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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.
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 ...
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.
When Eleanor Agnes Lee was born on 27 February 1841, in Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, her father, Gen. Robert Edward Lee Sr., was 34 and her mother, Mary Anna Randolph Custis, was 33. She lived in Alexandria, Arlington, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States in 1870.
Jun 23, 2023 · Called simply "Agnes," she was the third daughter and fifth child of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his wife, Mary Anna Custis Lee. Like her three sisters, she never married chiefly because the General simply could not let go of his girls.
- Female
- October 15, 1873
- January 1, 1841
Aug 27, 2019 · Born: February 27, 1841. Birthplace: Arlington House, Arlington, Virginia. Father: General Robert Edward Lee 1807 – 1870. Mother: Mary Anna Randolph Custis 1808 – 1873. Education: Attended Virginia Female Institute .
Feb 17, 2021 · In the first entry in Agnes’ journal, which was made on December 24, 1852, Agnes wrote a religiously insightful statement about the woman after whom Agnes was named, Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis, who had died a few months earlier.
