robert e. lee presented by dynasti king and michaela mondesir
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Robert E. Lee
Presented ByDynasti King
AndMichaela Mondesir
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Robert Edward Lee
January 19,1807- October 12, 1870
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Early Years of Robert E. Lee
• 1825 Entered United States Military Academy of
West Point.
• 1829Graduated with honors.Joined the Corps of Engineers.
• 1831Transferred to Fortress Monroe.
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Family Life
• 1831Lee marries Mary Ann Custis.
• 1832-1846- Lee and Mary bore seven children.
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United States Military
• 1852-Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point.
• 1853-Confirmed into the Episcopal Church.
• 1859-Lee leads a command of United States Marines to capture John Brown and his cohorts at Harpers Ferry.
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U.S Military continued
• 1860Ordered to San Antonio, Texas, to
take command of the Department of Texas.
• 1861Resigns his commission in the U.S.
Army.
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Confederate Army
• 1861May 14- Appointed Brigadier General in
the Confederate States Army.June 14-Attains the rank of General in
the Confederate States Army.September 12-Battle of Cheat Mountain.
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Confederate Army continued
•1862May 31- Joseph E. Johnston is
wounded at the Battle of Seven Pines.August 28- Second Battle of Manassas
or Bull Run.September 17- Battle of Antietam.December 13- Battle of Fredicksburg.
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Conclusion
• 1870 October 12-Robert Edward Lee dies in
Lexington, Virginia.
• 1975July 22-Congress Passed a law restoring
Lee’s CitizenshipAugust 5-President Gerald Ford signs in to
law the bill Congress passed restoring Lee’s Citizenship to the United States.