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  2. Robert E. Lee: Children & Civil War General - HISTORY

    • Robert Edward Lee was born in Stratford Hall, a plantation in Virginia, on January 19, 1807, to a wealthy and socially prominent family. His mother, Anne Hill Carter, also grew up on a plantation and his f… See more

    Robert E. Lee's Children

    After graduation, Lee’s military career quickly took off as he chose a position with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A year later, he began courting a childhood connection… See more

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    Was Robert E. Lee A Slave Owner?

    Lee did not grow up on a large plantation, but his wife inherited an enslaved worker in 1857 … See more

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    Lee at Harpers Ferry

    During the 1850s, tensions between the abolitionist movement and slave owners reached a boiling point, and the union of states was near a breaking point. Lee entered th… See more

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    General Robert E. Lee

    Lee wasn’t a secessionist, but he immediately joined the Confederates and was named general and commander of the South’s fight for secession. Lee has been widely critic… See more

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    Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, toward the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
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    Oct 8, 2024 · Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia, the most successful of the Southern armies during the American Civil War, and ultimately commanded all the Confederate armies. As the military leader of the …

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  7. Robert E. Lee's Civil War Battles - ThoughtCo

    May 14, 2020 · Throughout his years in service, Lee was the principal commander in several key Civil War battles. This was the first battle for which General Lee led Confederate troops in the Civil War, the brigade serving …

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    Mar 16, 2024 · Robert E. Lee was a prominent U.S. Army officer before the Civil War. When Virginia seceded from the Union, he resigned from his position and accepted the leadership of the Army of Northern Virginia. Near the end of …

  9. Robert E. Lee - American Battlefield Trust

    His first military engagement of the Civil War occurred at Cheat Mountain, Virginia (now West Virginia) on September 11, 1861. It was a Union victory but Lee’s reputation withstood the public criticism that followed.

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    Discover how Robert E Lee's tactics brought him significant victory during the Civil War and how his is different and similar with that of Ulysses S. Grant.

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  12. 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 …

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