"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
"Light Horse" Harry Lee, on Washington at his death. Lee, a Virginian, was a Princeton graduate and a brave and excellent officer during the RevWar.
Oh...he was also the father of another great American: General Robert E. Lee. Some pretty good genes there, eh?
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“Light Horse” Harry Lee,. . .he was also the father of another great American: General Robert E. Lee.”
And Robert E. Lee married Martha Washington’s great-granddaughter, Mary Custis Lee. She was the daughter of George Washington Parke Custis, Martha’s grandson, who was raised by George and Martha. And it was “Washy” aka G.W.P. Custis, was the one who built Arlington House which became the national cemetery.
My favorite George Washington trivia is George Washington courted and wed Martha Custis at the White House Plantation, a property that belonged to her late husband.
You bet!