May 31, 1862 General Joseph E. Johnson is shot off his horse and severely injured in the Battle of the Seven Pines. Robert E. Lee is chosen to replace Johnson and take control of the South's ...

I did not know before that his horse had been shot under him ... Ever your devoted father. R E Lee Source: Lee, Robert E., Jr, Recollections and Letters of General Robert E.

Grant than Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Lee was born the fourth child of Colonel Henry Lee and Ann Hill Carter on January 19, 1807. Lee's father, also known as "Light-Horse Harry," had been ...