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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.
May 28, 2019 · After serving as a junior officer, ‘Rob’ Lee wrote a renowned chronicle of his father’s life. IT WASN’T EASY LIVING in the shadow of the Confederacy’s greatest general, but Robert E. Lee Jr. had an interesting and accomplished Civil War career. He fought in the artillery and cavalry and rose to the rank of lieutenant.
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Dec 22, 2021 · SUMMARY. 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 ...
Nov 8, 2017 · Robert Edward Lee was the fourth child born to Colonel Harry and Ann Lee, prominent members of the Virginia aristocracy. Explore a timeline of his life.
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In a new biography, Robert E. Lee, Roy Blount, Jr., treats Lee as a man of competing impulses, a “paragon of manliness” and “one of the greatest military commanders in history,” who was ...
Mar 31, 2021 · A Confederate general who led southern forces against the Union Army in the U.S. Civil War, Robert Edward Lee was born on Jan. 19, 1807, at his family home of Stratford Hall in northeastern...
Nov 20, 2018 · by Melissa Winn 11/20/2018. Share This Article. Robert E. Lee Jr. was the youngest son of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the only one of his three sons that wasn’t initially interested in a military career. In 1860, he enrolled in the University of Virginia.
