Robert Edward Lee
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Robert Edward Lee 🇺🇸

Robert Edward Lee (Known as "Robert E. Lee")
Confederate General, Commander of Army of Northern Virginia, Tactical Tactician
Born 19 January 1807 🇺🇸 Stratford Hall (Virginia), United States
Passed Away 12 October 1870 Lexington (Virginia), United States
Lifespan ~63 years old
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"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it."

Archival Overview

American general and commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War. Celebrated for audacious tactical maneuvers against superior Union forces at Chancellorsville and Second Manassas.

Biographical Record

Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), son of Revolutionary hero Light-Horse Harry Lee, graduated second in his class at West Point with zero demerits. Renowned as a brilliant engineer in the Mexican-American War, he commanded the Army of Northern Virginia from 1862.

His tactical daring—frequently dividing his smaller forces in the face of the enemy—culminated at Chancellorsville (1863), where he sent Stonewall Jackson around the Union flank to win an audacious victory against overwhelming numbers.

Key Life Milestones

1–3 May 1863

The Masterstroke of Chancellorsville

Divided his outnumbered force twice to deliver a crushing flank attack, routing Hooker's Army of the Potomac.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
University Chapel Crypt (Washington and Lee University)
Lexington (Virginia), United States
GPS: 37.7886, -79.4447
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