Essays Tagged: "Robert E. Lee"

Robert Frost

Robert Frost Robert Frost was born on March 26, 1874 in San Francisco. His fatherwas William ... nd Williamwent from job to job as a journalist. About a year after moving to SanFrancisco, they had Robert. They named him Robert Lee Frost, afterWilliam's childhood hero, Robert E. Lee. Frost' ... bert E. Lee. Frost's father died from tuberculosis at age thirty-four, in 1885.Isabelle took Robert and his sister back east to Massachusetts. Soonthey moved to Salem, New Hampshire, where ther ...

(4 pages) 200 0 5.0 Mar/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Robert E. Lee

than the CivilWar, fought between the North and the South. This biography, GreatAmerican Generals - Robert E. Lee, by Ian Hogg, takes the reader throughthe life of one of the greatest heroes of that w ... a well known author of military history, and works as aweapons evaluator in addition to his writing.Robert E. Lee was born in Stratford, Virginia on January 19, 1807.His father, Henry Lee, had achieve ...

(13 pages) 174 1 2.7 Jan/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Robert E. Lee

han the Civil War, foughtbetween the North and the South. This biography, Great American Generals - Robert E.Lee, by Ian Hogg, takes the reader through the life of one of the greatest heroes of thatwa ... a well known author of military history, andworks as a weapons evaluator in addition to his writing.Robert E. Lee was born in Stratford, Virginia on January 19, 1807. His father,Henry Lee, had achieve ...

(13 pages) 171 1 3.7 Sep/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Gettysburg, A Critical Review

ge in attitude and morale for the north. The battle also broke the myth of invincibility of General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia.The StrategyThe Confederate general staff and Civili ...

(3 pages) 143 0 3.4 Oct/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Life of George Washington

gton is the greatest of all. While Abraham Lincoln may be remembered as the greatest president, and Robert E. Lee or Ulysses S. Grant as the greatest general, George Washington was the most important ...

(14 pages) 197 0 3.2 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Presidents

Gettysburg

of people involved in The War at Gettysburg. Major Joseph Hooker had 115,000 men in his army. Major Robert E. Lee had only 70,000 Confederate men in his army. Brig. General John Buford had opnly 4,000 ... gMajor General Ulysses S. Grant commanding at VicksburgConfederateThe Army of Northern VirginiaGen. Robert E. LeeLt.Gen. Richard EwellLt.Gen. Ambrose HillLt.Gen.James RangstreetMajor General Richard A ...

(2 pages) 43 1 4.5 Feb/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Robert E. Lee: The Greatest General

General Robert E. Lee was not only a great man, but also one of the greatest military leaders in American hi ... olitics of the South, but he loved where he had grown up and where his ancestors started in America.Robert E. Lee was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on January 19th, 1807. He was the third son ... rter Lee. When the Lees started having financial trouble they moved to Alexandria, Virginia. There, Robert E. Lee distinguished himself in the local schools. In 1811 Henry Lee died and increasing resp ...

(10 pages) 137 2 3.5 Jan/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Who was Robert E. Lee? Was he a hero or was he a traitor?

Who was Robert E. Lee? Was he a hero or was he a traitor? For some, Robert E. Lee is an almost god like figu ... a, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. General Winfield Scott asked Colonel Robert E. Lee to take command of the United States Army to put down the rebellion. Lee, however, off ... re or less was viewed after the war by the entire country.Within just a few years of the war's end, Robert E. Lee had become a mythic figure for many Southerners. In 1868, Fanny Downing referred to Le ...

(4 pages) 62 1 3.9 Jan/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Civil War heroes including Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, and Walt Whitman. Description of their influence on the war and their occupations.

who expressed emotion through their writings or opinions are Frederick Douglass, Walt Whitman, and Robert E. Lee.Frederick Douglass, a former slave who had escaped to freedom in his early twenties. H ... for anti-slavery that he was fired from a newspaper called the Brooklyn Eagle.On the other hand was Robert E. Lee, a general for the Confederate army. Gracefully accepting defeat on April 9th, 1865, h ...

(2 pages) 81 0 3.9 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Famous people of the Civil War.

