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Robert E. Lee facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Robert Edward Lee | |
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| Born | Robert Edward Lee January 19, 1807 Stratford Hall Plantation |
| Died | October 12, 1870(1870-10-12) (aged 63) Lexington, Virginia |
| Resting place | Lee Chapel Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia |
| Occupation | General, Confederate States of America |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Custis |
| Children | 7 |
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a colonel in the United States Army.
He became the General-in-chief of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He led the Army of Northern Virginia in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. He began his military career as an engineer but then moved up the ranks.
Before the Civil War, Lee was an officer in the Mexican-American War.
He was also head of West Point. As a colonel in the United States Army, he led a battalion of marines to put down