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Robert E. Lee
The idol of the South to this day, Virginian Robert E. Lee
had some difficulty in adjusting to the new form of warfare
that unfolded with the Civil war, but this did not prevent
him from keeping the Union armies in Virginia at bay for
almost three years. The son of Revolutionary War hero
"Light Horse" Harry Lee-who fell into disrepute in his later
years attended West Point and graduated second in his
class. During his four years at the military academy he did
not earn a single demerit and served as the cadet corps'
adjutant. Upon his 1829 graduation he was posted to the
engineers. Before the Mexican War he served
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