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Robert E. Lee (1807–1870) was a Confederate general and the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. Born at Stratford Hall in Virginia to Hen...
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Robert E. Lee (1807–1870) was a Confederate general and the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. Born at Stratford Hall in Virginia to Hen...
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Robert E. Lee was a slave owner. While often framed primarily as a Confederate general, Lee’s relationship with slavery was complex and central to his biography. He inherited...
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The Confederate leader at the Battle of Gettysburg was General Robert E. Lee , commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. From late June into early July 1863, Lee directed Conf...
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General Robert E. Lee died on October 12, 1870, in Lexington, Virginia, from complications of heart disease. His death followed a stroke and prolonged illness after his return f...
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Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general, died on October 12, 1870 , in Lexington, Virginia, from stroke complications. He was 63 years old at the time of death. Modern historians...
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Robert E. Lee (1807–1870) was a career United States Army officer who became the commanding general of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War...
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In the final weeks of the American Civil War, Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was outflanked, outnumbered, and unable to sustain further combat. On April 9, 1865, se...
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The land that Arlington National Cemetery now occupies was originally part of the Arlington Estate, a large plantation inherited by Mary Anna Randolph Custis from her father. In...
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Robert Edward Lee was a United States Army officer who became the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. Born in 1807 at Stratford...
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