Lee to surrender after an 88 mile pursuit. Grant was electedpresident in 1868 and served two terms.Robert E. LeeDuring the Mexican war Lee was an engineering officer withWinfield Scott's force. Jeffe ... his army against a series of bloody attacksagainst the Northern Army commanded by Ulysses S. Grant. Robert Leewas one of the best commanders during the Civil War and was anAmerican hero.Stonewall Jack ...

(9 pages) 142 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

Robert Fost , his life, from birth to life influences.

Robert FrostRobert Lee Frost was born March 26, 1874, Robert was named after confederate general Rob ... Robert E. Lee. Robert was born in San Francisco, California, where he lived until the age of 11(1). Robert is still known today as one of best known and loved poets of all time.When Frost was 11 years ... been one of his first influences in his life, even though it was a short influence. William Frost, Robert's father was a Harvard graduate, and city editor of the San Francisco Daily Evening Post (2). ...

(3 pages) 44 0 3.4 Jul/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

The battle of Gettysburg, which was a turnign point of the US Civil War.

The Battle of Gettysburg"The Turning Point of the Civil War"Goerge Meade General Robert E. LeeIn 1863, the small town of Gettysburg Pennsylvania was awoken to the beginning of what ... nt Civil War Battle took place in the small town of Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The Confederates under Robert E. Lee advanced on the Union in hopes of taking either the major city of Philadelphia, Baltim ...

(5 pages) 159 0 3.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

General Jackson.

Next to Robert E. Lee himself, Thomas J. Jackson is the most revered of all Confederate commanders. A gradua ...

(7 pages) 58 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Random Facts about the Civil War.

tsConfederate-Stonewall JacksonGettysburg Generals (Won by Union)Union- Meade, ReynoldsConfederate- Robert E. Lee, Heth*One of the more interesting personalities to participate in the battle that day ...

(4 pages) 54 4 2.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars

A biography of Robert Frost.

Robert FrostRobert Lee Frost was born on March 26, 1874. He was namedafter the Civil War general Rob ... family moved to New Hampshire, and his mother startedteaching a fifth grade class that he attended. Robert took a liking to school, andhe applied for schools, and was excepted to one. He ended up fini ... pplied for schools, and was excepted to one. He ended up finishing at thetop of his class.Later on, Robert began to write. He really loved doing it; he foundpleasure in writing. He published his first ...

(3 pages) 84 0 4.1 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

The Battle of Antietam.

, the president at the time, had appointed George McClellan as the Major General of the Union army. Robert E. Lee, the general of the Confederate force, had led a northward advance, and it seemed doub ... n of the war took an entirely different turn.On September 16, 1862, General George B. McClellan met Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Sharpsburg, Maryland. Lee's force was inferior to McCle ...

(6 pages) 58 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Harper Lee, author of "To Kill a Mockingbird".

etting of To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper is a descendent of the Confederate Army Civil War Commander Robert E. Lee. Harper, youngest of four children, was born to Frances Lee and Amasa Lee. Frances was ...

(3 pages) 57 1 4.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Was john Brown a radical abolishonist or a crazed madman.

en seized from the arsenal was destroyed, however, by local farmers, militiamen, and Marines led by Robert E. Lee. Within 36 hours of the attack, most of Brown's men had been killed or captured.John B ... ched President Buchanan. Marines and soldiers went dispatched, under the leadership of then Colonel Robert E. Lee. By the time they arrived, eight of Brown's 22-man army had already been killed. Lee's ...

(5 pages) 73 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Robert Frost

Themes on Robert FrostRobert Frost was a poet who was born on March 26 in San Francisco, California. He was na ... t who was born on March 26 in San Francisco, California. He was named after the Confederate general Robert E. Lee. He dropped out of school and was educated at home. He then re-attended high school wh ... on, as we have already seen. People are nervous about war as they should be. Another famous poem by Robert Frost is "A Road Not Taken", which is also about choices and decisions that one has to make i ...

(6 pages) 95 0 4.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Robert E. Lee - A paper about him

in the end there was no true victor. From the war emerged many heroes, and one of them is the great Robert E. Lee. Because of Lee, the poorly supplied Confederacy was able to fight the Union for a tim ... ll the people of the United States of America. Not because he lost, but because he won.Works Cited- Robert E. LeeBiography.com - Lee, Robert E. Biography at A&E. 17 Jan. 2004 http://www.biography. ...

(10 pages) 55 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History