Robert E. Lee By jyc4643 Period: Jan 1, 1806 to Dec 31, 1870 Robert E. Lee Timeline Jan 19, 1807 Robert E. Lee's Birth Day Jun 30, 1831 Married Mary Ann Randolph Custis Sep 16, 1832 First child was George Washington Custis Lee Oct 1, 1835 Second child was Mary Custis Lee Oct 2, 1835 Mexican-American War begins Oct 2, 1835 Battle of Gonzalez Oct 10, 1835 Battle of Goliad Feb 23, 1836 The Battle of the Alamo Mar 14, 1836 Battle of Refugio Apr 21, 1836 Mexican-American War ends Apr 21, 1836 Battle of San Jacinto May 31, 1837 Third child was William Henry Fitxhugh Lee Jun 18, 1839 Fourth child was Ann Carter Lee Jan 1, 1841 Fifth child was Eleanor Agnes Lee Oct 27, 1843 Sixth child was Robert Edward Lee Jr. Feb 10, 1846 Seventh child was Mildred Childe Lee Apr 12, 1861 American Civil War Starts Jun 25, 1862 Seven Days Battles Robert E. Lee Vs. George B. McClellan Aug 29, 1862 Second Battle of Bull Run Robert E. Lee Vs. John Pope Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Robert E. Lee Vs. George B. McClellan May 1, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville Robert E. Lee Vs. Joseph Hooker Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Robert E. Lee Vs. George Meade May 5, 1864 Battle of the Wilderness Robert E. Lee Vs. Ulysses S. Grant May 8, 1864 Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Robert E. Lee Vs. Ulysses S. Grant Apr 9, 1865 Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant Jun 22, 1865 The last shots of the American Civil War were fired Oct 12, 1870 Robert E. Lee's Death Day