Constructed in 1738, Stratford was the boyhood home of Declaration of Independence signers Richard Henry and Francis Lightfoot Lee, and it was the birthplace of Robert E. Lee.

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial in George Washington Memorial Parkway Located in Arlington, VA TRAVEL BASICS - CAMPING - LODGING ACTIVITIES - FACILITIES - FEES/PERMITS Arlington House photo by Steve Pittleman IN BRIEF The house that Robert E. Lee called home for 30 years and one uniquely associated with the Washington and Custis families is preserved today as a memorial to General ...

Tell me when this page is updated Gen. Robert E. Lee 1807-1870 Farewell Address to the Army of Northern Virginia He Lost a War but Won Immortality Biography of Gen. Robert E. Lee Books about Gen. Robert E. Lee Return to The Confederate Network ...

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Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) With all my devotion to the Union and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. I have therefore resigned my commission in the Army, and save in defense of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed, I hope I may ...

The Boyhood Home Of Robert E. Lee In Alexandria, VA., a description and a virtual tour.

Robert E. Lee: Born into a famous Virginia family on January 19, 1807, Robert E. Lee served his state with great devotion all his life. His family lived at Stratford and later Alexandria, Virginia. At the United States Military Academy he distinguished himself in both scholastics and martial exercises. He was adjutant of the corps and graduated second in the class of 1829. As a career officer, ...

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In Leesburg, Virginia, on September the 3rd, 1862, from a window in a big brick house on King Street, three little girls looked out. An ambulance stopped by a granite stepping stone and a soldierly figure with both wrists in splints, walked up the long box bordered brick path, and was welcomed.