Description
Many learn about her husband, Robert E. Lee, and her great-grandmother, Martha Washington; many have visited the cemetery that now occupies her circle of relatives estate. But few lately know much about Mary Custis Lee herself. Chronically in poor health and frequently in excruciating pain, Mary raised seven youngsters, faithfully witnessing to her husband for years before his conversion. She retained her dignity and faith all through a fruitless, heartbreaking try to win compensation for the confiscation of her home and possessions. History is rarely more powerful than when it provides a job model for enduring hardship with sturdy and radiant faith. Mary Custis Lee is such an example.