James Monroe:Americas Fifth President
James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Monroe was the second of five children born to Spence and Elizabeth Jones Monroe. James Monroe attended Parson Campbell's school and he studied at the College of William and Mary until he enlisted in the Third Virginia Regiment in 1776.
The young Monroe, led by General George Washington, was wounded in the Battle of Trenton. He camped at Valley Forge the next winter, and retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Afterwards he returned to Williamsburg. There he met Governor Th…
