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Robert E Lee Civil War Project

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Ben Osland
Mr. Reid
Social Studies, P.5
November 18, 2014 General Robert E. Lee: Civil War Project Today the Civil War is a major event in our nation, but what would to our nation be like today if a powerful significant person like General Robert E. Lee wasn’t part of the Civil War? Before the Civil War started Robert E. Lee was born and raised in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and was the son of Major General Henry Lee III, or the Governor of Virginia. Lee started his military war when he realized and saw himself as an extension of his family’s greatness in war. At age eighteen he got into the West Point Military Academy, where he worked hard and put his mind to work. He and just six students …show more content…

Abraham Lincoln gave Lee an opportunity to command the Federal forces in April 1861. Lee declined and offered his place from the army when Virginia seceded on April 17 1861. They argued that he couldn’t fight against his own people. He then accepted a general’s order to fight in the Confederate Army. His first fight in the Civil War happened in Cheat Mountain, Virginia on September 11, 1861. Even though the Union won the battle Lee’s reputation still arose. He was a military advisor to President Jefferson Davis until June 1862 when he took control over the wounded General Joseph E. Johnston's …show more content…

Lee finally realized to win he needed a victory against the Union. He started the invasion in September 1862 he set his attacks for Maryland and thought that this would drive the war's focus away from Virginia. But when the secret plan was soon discovered by the Union commander George McClellan there was no surprise and once they got there they knew so the two armies faced each other at the battle of Antietam. Even though his plans were out he gave an amazing and smart battle to McClellan, but after a long and terrifying war Lee and his army dropped out of the battle. Soon after that they had an amazing win against the Union at Chancellorsville. After winning this battle it gave Lee confidence in his

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