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Robert Edward Lee Jr. (October 27, 1843 – October 19, 1914) was the sixth of seven children of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Randolph Custis. He became a soldier during the American Civil War , and later was a planter , businessman, and author.
Dec 22, 2021 · Robert E. Lee Jr. was a soldier, farmer, and biographer of his father, Robert E. Lee. Born at Arlington, the Lee family plantation, Lee did not seek a military education but instead attended the University of Virginia. With the start of the American Civil War (1861–1865), however, he joined the Confederate army and rose to the rank of captain.
May 28, 2019 · Robert E. Lee Jr. was the youngest son of Confederate general Robert E. Lee and a lieutenant in the artillery and cavalry. He wrote a biography of his father and inherited Arlington Plantation, where he lived until his death in 1914.
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Apr 24, 2023 · The descendants of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and those of the people the Lee family enslaved came together for the first time at Arlington House, the national memorial to Lee in Virginia.
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Apr 3, 2017 · Learn about the youngest son of Robert E. Lee and Mary Custis Lee, who served in the Civil War and inherited Arlington House. Read his recollections of his family and life at Arlington in his book published in 1904.
Jun 18, 2024 · Robert E. Lee (born January 19, 1807, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland county, Virginia, U.S.—died October 12, 1870, Lexington, Virginia) was a U.S. Army officer (1829–61), Confederate general (1861–65), college president (1865–70), and central figure in contending memory traditions of the American Civil War.
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Nov 8, 2017 · Robert E. Lee at age 31, then a young Lieutenant of Engineers, U. S. Army, 1838. PD. Robert Edward Lee is the fourth child born to Colonel Harry and Ann Lee, prominent members of the Virginia ...
