For school I had to do a report on a someone from the civil war, so to add a twist I did the cousin of General Robert E. Lee.

1. Edwin Gray Lee By: Paige Mertens

2. His Side Lee was a Confederate.

3. Why? Lee was on the Confederate’s side because their way was the way Lee was brought up and he want that way to stay.

4. His Military Life Lee joined the 33rd Virginia Infantry as a 2nd Lieutenant in April of 1861. Soon became 1st Lieutenant under General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. Became a Major then Lieutenant Colonel. Soon became Colonel but was captured after Antietam . Became General on Sept. 23rd 1864.

5. Battles He Lived Through The first Battle of Bull Run Battle of Shenandoah Valley Seven Day’s Battle The second Battle of Bull Run Battle of Antietam Battle of Cedar Mountain Battle of Fredericksburg

6. Interesting Facts Lee had to leave the army twice because of poor health. Lived in Canada for two years. Witness the trail of John Surratt, the man who killed Abe Lincoln. Died because of the “disease of the lungs.” Second cousin to General Robert E. Lee.

7. Sources http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10671 http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/were-southern-children-really-subjected-to-yankee-lies-in-school-texts/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Gray_Lee http://myweb.wvnet.edu/~jelkins/lp-2001/lee.html