Robert E. Lee progressed through the ranks from Second Lieutenant, 1829, to Colonel, 28 March 1861, while serving in the United States Army. Within a few weeks of that final promotion, Lee was offered the position of Major General, 18 April 1861, but he turned that down, and resigned his US Army commission, 20 April 1861.
Lee accepted an offer from the CSA to take command of the defense of Virginia, 23 April 1861, and was one of the first five people to be named as a full General by the CSA, not long after.
Even though he was appointed as a full General, and later, 31 January 1865, named the General-in-Chief of Confederate Forces, Lee refused to wear anything but the insignia of a Colonel, three stars, until the CSA had won the war and he could be properly appointed as a General, during peace time.
Robert E. Lee attended the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Robert E. Lee was once the superintendent of the US Military Academy at West Point between the years of 1852 and 1855.
Robert E. Lee graduated second in his class at West Point Military Academy.
He graduated from west point military school
Most of his life was spent in military service. After the Civil War, he served as President of Washington College until his death in 1870. He is buried at the chapel there.
Robert E. Lee attended the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was once the superintendent of the US Military Academy at West Point between the years of 1852 and 1855.
Robert E. Lee graduated second in his class at West Point Military Academy.
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was born in 1807, and graduated from the US Military at West Point in 1829, 2nd in his class. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Engineers
Robert E. Lee attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
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He graduated from west point military school