Robert E. Lee

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkb:Stonewall_Jackson
gptkbp:birthDate January 19, 1807
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Stratford_Hall,_Virginia
gptkbp:burialPlace Lee_Chapel,_Lexington,_Virginia
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Washington_Custis_Lee
gptkb:Margaret_Lee
gptkb:William_Henry_Fitzhugh_Lee
gptkb:Annie_Lee
Robert_Edward_Lee_Jr.
gptkbp:controversy Statues and memorials
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Civil_War_memory
gptkbp:deathDate October 12, 1870
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lexington,_Virginia
gptkbp:depictedIn Films and documentaries
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Edward_Lee
gptkbp:hasTheme Honor and duty
Christian_faith
Loyalty_to_Virginia
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Varied perspectives on his legacy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Symbol_of_the_Confederacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert E. Lee
gptkbp:influenced Southern_United_States_culture
gptkbp:isReviewedBy Opposed_harsh_treatment_of_the_South
gptkbp:knownFor Commanding_the_Confederate_Army_during_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_American_history
gptkbp:militaryRank General
Defensive tactics
Studied_under_Winfield_Scott
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkb:West_Point_Academy
gptkbp:nickname Marble Man
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Numerous biographies and studies
Controversial_discussions_in_modern_America
Statues_and_memorials_across_the_U.S.
gptkbp:postWarCareer President_of_Washington_College
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkbp:premieredOn Believed in the preservation of the Union
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Anna_Custis_Lee
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_B._Hood
gptkbp:viewpoint Opposed_secession_but_fought_for_the_Confederacy
gptkbp:wrote Letters and memoirs