His record as the only cadet in West Point history never to earn a demerit still stands. In 1857, he served in San Antonio under General David Twigg, who was in charge of battling Comanches. Opting for the Confederacy, this man suffered a defeat at  Rich Mountain early in the war. Frustrated, he transferred to Charleston, where he was in charge on constructing coastal defenses in the Carolinas in 1861, and later became Je
His record as the only cadet in West Point history never to earn a demerit still stands. In 1857, he served in San Antonio under General David Twigg, who was in charge of battling Comanches. Opting for the Confederacy, this man suffered a defeat at  Rich Mountain early in the war. Frustrated, he transferred to Charleston, where he was in charge on constructing coastal defenses in the Carolinas in 1861, and later became Jefferson DavisÕs personal assistant. FTP, name this man, later to gain fame lea  ding the Army of Northern Virginia.
His record as the only cadet in West Point history never to earn a demerit still stands.
Robert Edward Lee