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  1. Eleanor Agnes Lee (February 27, 1841 – October 15, 1873) was an American diarist and poet. The fifth child of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee, she was a member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia and was affectionately called "Wiggy" and "Agnes" by her parents.

  2. When Eleanor “Wiggy” Agnes Lee was born on February 27, 1841, at Arlington House, her father called her “the finest child that was ever seen.” She was the Lees’ fifth child and third daughter. Closest in age to her sister Annie, who was only twenty months older, they shared a bedroom, toys, and numerous adventures. Agnes and Annie ...

  3. Dec 22, 2021 · In a letter to his sister, Eleanor Agnes Lee, dated July 15, 1864, he wrote that soldiers got plenty to eat and that he was impatient to “turn our horses out on the fine grass in Maryland & Pennsylvania.”

  4. Eleanor Agnes Lee was an American poet who wrote during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She is primarily remembered for her lyrical and evocative poetry, which often explored themes of nature, love, and loss.

  5. Eleanor Agnes Lee. c 1865-1870. The fifth child of Robert and Mary Lee, Agnes kept a diary in the 1850s documenting life at Arlington. It was later published. Growing Up in the 1850s: The Journal of Agnes Lee is still in print. Agnes was in love with a cousin, Orton Williams.

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  7. Feb 17, 2021 · Eleanor Agnes Lee, the third daughter and fifth child of Robert E. and Mrs. Lee, was born at Arlington on February 27, 1841. She was named after Eleanor (Nelly) Parke Custis Lewis, one of G.W.P. Custis’ sisters.

  8. Dec 7, 2020 · In this letter to his sister, Eleanor Agnes Lee, dated July 15, 1864, Robert E. Lee Jr. writes about his experience with the 13th Virginia Cavalry, reporting on the movements and morale of the Army of Northern Virginia.

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