Stephen Dill Lee
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Stephen Dill Lee was a Confederate general during the American Civil War who later became a prominent educator and the first president of Mississippi State University.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
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educator ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1833-09-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Charleston, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Cedar Hill Cemetery, Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| commanded |
Confederate artillery at the Battle of Antietam
ⓘ
Confederate forces in the Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana ⓘ |
| conflict | Third Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1908-05-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| endTimeOfPosition | 1899 ⓘ |
| familyName | Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
higher education administration
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1854 ⓘ |
| heldPosition |
commander-in-chief of United Confederate Veterans
ⓘ
first president of Mississippi A&M College ⓘ first president of Mississippi State University ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
naming of Lee Hall at Mississippi State University
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statue at Vicksburg National Military Park ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | United Confederate Veterans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Dill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foundational role in Mississippi State University
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leadership in Confederate artillery at Antietam ⓘ service as a Confederate corps commander in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Atlanta campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chickamauga NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicksburg campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence | Columbus, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army ⓘ |
| spouse | Regina Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition | 1880 ⓘ |
| startTimeOfPosition_commanderInChiefUCV | 1904 ⓘ |
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