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Born:
January 19, 1807, at Stratford,
Westmoreland County,
Virginia. Died:
October 12, 1870, in Lexington,
Virginia Family: Children:
Daughters:
Mary Lee, Annie Lee, Agnes Lee,
and Mildred Lee. Father:
General Henry "Light-Horse Harry"
Lee Mother:
Anne Hill Carter Lee Education:
West Point Military Academy
--graduated, 1829 Published
Works: The
Wartime Papers of Robert E. Lee
Occupation:
Officer in the United States Army
(1829-April 20, 1861), the Confederate
States Army (April 23, 1861-1865),
President of Washington College (now
Washington and Lee University) from
Oct. 2, 1865- Career
History:
Served in the U.S.-Mexican
War,
served as the superintendent at West
Point from (1852-1855), commanding
Colonel of the 2d Cavalry in West Texas
(1857-1861), commander of the U.S.
forces at Harper's Ferry
(1859) Battles: John
Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
(1859) Civil
War :
Peninsular
Campaign (1862), Seven Days Battles
(June 26-July 2), the Second Battle
of Bull Run (Aug. 29-30, 1862).
Antietam (Sept. 1862). Battle of
Fredericksburg (Dec. 13, 1862 ) ,
Battle of Chancellorsville (May 2-4,
1863), Battle
of
Gettysburg
(July, 1863), theWilderness Campaign
(May-June, 1864), Siege of
Petersburg (July, 1864),
. Sources: Robert
Edward Lee
Biography
- biography of the Robert E. Lee.
Includes notes on Lee's views of
slavery. Robert
E. Lee--Wikipedia
article Robert
E. Lee - Beloved General of the
South
- biography of Robert E.
Lee Robert
E. Lee
- includes a biography and the text
of his farewell address to the Army
of Northern Virginia. Washington
and Lee University - Robert E. Lee
Papers
- online display of letters from
Washington and Lee University's
collection, which documents aspects
of Lee's life and career as a
soldier, educator, friend, and
father. Apotheosis
of Robert E.
Lee
- hypertext project discussing Lee's
place as an icon of American
history. Boyhood
Home of Robert E. Lee Virtual
Museum
- online tour of the Alexandria,
Virginia home that was open as a
museum from 1967-2000. General
Lee's HQ
- includes dates from the
Confederate leader's life, pictures,
and Civil War facts. Virtualology:
Robert E. Lee
- biography of the Confederate
general. Includes background on his
wife, Mary Randolph Custis
Lee. CSAnet:
Robert E. Lee Memorial
Page
- includes a history of the Lees of
Virginia, a biography of the
Confederate general, and text of
Lee's farewell to the Army of
Northern Virginia. New
York Times: Gen. Robert E.
Lee
- 1870 obituary from the New York
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Marketing You Can Trust Family Wife:
Mary Anne Randolph Custis Lee
(1808-1873)--married in
1831 Children:
Daughters:
Mary Lee, Annie Lee, Agnes
Lee, and Mildred
Lee. Father:
General Henry "Light-Horse Harry"
Lee Mother:
Anne Hill Carter
Lee Books
By Robert E. Lee Books
About Robert E.
Lee
Links
and Resources on General Robert E.
Lee Robert
Edward Lee
Biography
- biography of the Robert
E. Lee. Includes notes on
Lee's views of
slavery. Robert
E.
Lee--Wikipedia
article Robert
E. Lee - Beloved General of
the
South
- biography of Robert E.
Lee Robert
E.
Lee
- includes a biography and
the text of his farewell
address to the Army of
Northern
Virginia. Washington
and Lee University - Robert
E. Lee
Papers
- online display of letters
from Washington and Lee
University's collection,
which documents aspects of
Lee's life and career as a
soldier, educator, friend,
and father. Apotheosis
of Robert E.
Lee
- hypertext project
discussing Lee's place as
an icon of American
history. Boyhood
Home of Robert E. Lee
Virtual
Museum
- online tour of the
Alexandria, Virginia home
that was open as a museum
from 1967-2000. General
Lee's
HQ
- includes dates from the
Confederate leader's life,
pictures, and Civil War
facts. Virtualology:
Robert E.
Lee
- biography of the
Confederate general.
Includes background on his
wife, Mary Randolph Custis
Lee. CSAnet:
Robert E. Lee Memorial
Page
- includes a history of the
Lees of Virginia, a
biography of the
Confederate general, and
text of Lee's farewell to
the Army of Northern
Virginia. New
York Times: Gen. Robert E.
Lee
- 1870 obituary from the
New York Times.
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Name:
Robert Edward Lee
Wife:
Mary Anne Randolph Custis Lee
(1808-1873)--married in
1831
Sons:
George Washington Custis Lee,
William H. Fitzhugh Lee, and
Robert Edward Lee
The
Recollections & Letters of
Robert E. Lee
U.S.-Mexican
War:
Battle of Cerro Gordo (April, 1847),
Battle of Contreras, Battle of
Churubusco, Battle of Chapultepec,
and the Battle for Mexico
City.
Stratford
Hall
Plantation
- historical Colonial house and
birthplace of Robert E. Lee.
Includes a biography of Lee and
information on his family
tree,
Sons:
George Washington Custis Lee,
William H. Fitzhugh Lee, and
Robert Edward Lee
Stratford
Hall
Plantation
- historical Colonial house
and birthplace of Robert E.
Lee. Includes a biography
of Lee and information on
his family tree,