Search results
George Washington Custis Lee (September 16, 1832 – February 18, 1913), also known as Custis Lee, was the eldest son of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee. His grandfather George Washington Custis was the step-grandson and adopted son of George Washington and grandson of Martha Custis Washington. He served as a Confederate general in the ...
Sep 22, 2016 · Parke Custis had a complicated family tree. Not only did he father children with several of Washington’s slaves, but his own son-in-law was Robert E. Lee, Sarah Pruitt reports for History.com ...
Jan 10, 2024 · George Washington Custis Lee. Born in 1832, Custis (or "Boo," "Bunny," etc.) was the oldest of the Lees' children and had the reputation of a trouble maker as a small child. But he grew up to be a serious, and most capable young man and graduated at the top of his class from the United States Military Academy in 1854.
Apr 26, 2023 · George Washington Parke Custis, grandson of Martha Washington by her first marriage, built the house intending for it to serve as a memorial for his step-grandfather who raised him at...
May 31, 2016 · George Washington Custis Lee. Photo Credit: Courtesy Frank White. The Union Army pursued and engaged in a series of battles known as the Appomattox Campaign. On April 6, about 25,000-36,000...
George Washington Custis Lee (1832-1913), the son of Robert E. Lee and a former major general on Jefferson Davis's personal staff, was appointed president in December 1866 by the Maryland Agricultural College Board of Trustees.
George Washington Parke Custis (April 30, 1781 – October 10, 1857) was an American antiquarian, author, playwright, and plantation owner. He was a veteran of the War of 1812. His father, John Parke Custis served in the American Revolution with then-General George Washington.
