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Relations: Lee family: Signature: General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States; In office February 6, 1865 – April 12, 1865: Preceded by: Position established
Jun 18, 2024 · Biography of Robert E. Lee, Confederate commander of the Army of Northern Virginia and later all Southern armies during the American Civil War (1861–65). The Army of Northern Virginia was the most successful of the Southern armies. Lee became an enduring symbol for the people of the American South.
Mar 31, 2021 · Robert E. Lee was the leading Confederate general during the U.S. Civil War and has been venerated as a heroic figure in the American South.
Oct 29, 2009 · Robert E. Lee was a Confederate general who led the South’s attempt at secession during the Civil War.He challenged Union forces during the war’s bloodiest battles, including Antietam and ...
Few figures in American history are more divisive, contradictory or elusive than Robert E. Lee, the reluctant, tragic leader of the Confederate Army, who died in his beloved Virginia at age 63 in ...
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American and Confederate soldier, best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army. General Lee was born to Revolutionary War hero, Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, in Stratford Hall, Virginia, and seemed destined for military greatness.
Jun 18, 2024 · Robert E. Lee - Confederate General, US Military, Virginia: Robert Edward Lee was the son of Henry (“Light-horse Harry”) Lee and Ann Hill Carter Lee. His father had been a hero of the American Revolution and governor of Virginia, and uncles and other relatives had signed the Declaration of Independence, served in Congress, and otherwise achieved notable reputations.
Robert E. Lee, (born Jan. 19, 1807, Stratford, Westmoreland county, Va., U.S.—died Oct. 12, 1870, Lexington, Va.), U.S. and Confederate military leader.He was the ...
General Robert E. Lee (1807–1870) has continuously ranked as the leading iconic figure of the Confederacy. A son of Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Robert graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1829, ranking second in a class of forty six—and without a single demerit. His prewar record as an officer was distinguished by numerous engineering ...
Sep 5, 2011 · 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.
