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  • Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870

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    Dates

    • Existence: 1807-01-19 - 1870-10-12

    Biography

    President, W&L, 1865-1870. C. in C. Confederate armies, 1865. See Douglas Southall Freeman, R. E. Lee, 4 vls., 1934-35.

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    Found in 443 Collections and/or Records:

    President's Report Copy 1, 1869-06-22

     Item — Box 5: [Barcode: 0000003979], Folder: 39

    Scope and ContentsFrom the Collection: This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...

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    Robert Edward Lee (1807 - 1870)

    GeneralRobertEdward(Robert E.)Lee

    Born in Stratford Hall, Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
    Ancestors

    Son of Henry Lee III and Anne Hill (Carter) Lee

    Brother of Lucy Grymes (Lee) Carter[half], Nathaniel Green Lee[half], Philip Ludwell Lee III[half], Henry Lee IV[half], Algernon Sidney Lee, Charles Carter Lee, Anne Kinloch (Lee) Marshall, Elinor Lee Annie[half], Sydney Smith Lee, Catherine Mildred (Lee) Childe and James Jackson Lee[half]

    Descendants

    Father of George Washington Custis Lee, Mary Custis Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, Anne Carter Lee, Eleanor Agnes Lee, Robert Edward Lee Jr. and Mildred Childe Lee

    Died at age 63in Lexington, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

    Profile last modified | Created 12 Nov 2008

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    Preceded by
    Henry Brewerton
    Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy
    1852—1855
    Succeeded by
    John Gross Bernard

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  • Robert E. Lee

    Confederate States Army general (1807–1870)

    "General Lee" redirects here. For other uses, see General Lee (disambiguation) and Robert E. Lee (disambiguation).

    Robert E. Lee

    Lee in 1864

    Birth nameRobert Edward Lee
    Nickname(s)
    • Uncle Robert
    • Marse Robert
    • King of Spades
    • Marble Man
    Born(1807-01-19)January 19, 1807
    Stratford ingång, Westmoreland County, Virginia, U.S.
    DiedOctober 12, 1870(1870-10-12) (aged 63)
    Lexington, Virginia, U.S.
    Buried

    University Chapel at Washington and Lee University, stad, Virginia, U.S.

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    Years of service
    • 1829–1861 (U.S.)
    • 1861–1865 (C.S.)
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    Alma materUnited States Military Academy
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    RelationsLee family
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    In office
    February 6, 1865 – April 12, 1865
    Preceded byPosition established
    Succeeded byPosition abolished
    In office
    1865–1870