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Hace 1 día · Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, toward the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
18 de jun. de 2024 · Robert E. Lee (born January 19, 1807, Stratford Hall, Westmoreland county, Virginia, U.S.—died October 12, 1870, Lexington, Virginia) was a U.S. Army officer (1829–61), Confederate general (1861–65), college president (1865–70), and central figure in contending memory traditions of the American Civil War.
16 de jun. de 2024 · A terrible antiwar riot took place in the city coincidentally while he was there, and violent elements of the crowd broke into where Lee and his friends were hiding and killed Lee’s friend and beat General Lee to within an inch of his life. Lee suffered permanent brain damage after that.
18 de jun. de 2024 · Confederate artillery bombarded Fort Sumter on April 12, and three days later U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln issued a call for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the rebellion. On April 18, the day after Virginia seceded, Lee was offered command of the United States Army being raised to put down the rebellion.
Hace 6 días · He was appointed First Lieutenant of Cavalry on 13 November 1862, later promoted to Captain, and was aide-de-camp to his brother, newly promoted Brigadier General W.H.F. "Rooney" Lee. After Gettysburg in July 1863 he was with the 13th Virginia Cavalry, and was wounded through the body on 12 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House, VA.
23 de jun. de 2024 · Incidentally, Mr. Miner cites Robert E. Lee as the consummate “Compleat Gentleman”, devoting several pages to Lee’s example for “The Modern Man’s Guide to Chivalry”, the subtitle of Miner’s book.
18 de jun. de 2024 · Lee submitted his letter of resignation from the U.S. Army on April 20 (after five days of processing in the War Department, it became official on April 25) and on April 22 accepted appointment as major general of Virginia’s state forces.
