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Also Known As Robert Edward Lee
Born January 19, 1807 • Virginia
Died October 12, 1870 (aged 63) • Lexington • Virginia
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1900)
Role In American Civil War • Battle of Antietam • Battle of Appomattox Court House • Battle of Chancellorsville • Battle of Fredericksburg • Battle of Gettysburg • Battle of Spotsylvania Court House • Battle of the Wilderness • Peninsular Campaign • Petersburg Campaign • Second Battle of Bull Run • Seven Days’ Battles • Shenandoah Valley campaigns • Battle of Cold Harbor • Battle of Five Forks

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