which had earned the reputation as one of the best schools in the country. Robert E. Lee graduates second in his class from West Point. While at the military academy, Lee is one of six students in ...

and we have the image of Robert E. Lee’s gracious surrender. Still, for many contemporary Americans, Lee is at best the moral equivalent of Hitler’s brilliant field marshal Erwin Rommel (who ...

Grant than Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Lee was born ... Later, Scott would write about Lee's remarkable performance in that war, calling him "the very best soldier I ever saw in the ...