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Robert E. Lee

Also known as General Lee, General R. E. Lee, General Robert E. Lee, Robert E., General Lee, Robert E Lee, R. E. Lee, Gen. Robert Edward Lee

Confederate States general (1807–1870)

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Robert E. Lee was a military general who led Confederate forces during the American Civil War (1861–1865). He remains a historically significant and controversial figure whose legacy continues to influence discussions about the Civil War, the Confederacy, and American history.

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Born: 19 Jan 1807
Died: 12 Oct 1870
Works: 28

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Quotes

“Madam, don't bring up your sons to detest the United States government. Recollect that we form one country now. Abandon all these local animosities, and make your sons Americans.”
“We must forgive our enemies. I can truly say that not a day has passed since the war began that I have not prayed for them.”
“I cannot consent to place in the control of others one who cannot control himself.”
“Sir, if you ever presume again to speak disrespectfully of General Grant in my presence, either you or I will sever his connection with this university.”
“I have fought against the people of the North because I believed they were seeking to wrest from the South its dearest rights. But I have never cherished toward them bitter or vindictive feelings, and have never seen the day when I did not pray for them.”
“Obedience to lawful authority is the foundation of manly character.”

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Commons category: Robert Edward Lee
date of birth: 1807-01-19
date of death: 1870-10-12
Commons gallery: Robert E. Lee
name in native language: Robert Edward Lee
birth name: Robert Edward Lee
start of work period: 1829-00-00
last words: Strike the tent!
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Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate States Army near 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 one of the war's most skilled tacticians.

A son of Revolutionary War officer Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III, of the Lee family of Virginia, Lee was a top graduate of the United States Military Academy and an exceptional officer and military engineer in the United States Army for 32 years. He served across the United States, distinguished himself during the Mexican–American War, and was Superintendent of the United States Military Academy. He married Mary Anna Custis, great-granddaughter of George Washington's wife Martha. While he stated that he opposed slavery from a philosophical perspective, he supported its legality and held hundreds of slaves. When Virginia declared its secession from the Union in 1861, Lee chose to follow his home state, despite his desire for the country to remain intact and an offer of a senior Union command. During the first year of the Civil War, he served in minor combat operations and as a senior military adviser to Confederate president Jefferson Davis.