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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.
Mildred Childe Lee (February 10, 1846 – March 27, 1905) was an American society hostess and the youngest child of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee.She was the last member of the Lee family to be born at Arlington Plantation and had a privileged upbringing typical of members of the planter class, attending boarding schools in Winchester, Virginia, and Raleigh, North Carolina.
Robert E. Lee (1807–1870) was the son of Henry Lee III, and probably the most famous member of the Lee family. He served as Confederate general in the United States Civil War and later as President of Washington and Lee University , which was named for him and for George Washington .
Tennesee observed Lee's birthday from 1917 to 1969 when it was changed to a "special day of observance," but state law requires the governor to proclaim Jan. 19 as Robert E. Lee Day, along with ...
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.
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 ...
Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee (October 1, 1807 – November 5, 1873) was the wife of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee and the last private owner of Arlington Estate. She was the daughter of George Washington Parke Custis who was the grandson of Martha Washington , the wife of George Washington .
The fort, named for Confederate General Robert E. Lee, served as a massive training ground during the first World War but was shuttered soon after, with all but one building demolished, according ...