I. Childhood

A. Parents

B. First Home

C. Early Years

II. School/Marriage

A. Military Training

B. Marriage/Home

C. Early Military Career

III. Civil War

A. Early Campaigns

B. Turning Point

C. Closing Battle

IV. After the War

A. New Career

B. Memoirs

C. Final Evaluations

V. Bibliography

A. Books

B. Articles

Table Of Contents

A. Parents

B. First Home

C. Early Years

Parents

Harry Lee was born in near Dumfries, Virginia on January 29, 1756. When his son was still very young he abandoned his family and left to go for war. He graduated at Princeton in 1773, and on the outbreak of the War of Independence, became an officer in the patriot forces. He served under distinction of Washington, and in 1778 was promoted major and given the important command of a small irregular corps, with which he won a great reputation as a leader and...