Name/Title
Home of General Charles LeeEntry/Object ID
IMG1223Description
Home of Gen. Charles Lee- The village of Leetown, West Virginia, is thirteen miles from Martinsburg, nine from Shepherdstown, and six from Charles Town. Here Lee built "Prota Rio", the right half of the house above, and used chalklines for partitions. He was an eccentric bachelor, and was an English-born soldier of fortune. He was second in command during the early stages of the Revolutionary War, but was dismissed from the American Army for insubordination at Monmouth. His will, on record in Martinsburg, is unique in its biting sarcasm. It request that his body not be buried near a Presbyterian or Anabaptist church.Acquisition
Accession
350Source or Donor
Mutchler, JamesAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Place
* Untyped Place
Leetown, West Virginia