Incredible footage of Confederate veterans shaking hands with Robert E. Lee‘s body servant William Mack Lee. 🎩 William was born a slave at Stratford Hall Plantation, in Westmorland County, Virginia, on June 12th, 1835. His master was Robert E. Lee, the brilliant tactician who led the Confederate forces during the Civil War. He was Lee's body servant, and referred to him as "Marse Robert". He had a close relationship with General Lee, which he described in his autobiography as being "raised by o

A.P. Hill was born on November 9, 1825, in Culpeper, Virginia, and graduated from West Point in 1847. A career soldier, he served in the Mexican-American War and Seminole Wars before resigning from the U.S. Army in March 1861 to join the Confederacy. By 1863, Hill had risen to prominence as a division commander, particularly for his rapid marches and aggressive tactics with his “Light Division.” After Stonewall Jackson’s death at Chancellorsville in May 1863, Hill was promoted to lieutenant gene