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Robert Edward Lee

Robert Edward Lee. January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870 (aged 63). Place of birth Stratford Hall, Virginia. Place of death Lexington,VA. South General – Confederate Army Ambitious, powerful smart, hardworking. Civil War.

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Robert Edward Lee

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  1. Robert Edward Lee

  2. January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870 (aged 63)

  3. Place of birth Stratford Hall, Virginia Place of death Lexington,VA • South • General–Confederate Army • Ambitious, powerful smart, hardworking

  4. Civil War

  5. A career United States Army officer, an engineer, and the most celebrated general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. • Defeated the Union at Anteitem • Defeated the Union at Fredericksburg • Won at Chancellorsville • Defeated at Gettysburg

  6. Robert E. Lee Boyhood Home, Alexandria

  7. After the War • Lee received an offer to serve as the president of Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) in Lexington, Virginia. • Lee accepted, and remained president of the College from October 2, 1865 until his death.

  8. Washington and Lee University

  9. Robert E. Lee Museum

  10. The land known today as Arlington County was originally surveyed to be included as part of the Nation's Capital. Arlington County gets its name from the "Arlington House," the Robert E. Lee house located on the grounds of the Arlington National Cemetery. In addition to the national cemetery, Arlington is also home to the United States Marine Corps Memorial (Iwo Jima), The Pentagon, LBJ Memorial Grove, and a host of other attractions. Today, Arlington is sought out for its communities, which offer among the widest varieties of shopping and dining experiences in the metropolitan area.

  11. Robert E. Lee

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