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Robert E. Lee was born on January 19 1807 in Virgina
map of his birth place -
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He bcame superintendent of west point. He also successfully graduated in june on 1829. Served west point from 1852-1855.
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on the day her father died of a sick illness.
George Washington -
he excepts command of the military force in virgina.
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he marred his wife Mary Anna Custis Lee on 1861 at her parents home in Arlington and had three sons and four daughters.
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he got assigned to his troops in 1862.
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in 1862 he manged to fight Mc.Clella to an stalement.
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The confederate war efort reached its high water mark in the year 1863.
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He wrote a letter to his wife conserning how he was doing in the war. The picture shown bove is another letter written to his wife.
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/robert-e-lees-letter-to-his-2.html -
im not sure of the date but around october 1865 he was rewarded president of Washington Colledge in Lexington.
Virginia: Washington Colledge facts -
on this day a very important solider died in lexington.
this is where general Lee died