Robert E. Lee - Wikipedia
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American Confederate general during the Civil War, who was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army toward the end of the war.
Robert E. Lee | Biography, Facts, Quotes, & Accomplishments
3 days ago · 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.
Robert E. Lee (1807–1870) - Encyclopedia Virginia
Jul 19, 2019 · Robert E. Lee was a Confederate general during the American Civil War (1861–1865) who led the Army of Northern Virginia from June 1862 until its surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Descended from several of Virginia’s First Families, Lee was a well-regarded officer of the United States Army before the war.
Robert E. Lee: Children & Civil War General - HISTORY
Oct 29, 2009 · Robert E. Lee was a Confederate general who led the South’s failed attempt at secession from the United States during the Civil War.
Robert E. Lee - American Battlefield Trust
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.
Robert E. Lee - Quotes, Children & Statue - Biography
Mar 31, 2021 · A Confederate general who led southern forces against the Union Army in the U.S. Civil War, Robert Edward Lee was born on Jan. 19, 1807, at his family home of Stratford Hall in northeastern...
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Robert E. Lee in 1864 . Lee’s Civil War experience included battlefield victories and personal loss. Lee became one of the most successful Confederate generals, winning several major battles against larger Union forces at Seven Days, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville.
Robert E. Lee - Biographies - The Civil War in America
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.
Robert E. Lee, Confederate General, Soldier, Educator
5 days ago · When the Secession Crisis escalated after Abraham Lincoln’s election to the U.S. Presidency in 1860, Robert E. Lee struggled with performing his sworn duty as a U.S. Army officer and preserving his allegiance to his home state of Virginia.
Biography: General Robert E. Lee | American Experience | PBS
No man proved a more worthy opponent to Ulysses S. Grant than Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Lee was born the fourth child of Colonel Henry Lee and Ann Hill Carter on January 19, 1807.