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The Robert E. Lee won the race. [191] The steamboat inspired the 1912 song Waiting for the Robert E. Lee by Lewis F. Muir and L. Wolfe Gilbert. [192] In more modern times, the USS Robert E. Lee, a George Washington-class submarine built in 1958, was named for Lee, [193] as was the M3 Lee tank, produced in 1941 and 1942.
In July 1936, Lee married Wilma "Rex" Rector; she died in 1971. On September 27, 1974, he married Rose Anne Bente. Lee had three children: Patricia Lee, Robert Edward Lee, and Michael Lee. [1] [2] Lee died age 81 on April 5, 1993, of liver cancer in Arlington, Virginia. [16] [1] At time of death, he was the longest-serving FCC commissioner. [2] [3]
Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), American Civil War Confederate general Robert E. Lee Jr. (1843–1914), soldier during the American Civil War, later a planter, businessman, and author Robert Merrill Lee (1909–2003), United States Air Force general
Robert Edward Lee Jr. (October 27, 1843 – October 19, 1914) was the sixth of seven children of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Randolph Custis. He became a soldier during the American Civil War , and later was a planter , businessman, and author.
Amid an overhaul of the names of military installations that once honored Confederate figures, a pair of South Carolinians have now been memorialized for their groundbreaking Army careers. These ...
Robert E. Lee Day is a state holiday observed on various dates in parts of the Southern US, commemorating the January 19 birthday of Confederate general Robert E. Lee. [1] It is rooted in the Lost Cause myth prevalent throughout the Southern United States, as Lee was a central figure in Lost Cause mythology due to his social status, military exploits, and personality.
A bronze ingot melted from the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is shown during a news conference on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 in Charlottesville, Va. (Cal Cary/The Daily Progress via AP)
On "Antiques Roadshow," a very special map and signed photograph of General Robert E. Lee turned out to be worth a big chunk of change. The appraiser said, "I think as a set, in a retail situation ...