Robert E. Lee

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Confederate general general human military officer

Robert E. Lee was a prominent 19th-century American military officer best known as the leading Confederate general during the American Civil War.

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Label Occurrences
Robert E. Lee canonical 193
General Robert E. Lee 8
Robert Edward Lee 3

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate general ⓘ
general ⓘ
human ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
associatedWith Confederate States of America ⓘ
Lost Cause ideology ⓘ
battledIn Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
burialPlace Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia ⓘ
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
citizenship Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
classRankAtGraduation second in his class ⓘ
commanded Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
countryOfDeath United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1807-01-19 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1870-10-12 ⓘ
educatedAt United States Military Academy ⓘ
surface form: United States Military Academy at West Point
education United States Military Academy ⓘ
employer St. John’s College, Annapolis ⓘ
surface form: Washington College
ethnicity White American ⓘ
familyName Lee ⓘ
father Henry Lee III ⓘ
surface form: Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee

Henry Lee III ⓘ
fullName Robert E. Lee self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Robert Edward Lee
gender male ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
graduationYear 1829 ⓘ
hasSignature signature of Robert E. Lee ⓘ
legacy controversial figure due to leadership of the Confederate army and association with slavery ⓘ
marriageYear 1831 ⓘ
middleName Edward ⓘ
militaryBranch Confederate States of America ⓘ
surface form: Confederate States Army

United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank General ⓘ
mother Anne Hill Carter Lee ⓘ
nativeLanguage English ⓘ
notableFor commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War ⓘ
notableRelative George Washington ⓘ
surface form: George Washington (through his wife’s Custis lineage)
numberOfChildren 7 ⓘ
occupation engineer ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
ownedSlaves yes ⓘ
placeOfBirth Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia ⓘ
placeOfDeath Lexington, Virginia, United States ⓘ
surface form: Lexington, Virginia
positionHeld President of Washington College ⓘ
Superintendent of West Point ⓘ
postWarOccupation college president ⓘ
religion Episcopalian ⓘ
residence Arlington House plantation ⓘ
surface form: Arlington House, Virginia
servedAs superintendent of the United States Military Academy ⓘ
servedIn Mexican–American War ⓘ
spouse Mary Anna Custis Lee ⓘ
surface form: Mary Anna Randolph Custis
surrenderDate 1865-04-09 ⓘ
surrenderedTo Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
surrenderEvent Appomattox Court House, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Appomattox Court House
termEnd 1855 ⓘ
termEndAsCollegePresident 1870 ⓘ
termStart 1852 ⓘ
termStartAsCollegePresident 1865 ⓘ

Referenced by (212)

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American Civil War → hasCommander → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Arlington National Cemetery → formerOwnerOfLand → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Robert E. Lee → fullName → Robert E. Lee self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert Edward Lee
James Longstreet → servedUnder → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Appomattox Court House, Virginia → associatedWith → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Arlington House plantation → associatedWith → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Christ Church (Alexandria) → notableParishioner → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Christ Church (Alexandria) → usedBy → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Westmoreland County, Virginia → birthplaceOf → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Mary Anna Custis Lee → spouse → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 → commandedBy → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863 → ConfederateCommander → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Gettysburg
this entity surface form: General Robert E. Lee
Seminary Ridge → commandedByFrom → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Confederate military leadership → notableCommander → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Confederate military leadership → hasOfficeHolder → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Army of Northern Virginia → notableCommander → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia → notableResident → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
subject surface form: Stratford Hall
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia → birthplaceOf → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
subject surface form: Stratford Hall
Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia → namedAfter → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia → burialPlaceOf → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Battle of Antietam → commander → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Battle of Antietam → commanderRole → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert E. Lee commanded Confederate forces
Siege of Petersburg → combatantCommander → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg → commanderSide → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert E. Lee – Confederacy
Appomattox Campaign → commandedBy → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Appomattox Campaign → primaryConfederateCommander → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Henry Lee III → child → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
1960 film "Inherit the Wind" → playwright → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
subject surface form: Inherit the Wind (1960 film)
Anne Hill Carter Lee → child → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Anne Hill Carter Lee → notableRelative → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg → commandedBy → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Lee v. Weisman → petitioner → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Stonewall → associatedWith → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
subject surface form: Stonewall Jackson
Confederate States Army → notableCommander → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Seven Days Battles → commander → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Seven Days Battles → commanderSide → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robert E. Lee – Confederacy
Battle of Chancellorsville → combatantCommander → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville → confederateCommander → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Robert E. Lee
John Parke Custis → notableRelative → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
George Washington Parke Custis → relative → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
George Washington Parke Custis → fatherInLawOf → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Valley Campaign of 1862 → theaterCommander → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Battle of Cerro Gordo → notableParticipant → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Burnside Bridge → commandersInvolved → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
this entity surface form: Confederate General Robert E. Lee
From Manassas to Appomattox → portrays → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Old Pete → servedUnder → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
subject surface form: James Longstreet
Old Pete → associatedPerson → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Lee’s War Horse → usedBy → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
Lee’s War Horse → appliedBy → Robert E. Lee ⓘ
McLean House → associatedWith → Robert E. Lee ⓘ