Robert E. Lee, Valiant Hero or Misguided Traitor? Robert E. Lee was born on January 19, 1807.  He was the son of Henry Lee III and Anne Carter, Henry and Ann’s fifth child. Lee was initially assigned to assist in the construction of a fort on the Savannah River, 12 miles from the city of Savannah, Georgia itself.  But construction was unsuccessful and it would be sixteen years before Fort Pulaski was completed.  Long before … Continue reading Robert E. Lee (Volume 2, Episode 10, Part 1) →