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Robert Edward Lee, Lee, Robert E. Lee, Robert E. 1807-1870 Robert Edward Lee was the most famous general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War (1861–1… Charles Lee , Charles Lee British-born General Charles Lee (1731-1782) joined the forces of George Washington's Continental Army in 1775.
Robert E. Lee. This portrait of a young Robert E. Lee was painted in 1838 by William Edward West. Washington and Lee University. Destined to be one of the most illustrious graduates of West Point, a young Virginian awaited assignment in the mid-summer of 1829 to his first tour of duty in the Army. The recent honor of finishing second in the ...
The specifics of Lee’s relationship with slavery are complicated. Robert E. Lee was born in 1807 at Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County, Virginia. In 1811, at just three years old, Lee and his immediate family moved to a townhouse in Alexandria, Virginia. Throughout his early life, young Robert E. Lee would have had close association with ...
Oct 12, 2020 · John Coski. One hundred and fifty years ago today, on October 12, 1870, Robert E. Lee died at his home in Lexington, Virginia, from complications following a stroke suffered two weeks earlier. Torrential rains flooded local roads, preventing all but local mourners from attending his funeral on October 15. Within days, a group of Lexington ...
Robert E. Lee. Robert Edward Lee, as a U.S. Army Colonel before the war. Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. He eventually commanded all Confederate armies as general-in-chief.
Sep 5, 2011 · Robert E. Lee. Division of Public Programs. Photo caption. Robert E. Lee’s military successes made him the scourge of the Union and the hero of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Learn about the Confederate general’s rise to prominence, the development of his military strategy, and his uneasy allegiance to his Southern heritage.
Oct 24, 2019 · Robert Edward Lee was born on the 19th of January, 1807 in Stratford Hall, Virginia, US. He was born to an aristocratic Virginia family. His father, Henry Lee, was a colonel and served during the American Revolutionary War. Robert E. Lee married Mary Anna Randolph Cutis and they had several children. Lee started his military career in the ...
