No man proved a more worthy opponent to Ulysses S. Grant than Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Lee was born the fourth child of Colonel Henry Lee and Ann Hill Carter on January 19, 1807.

Lee's father, Maj. Gen. "Light-Horse Harry" Lee fought in the Revolutionary War. Robert E. Lee Memorial Association ... Lee resigned his U.S. Army commission to defend Virginia and fight for ...

At the age of 18, Robert leaves for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, which had earned the reputation as one of the best schools in the country. Robert E ... Lee. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.

Edwin Narain, D-Tampa, chairman of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus and a co-sponsor of the proposed bill to remove the Confederate statue from the U.S. Capitol, said he sees Robert E.