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.

Aliases (5)

General Robert E. Lee ×4
Robert E. Lee – Confederacy ×2
Confederate General Robert E. Lee ×1
Robert E. Lee commanded Confederate forces ×1
Robert Edward Lee ×1

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 at West Point →
education	United States Military Academy →
employer	Washington College →
ethnicity	White American →
familyName	Lee →
father	Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee → Henry Lee III →
fullName	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 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 (through his wife’s Custis lineage) →
numberOfChildren	7 →
occupation	engineer → military officer →
ownedSlaves	yes →
placeOfBirth	Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia →
placeOfDeath	Lexington, Virginia →
positionHeld	President of Washington College → Superintendent of West Point →
postWarOccupation	college president →
religion	Episcopalian →
residence	Arlington House, Virginia →
servedAs	superintendent of the United States Military Academy →
servedIn	Mexican–American War →
spouse	Mary Anna Randolph Custis →
surrenderDate	1865-04-09 →
surrenderedTo	Ulysses S. Grant →
surrenderEvent	Appomattox Court House →
termEnd	1855 →
termEndAsCollegePresident	1870 →
termStart	1852 →
termStartAsCollegePresident	1865 →

Referenced by (63)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Appomattox Court House, Virginia → Arlington Heights → Arlington House plantation → McLean House → Stonewall Jackson →	associatedWith
Battle of Antietam → Battle of Fredericksburg → Peninsula Campaign → Second Battle of Bull Run → Seven Days Battles →	commander
Fort Lee, Virginia, United States ("General Robert E. Lee") → Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia → Lee County, North Carolina → Lee's Summit, Missouri → Washington and Lee University →	namedAfter
J.E.B. Stuart → James Longstreet → James Longstreet → Thomas Jonathan Jackson →	servedUnder
Appomattox Campaign → Battle of Gettysburg → Battle of Gettysburg →	commandedBy
Army of Northern Virginia → Confederate States Army → Confederate military leadership →	notableCommander
Stratford Hall → Westmoreland County, Virginia →	birthplaceOf
Anne Hill Carter Lee → Henry Lee III →	child
Battle of Chancellorsville → Siege of Petersburg →	combatantCommander
Seven Days Battles ("Robert E. Lee – Confederacy") → Siege of Petersburg ("Robert E. Lee – Confederacy") →	commanderSide
Anne Hill Carter Lee → John Parke Custis →	notableRelative
Christ Church (Alexandria) → Lee’s War Horse →	usedBy
Lee’s War Horse →	appliedBy
Old Pete →	associatedPerson
Lee Chapel, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia →	burialPlaceOf
Seminary Ridge →	commandedByFrom
Battle of Antietam ("Robert E. Lee commanded Confederate forces") →	commanderRole
Burnside Bridge ("Confederate General Robert E. Lee") →	commandersInvolved
Battle of Gettysburg ("General Robert E. Lee") →	ConfederateCommander
Battle of Chancellorsville ("General Robert E. Lee") →	confederateCommander
Battle of Fredericksburg ("General Robert E. Lee") →	confederateCommanderTitle
George Washington Parke Custis →	fatherInLawOf
Arlington National Cemetery →	formerOwnerOfLand
Robert E. Lee ("Robert Edward Lee") →	fullName
American Civil War →	hasCommander
Confederate military leadership →	hasOfficeHolder
Christ Church (Alexandria) →	notableParishioner
Battle of Cerro Gordo →	notableParticipant
Stratford Hall →	notableResident
Arlington Estate →	ownedBy
Lee v. Weisman →	petitioner
Inherit the Wind (1960 film) →	playwright
From Manassas to Appomattox →	portrays
Appomattox Campaign →	primaryConfederateCommander
George Washington Parke Custis →	relative
Arlington Estate →	significantPlaceFor
Mary Anna Custis Lee →	spouse
Valley Campaign of 1862 →	theaterCommander