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Robert E. Lee
(1807-1870)
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Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, who was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army toward the end of the war. He led the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy's most powerful army, from 1862 until its surrender in 1865, earning a reputation as a skilled tactician.

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Born Robert Edward Lee
19 January 1807
Stratford Hall, Stratford, Virginia, United States
Died
12 October 1870 (aged 63)
Lexington, Virginia, United States
Zodiac Capricorn
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  • George Washington Custis
    George Washington Custis info 1st child with Mary Anna Custis Lee Male b. 1832 Age: 193 1832- Celebrity Baby
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  • Mary Custis
    Mary Custis info 2nd child with Mary Anna Custis Lee Female b. 1835 Age: 190 1835- Celebrity Baby
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  • Anne Carter Lee
    Anne Carter Lee info 3rd child with Mary Anna Custis Lee Female b. 18 Jun 1839 d. 20 Oct 1862 Age: 23 (at death) 1839-1862 Daughter of Robert E. Lee
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  • Eleanor Agnes
    Eleanor Agnes info 4th child with Mary Anna Custis Lee Female b. Aug 1841 Age: 183 1841- Celebrity Baby
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  • Robert Edward
    Robert Edward info 5th child with Mary Anna Custis Lee Male b. 1843 Age: 182 1843- Celebrity Baby
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  • Mildred Childe
    Mildred Childe info 6th child with Mary Anna Custis Lee Female b. 1846 Age: 179 1846- Celebrity Baby
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  • Henry Lee III
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  • Sydney Smith Lee
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  • Odette Tyler
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  • Richard Lee I
    Richard Lee I · Family Member · 1613-1664 · American lawyer edit info
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  • Richard Lee II
    Richard Lee II · Family Member · 1647-1715 · Virginia politician edit info
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  • William Randolph
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  • Henry Lee I
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  • Henry Lee II
    Henry Lee II · Grandfather · 1730-1787 · American politician edit info
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  • Richard Henry Lee
    Richard Henry Lee · Cousin · 1732-1794 · American statesman and Founding Father edit info
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  • Richard Bland Lee I
    Richard Bland Lee I · Uncle · 1761-1827 · American politician edit info
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  • Edmund Jennings Lee I
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  • George Washington Parke Custis
    George Washington Parke Custis · Father In Law · 1781-1857 · Step-grandson of George Washington edit info
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  • Philip Richard Fendall II
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  • Zaccheus Collins Lee
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  • Richard Lucian Page
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  • Samuel Phillips Lee
    Samuel Phillips Lee · Family Member · 1812-1897 · United States Navy admiral edit info
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  • Fitzhugh Lee
    Fitzhugh Lee · Nephew · 1835-1905 · American general and politician; 40th Governor of Virginia edit info
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  • Kate Ferguson
    Kate Ferguson · Niece · 1841-1928 · American writer edit info
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  • Helen Keller
    Helen Keller · Family Member · 1880-1968 · American author and activist edit info
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  • Willis Augustus Lee
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  • Jefferson Davis
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  • Richard S. Ewell
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    George Washington Parke Custis · Father In Law · 1781-1857 · Step-grandson of George Washington edit info
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  • Zaccheus Collins Lee
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  • Richard Lucian Page
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  • Samuel Phillips Lee
    Samuel Phillips Lee · Family Member · 1812-1897 · United States Navy admiral edit info
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    Fitzhugh Lee · Nephew · 1835-1905 · American general and politician; 40th Governor of Virginia edit info
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