. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. inHallowell, who was for so manyyears a famous teacher in Alexandria,in order to perfect himself in mathe-matics. This gentleman, althoughespousing the Federal cause duringthe war, always spoke in enthus-iastic terms of his painstaking, suc-cessful pupil. Mr. Hallowell has left thismemorandum: Robert E. Leeentered my school in Alexandria,Va., in the winter of 1824-25, tostudy mathematics, preparatory to hisgoing to West Point. He was a mostexemplary student in every was never behind time at hisstudies, never failed i
. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. inHallowell, who was for so manyyears a famous teacher in Alexandria,in order to perfect himself in mathe-matics. This gentleman, althoughespousing the Federal cause duringthe war, always spoke in enthus-iastic terms of his painstaking, suc-cessful pupil. Mr. Hallowell has left thismemorandum: Robert E. Leeentered my school in Alexandria,Va., in the winter of 1824-25, tostudy mathematics, preparatory to hisgoing to West Point. He was a mostexemplary student in every was never behind time at hisstudies, never failed in a single reci-tation, was perfectly observant of the rules and regulations of theinstitution ; was gentlemanly, unobtrusive and respectful in all hisdeportment to teachers and fellow-students. His specialty wasfinishing up. He imparted a neatness and finish to everything heundertook. One of the branches of mathematics he studied withme was conic sections, in which some of the diagrams were verycomplicated. He drew the diagrams on a , and although he well. JOHN CUSTIS, MRS. WASHINGTONS SONAND AIDE-DE-CAMP TO Mrs. Washington had fourchildreu by her first marriage ; but the first two, Daniel and Fanny, died in infancy This portrait is from a miniature owned by General G. W. Custis Lee. SOLDIER, CITIZEN AND CHRISTIAN PATRIOT. ^51 knew that the one he was drawing would have to be removed tomake room for the next, he drew each one with as much accuracyand finish, lettering and all, as if it were to be engraved and same traits he exhibited at my school he carried with him toWest Point, where, I have been told, he never received a mark ofdemerit, and graduated atthe head of his class. General Lee enteredWest Point in 1825, andwas graduated second (notfirst, as frequently stated)in his class, in 1829. Hehad now, writes anotherfamous West Pointer of theLee family, four years ofhard study, vigorous drill,and was absorbing strategyand tactics to be u
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