This is an authentic CDV image of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. It is a nice clear CDV of the general in his fine looking suit of clothes. It shows Lee well before the Civil War started. It shows the young looking Lee. Lee served with distinction in every post that he ever held. To this day, he is the only man to Graduate West Point Military Academy without getting a single demerit. Lee was offered the Command of the Union forces but declined the position so he could fight with his home state of Virginia and the Confederacy. On the back of the card it was left unmarked so that it could be sold without advertising for the actual photographer. The overall size of a CDV image is approximately 2.5 inches by 4 inches in size. It is a fine original CDV that will make a solid addition to any Confederate Civil War collection.