Robert leaves for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, which had earned the reputation as one of the best schools in the country. Robert E. Lee graduates second in his class from West Point.

Without the money to attend a university, young Robert E. Lee instead entered the United States Military Academy at West Point. There, he quickly rose in the ranks and graduated second in the ...

Lee's father, Maj. Gen. "Light-Horse Harry" Lee fought in the Revolutionary War. Robert E. Lee Memorial Association ... of the U.S. Military Academy, Lee acquiesced to Mrs. Whistler’s request ...