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Early Years. Confederate General who led southern forces against the Union Army in the American Civil War, Robert Edward Lee was born January 19, 1807, in Stratford Hall, Virginia.
Time Line. 1  January 20, 1732 - Richard Henry Lee is born to Thomas Lee and Hannah Ludwell Lee in Westmoreland County. He is the fourth of their eight children who survive to adulthood. 2  1740 - Construction on Stratford Hall, Thomas Lee's estate in the Northern Neck of Virginia, is completed, and Lee and his family move into the new residence.