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Robert Edward Lee Jr. (October 27, 1843 – October 19, 1914) was the sixth of seven children of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Randolph Custis. He became a soldier during the American Civil War, and later was a planter, businessman, and author.
May 28, 2019 · (Painting by Dan Nance) Share This Article. After serving as a junior officer, ‘Rob’ Lee wrote a renowned chronicle of his father’s life. IT WASN’T EASY LIVING in the shadow of the Confederacy’s greatest general, but Robert E. Lee Jr. had an interesting and accomplished Civil War career.
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Apr 24, 2023 · The descendants of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and those of the people the Lee family enslaved came together for the first time at Arlington House on Saturday. Dee Dwyer for NPR
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Learn about the life and legacy of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general who resigned from the U.S. Army and fought for slavery. Explore his contradictions, his battles, his family and his honor in this excerpt from a new book.
Dec 22, 2021 · SUMMARY. Robert E. Lee Jr. was a soldier, farmer, and biographer of his father, Robert E. Lee. Born at Arlington, the Lee family plantation, Lee did not seek a military education but instead attended the University of Virginia. With the start of the American Civil War (1861–1865), however, he joined the Confederate army and rose to the rank ...
Nov 20, 2018 · Robert E. Lee Jr. was the youngest son of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the only one of his three sons that wasn’t initially interested in a military career. In 1860, he enrolled in the University of Virginia.
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Apr 3, 2017 · History & Culture. People. Lee Family. Robert E. Lee, Jr. Robert Edward Lee, Jr. Robert E. Lee, Jr. NPS Image. Born in 1843, “Rob” was the Lees' youngest son and the sixth child. Like his brothers, Rob was taught to skate, sled, swim, and ride. He seems to have been a typical boy who liked to play.
