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Robert E. Lee is born
Robert E lee is born in Stratford Hall to his parents Anne Hill Carter and Henry Lee ll. He had one brother. -
Robert E Lee graduates from West Point
Robert E Lee graduates second in his class at West Point and is commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Corps of Engineers -
Robert E Lee is married
Robert E Lee marries Mary Custis, who is the great granddaughter of Martha Washington. They will go on to have 7 kids -
Robert E Lee is appointed as Assistant to the Chief Engineer of the U.S. Army
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Robert E Lee is made the Captain of Engineers in the Army.
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Lee helps general Winfield Scott during the Mexican American War
Lee used his engineering skills to help General Winfield Scott. He creates routes for attacks and soon Scott starts to rely on Lee's math skills and battle strategies. -
Robert E Lee is named the superintendent of the West Point Military Academy.
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Robert E Lee is offered Command of the United States Army.
Robert E Lee is offered Command of the United States Army, but he declines the offer two days after his state seceded from the union. -
Robert E Lee was given command of the Virginia forces.
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Heart Issues
Lee suffers from heart problems during the winter. Because of this, he is changed forever. At the age of 56, this causes him to basically become a "workaholic," and focus on the war 24/7. -
Lee's Worst Mistake
Known as Pickett's Charge. This was when Lee ordered Pickett and his men to charge into an open field against hidden and protected Yankees. The Union beat the Confederates badly, and it was all Lee's fault. The was probably Lee's biggest mistake in his life. -
Lee surrenders to Grant
In Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. -
Robert E Lee dies
General Robert E Lee dies peacefully at his home in Lexington, Virginia. He was 63 years old.
