Robert E Lee was appointed President of Washington College between 1865 and his death in 1870, where the school was renamed 'Washington and Lee'.
Robert E. Lee became President of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia
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Robert E. Lee took that job.
He served as the President of Washington College (currently Washington and Lee University).
He was President of Washington College. But his health was failing badly, and friends were shocked at his haggard appearance. After his death it became Washington & Lee College. He only survived the war by five years, and regrettably never got round to writing the memoirs he often talked about. They would have been of great interest. Some of his letters written to his generals and to Confederate President Jefferson Davis do provide some insights on Lee's view of the war.
He was the president of Washington College following the civil war. Following his death, it was named W&L.
Wrong war, buddy. Washington won the Revolutionary War, and became the first President of the USA. He died more than sixty years before the Civil War.
George Washington led the Union Army during the Civil War, before he became the first President
Wrong war, buddy. Washington was the hero of the American Revolution, and became the first President of the USA. The American Civil War was not for another 'fourscore and seven years', as Lincoln biblically phrased it.
He became president of the USA, the country was in the middle of a civil war, but they were still one country.
Abraham Lincoln
Washington :)