Robert E. Lee
True patriotism sometimes requires of men to act exactly contrary, at one period, to that which it does at another, and the motive which impels them -- the desire to do right -- is precisely the same.
~Letter to General Beauregard, October 3, 1865
Robert E. Lee was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. He eventually commanded all Confederate armies as general-in-chief. After the war, as president of a distinguished academic institution, he helped to bind up the nation's wounds with steadfast and principled integrity.
In the intervening 150 years, he has taken his place as a true American patriot, honored and respected by all Americans. Read about his life and discover what has made this man so revered, not only in the "Old South" and to Confederate sympathizers, but to Americans from every corner of this great land.
For more information: biography, Civil War, analysis of Lee at Gettysburg, Arlington National Cemetery, Washington & Lee University, boyhood home virtual tour, Arlington House, from some of his letters, a few of his famous quotations.
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