Robert Edward Lee

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
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:Mary_Lee
gptkb:Margaret_Lee
gptkb:William_Henry_Fitzhugh_Lee
Robert_Edward_Lee_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate October 12, 1870
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lexington,_Virginia
gptkbp:depictedIn Films_and_documentaries_about_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:descendant Lee_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:famousQuote It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it.
I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.
The education of a man is never completed until he dies.
I have no desire to be a martyr.
Duty_is_the_most_sublime_word_in_the_English_language.
gptkbp:figure Robert_E._Lee_Monument_in_Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Edward_Lee
gptkbp:historicalImpact gptkb:Symbol_of_the_Confederacy
Debate_over_Confederate_monuments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Edward Lee
gptkbp:influence Military strategy and tactics
Southern_United_States_culture
American_history_and_memory
gptkbp:knownFor Commanding_the_Confederate_Army_during_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Controversial_figure_in_American_history
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:United_States_Army
General
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Mexican-American_War
gptkbp:nickname Marble Man
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:postWarCareer President_of_Washington_College
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:serviceYears 1829–1865
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Anna_Randolph_Custis_Lee
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_B._Hood