Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1843-1914

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Robert E. Lee, Jr., was born 27 October 1843 at Arlington to Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) and Mary Randolph Custis Lee (1808-1873). He attended the University of Virginia. During the Civil War, Lee served as a private in the Rockbridge Artillery and later was a captain in the Confederate Army. He married first Charlotte Taylor Haxall (1848-1872) 16 November 1871, and they had no children. He married second Juliet Carter (1860-1915) 18 March 1894, and they had two children. Lee died 19 October 1913 in Fauquier County, Virginia, and was buried in the Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
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creatorOf Lee, Robert Edward, 1843-1914. Letters to Mr. Fitzwilliam [manuscript] ca. 1875-76. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Letter, Richmond to Mr. Collins, Romancoke, Prince William County, Virginia, 1862 November 25. Library of Virginia
referencedIn Lee family. Papers, 1824-1918. Virginia Historical Society Library
creatorOf Lee, Robert Edward, 1843-1914. Letters, West Point, Virginia, to O.P. Grundy, Kutztown, Penna., replying to the latter's request for autographs of General Robert Edward Lee [manuscript] 1901-1904. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Brown, John Oliver, 1885-1987,. Oral history interviews, 1981. Museum of the Great Plains
creatorOf Scott, Ann Norvell Otey, 1872-1948. Papers, 1920-1948. Washington & Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library
creatorOf Fendall, Philip Ricard, 1794-1868. Correspondence of Philip Ricard Fendall [manuscript] 1811-62. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period Houghton Library
referencedIn Carter, Betty Lewis, 1765-1830. Washington family papers [manucript], 1773-1915. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1843-1914. Letters of Robert E. Lee to Martha Custis Williams, 1844-1870. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn University of Virginia. Chairman of the Faculty. Journals of the Chairman of the Faculty [manuscript], 1827-1864. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. Robert E. Lee family collection, 1838-1870. Museum of the Confederacy
referencedIn Guerrant, John R., 1865-1930. Papers of John R. Guerrant and the Guerrant family, 1881-1927. University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial (Va.) corporateBody
associatedWith Brown, John Oliver, 1885-1987, person
memberOf Custis (Family : Virginia) family
associatedWith Fendall, Philip Ricard, 1794-1868. person
associatedWith Fitzwilliam, Mr., person
associatedWith Grundy, O. P., person
associatedWith Lee family. family
sibling of Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913. person
childOf Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870. person
sibling of Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh, 1837-1891. person
associatedWith Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918 person
associatedWith Scott, Ann Norvell Otey, 1872-1948. person
associatedWith University of Virginia. Chairman of the Faculty. corporateBody
associatedWith Williams, Martha Custis, person
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Arlington VA US
Virginia VA US
Fauquier County VA US
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Birth 1843-10-27

Death 1914-10-19

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