Robert E. Lee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career United States Army officer, an engineer, and among the most celebrated generals in American history. Lee was the son of Major Gene...
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The Confederate States Army ( CS Army ) was the army of the Confederate States of America during its brief existence from 1861 to 1865. It was established in two phases with provisional and perman...
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What was the purpose of Lee's invasion of the north? Which army did Southern General Robert E Lee command? Where was Robert E Lee's second invasion of the North halted? Why didn't Gen Lee know the exact position of the union army?
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In 1845 the War between U.S. and Mexico erupted. General Winfield Scott, overall U.S. Army commander, attached Captain Robert E. Lee to his staff. Lee was intrusted with the vital duties ... The old warrior General Winfield Scott asked Colonel Robert E. Lee to take command of the United States Army to put down the rebellion.
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Intelligence was received last evening of the death at Lexington, Va., Of Gen. Robert E. Lee, the most famous of the officers whose celebrity was gained in the service of the Southern Confederacy during the late terrible rebellion. ... He engaged with the Army of the Potomac under his old companion-in- arms, Gen. McClellan,
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General Robert E. Lee, CSA ... Principal Commands: Virginia Forces, Coastal Defenses in Georgia & Carolina, military advisor to Jefferson Davis, Army of Northern Virginia, General-in-Chief (all Confederate armies) ... General Joseph Johnston - Confederate Generals of the Civil War - Southern ...
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The Federal authorities offered Lee the command of the field army about to invade the South, ... See A. L. Long, Memoirs of Robert E. Lee (New York, 1886) ; Fitzhugh Lee, General Lee (New York, 1894, " Great Commanders " series) ; R. A. Brock, General Robert E. Lee (Washington, 19o4); R. E. Lee, Recollections and Letters...
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Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee ... Address--Defense of Southern ports--Christmas, 1861--The General visits his father's grave--Commands, under the President, all the armies of the Confederate States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48; Chapter IV; Army Life of Robert the Younger;
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Army of Northern Virginia ... Only the "Southern Lee" graduated four years later with the Class of 1829. ... William Lee sent Bull's sword back to his family and also wrote an account of his death in a letter dated June 15, 1862. In response, General Robert E. Lee sent a short but elegant letter dated July 19, 1862.
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Lee's dazzling military exploits, his deep devotion to duty, and his fabled graciousness made him the symbol of bygone Southern beauty. Remembered fondly by many as "Marse Robert", the gentle warrior rides in the center of the carving at Stone Mountain, eternally noble in defeat.
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