Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Lee, Robert E. |
Other Names |
Robert Edward Lee |
Born |
1/19/1807 |
Birthplace |
Westmoreland County, Virginia |
Education |
He attended the U.S. Military Academy from 1825 to 1829, finishing second in his class. |
Notes |
In June 1861 Lee became a full general in the Confederate States Army. When General Joseph E. Johnston was wounded at Seven Pines on June 1, 1862, Lee's command of the Army of Northern Virginia began. From the end of the war until his death, Lee served as the president of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. |
Occupation |
Lee served in the U.S. Army, rising from 2d lieutenant of engineers to colonel, his final rank attained during the Mexican War. |
Spouse |
Mary Anna Randolph Custis |
Children |
George Washington Custis Lee William Henry Fitzhugh Lee Eleanor Agnes Lee Robert E. Lee, Jr. Anne Carter Lee Mildred Childe Lee Mary Custis Lee |
