Commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Cavalry Regiment, US Army | 1829 | 1861 | |
| US Army Corps of Engineers | 1829 | 1855 | |
| Confederate States Army | 1861 | 1865 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1807/01/19 | Anne Hill Carter Lee, wife of Henry Lee III, gives birth to a son, Robert Edward Lee, at their residence, Stratford Hall, Virginia. | Born | Stratford Hall | Lerty | Robert E Lee's Birthday | ||
| 1811/00/00 | William Henry Fitzhugh rents his Alexandria home to the Lee family. | Home | Robert E Lee Boyhood Home | Alexandria | |||
| 1825/00/00 | Robert E Lee is the 13th student to enroll in Benjamin Hallowell's new school. | Education | Lloyd House | Alexandria | |||
| 1829/00/00 | Robert E Lee graduates second in his class from West Point, US Military Academy | Education | US Military Academy, West Point | West Point, NY | United States Military Academy Class of 1829 | ||
| 1831/00/00 | Lieutenant of Engineers, Robert E Lee, is stationed at Fort Monroe in Virginia. Until 1834, Lee will supervise construction at the fort. | Post | Fort Monroe | Hampton | |||
| 1831/06/30 | Mary Custis marries Robert E Lee | Groom | Arlington House | Arlington National Cemetery | Marriage of Mary Custis and Robert E Lee | ||
| 1834/00/00 | Anna Maria Mason marries Sydney Smith Lee | Guest | Christ Church | Alexandria | Marriage of Anna Maria Mason and Sydney Smith Lee | ||
| 1861/00/00 | General Robert E Lee prays from pew Number 43 at St Michael's Church. | Faith | St Michael's Episcopal Church | Charleston, SC | |||
| 1861/01/00 | General Robert E Lee visits the Sorrel home in late 1861 and early 1862. | Visitor | Sorrel-Weed House | Savannah | |||
| 1861/04/18 | In the office just inside the Blair House front door, Francis P Blair, acting on Lincoln's orders, offers Colonel of the 2nd Cavalry, Robert E Lee command of the Union Army. Lee declines. | Rebel | Blair House | Washington, DC | Beginning of the American Civil War | ||
| 1861/07/00 | Designed by John McCrady on land provided by Joseph L McAllister, Fort McAllister is built by the CSA at Genesis Point. After Robert E Lee inspects the fort, McCrady makes the changes recommended by General Lee. | Confederate Commander | Fort McAllister | Richmond Hill | |||
| 1861/07/00 | Robert E Lee accepts John Stewart's offer to use his home, becomes bachelor's quarters for Confederate officers 1861-1864 | Confederate Commander | Stewart-Lee House | Richmond | |||
| 1861/09/21 | General Robert E Lee uses Deitz Farm as headquarters for 2 days | Confederate Commander | Deitz Farm | Meadow Bluff | |||
| 1861/10/21 | General Lee uses Deitz Farm as headquarters for 9 days | Confederate Commander | Deitz Farm | Meadow Bluff | |||
| 1861/12/11 | General Robert E Lee stays at Alston House after a fire threatens his safety at the Charleston Hotel. | Visitor | Edmondston-Alston House | Charleston, SC | Charleston's Great Fire of 1861 | ||
| 1862/08/30 | Confederate Commander | Manassas Battlefield Historic District - Stony Ridge | Sudley Springs | Second Battle of Bull Run | |||
| 1862/09/17 | Robert E Lee commands the 38000-man Army of Northern Virginia | Confederate Commander | Antietam National Battlefield | Sharpsburg, MD | Battle of Antietam | ||
| 1862/10/00 | In the fall of 1862 after the return of the army from Maryland, J E B Stuart buys a mare bred by Mr Stephen Dandridge "Lucy Long" for Robert E Lee. | Life | The Bower | Leetown | |||
| 1862/12/13 | Robert E Lee has breakfast at Braehead | Confederate Commander | Braehead | Fredericksburg, VA | Battle of Fredericksburg | ||
| 1863/06/00 | Robert E Lee's headquarters, on the way to Gettysburg | Confederate Commander | Saratoga | Boyce, VA | |||
| 1863/07/00 | Confederate Commander | Gettysburg National Military Park | Gettysburg, PA | Battle of Gettysburg | |||
| 1863/07/04 | General Robert E Lee, General J E B Stuart and several of their officers dine at The Fairfield Inn | Visitor | Fairfield Inn | Fairfield | |||
| 1864/00/00 | Confederate Commander | Petersburg National Battlefield | Petersburg | Siege of Petersburg | |||
| 1865/04/07 | While camping on Cumberland Rd near the Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Rt 45) Robert Lee receives a message from US Grant (headquartered at the now demolished Farmville Hotel, Farmville) recommending the surrender the Army of Northern Virginia. | Confederate Commander | Cumberland Presbyterian Church | Farmville | Battles of Appomattox Station and Court House | ||
| 1865/04/09 | Robert E Lee, accompanied by five Major generals, surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S Grant. | Confederate Commander | Appomattox Court House National Historical Park | Appomattox, VA | Battles of Appomattox Station and Court House | ||
| 1865/04/09 | Robert E Lee, accompanied by five Major generals, surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S Grant. | Confederate Commander | Appomattox Court House National Historical Park | Appomattox, VA | End of the American Civil War | ||
| 1865/04/14 | Robert E Lee intends on spending his the night at the home of his brother, Charles C Lee. Since "Winsor" is crowded, Lee is invited to stay at John Gilliam's neighboring residence. Lee camped in his tent on Mr Gilliam's lawn (left of No 15 fairway). | Guest | The Foundry Golf Club | Powhatan, VA | Robert E Lee's Last Bivouac | ||
| 1865/05/00 | Robert Lee stays at John Stewart's house from April to June after surrendering at Appomattox | Confederate Commander | Stewart-Lee House | Richmond | Battles of Appomattox Station and Court House | ||
| 1865/09/18 | Rober E Lee stays at Mulberry Hill before becomeing President of Washington College | Guest | Mulberry Hill | Lexington | |||
| 1865/10/02 | Robert E Lee becomes president of Washington College | Work | Washington and Lee University campus | Lexington | |||
| 1867/00/00 | Washington College begins construction on a Chapel in at the request of college president, Robert E Lee. | Work | University Chapel, Washington and Lee University | Lexington | |||
| 1867/00/00 | Lee family vacations 3 summers in Baltimore Row cottages at The Greenbrier | Visitor | The Greenbrier | White Sulphur Springs | |||
| 1870/00/00 | Robert E Lee, president of Washington College, sends a letter of introduction to Joseph Henry, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, making known McCormick's wishes to establish an astronomical observatory in Virginia. | Facilitator | Leander McCormick Observatory | Charlottesville, VA | |||
| 1870/03/31 | Robert E Lee spends two nights, 30th and 31st, at the Planter's Hotel at 945 Broad, NW corner of Macartan St (razed). Hundreds pay their respects during the forenoon of 31 March. | Guest of Honor | Broad Street Historic District | Augusta, GA | |||
| 1870/04/27 | After days of excusing himself due to his 'indisposition', Robert E Lee addresses an admiring crowd from the second floor balcony, "I am astonished to see Charleston so wondrously recuperated after all her disasters." | Guest | Gaillard-Bennett House | Charleston, SC | |||
| 1870/10/12 | Died | Died | Puzzling Death of Robert E Lee |
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