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CSS Robert E. Lee. In 1862, the newly formed Confederate Navy purchased a 642-ton iron-hulled side-wheel gunboat, built in at Glasgow, Scotland, and gave her the name of CSS Robert E. Lee in honor of this Confederate General.
"The Marble Model" – Robert E. Lee, Confederate general (for his perfection at West Point) [48] "Marshal Forwards" – Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher , Prussian general "Mary" – Arthur Coningham , New Zealand/Australian First World War flying ace and Second World War senior RAF officer
Traveller (1857–1871) was Confederate General Robert E. Lee's most famous horse during the American Civil War. He was a gray American Saddlebred of 16 hands (64 inches, 163 cm), notable for speed, strength and courage in combat. Lee acquired him in February 1862 and rode him in many battles.
Lt. General Arthur Gregg, from Florence SC, stands center left with the family of Lt. Colonel Charity Adams, from Columbia SC, on the right. A Virginia Army base previously named for Robert E. Lee ...
General Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. On June 1, 1862, General Robert E. Lee, its final and best known leader historically, took command after Johnston was wounded and Smith suffered what may have been a nervous breakdown at the Battle of Seven Pines. William Whiting received permanent command of Smith's division ...
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 ...
Lee's service during the American Revolution as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army earned him the nickname by which he is best known, "Light-Horse Harry". [note 1] He was the father of Confederate general Robert E. Lee, who led the Army of Northern Virginia against the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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