700 miles of mountains and dangerous terrain while confronting the most savage of creatures including 600 pound bears and Native Americans with spears, bows and clubs. Every night you risk almost freezing to death and starvation while having to eat candles and sometimes your own horses just to stay alive. Lewis and Clark had to do just this along with their crew. They had to use three skills to survive through all of this. They had to show courage, commitment and most importantly resourcefulness. Lewis and Clark are some of the Bravest people that ever lived.
Robert E Lee is very quick and smart. He knows how to improve the quality of troops and to nullify the Union’s advantage. Lee is willing to make bold and risky moves, and does not let his defeats hinder his performance. General Lee has great relations with his soldiers, and uses his engineering experience to his advantage.
However, many would view his The idea of honor much like the victor of war, has no true answer, but the most correct observation lays in perspective. Each soldier fights for their own individual cause, while one views the other as dishonorable, they likely view themselves as honorable, as a soldier willing to sacrifice.
Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28th, 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama, where she was raised. Her father Frances Cunningham was a lawyer and local newspaper owner and her mother Amasa Coleman Lee suffered from bipolar disorder which made her rarely leave their house. Her parents had four other children in which Lee was the youngest. Lee grew up a tomboy and met a friend by the name of Truman Capote, although Capote was two years older they became the closest of friends. Capote was more sensitive and did not get along with boys his age so Lee helped protect him from bullies. Once Lee started attending Monroe County High School she found a passion for English literature and writing. Once Lee graduated she attended an all-female Huntingdon College then after a year she transferred to the University of Alabama where she studied law and wrote for the school’s newspaper. Lee left the