George Washington Custis Lee
Born: September 16, 1832
Birthplace: Fortress Monroe, Virginia
Father: General Robert Edward Lee 1807 – 1870
Mother: Mary Anna Randolph Custis 1808 – 1873
Nickname: Boo
Education:
1854: Graduated West Point Military Academy – (1st in class)
Occupation before War:
1854 – 1855: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army Engineers
1855 – 1859: 2nd Lt. United States Army Engineers
1859 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army Engineers
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain Confederate Army Engineers
1861 – 1863: Colonel and Aide to President Jefferson Davis
1863 – 1864: Brigadier General and Aide to President Jefferson Davis
1863: Volunteered to take Rooney’s place as Prisoner of War so Rooney could be with his sickly dying wife
1864 – 1865: Commander of defenses of Richmond, Virginia
1864 – 1865: Major General in the Confederate Army
1865: Captured at the Battle of Sayler’s Creek, Virginia
Occupation after War:
Professor Military Science and Engineering Virginia Military Institute
1871 – 1897: President of Washington & Lee University
1882: Won Back Arlington House in United States Supreme Court
1883: Sold Arlington House to the United States for $150,000.00
1897 – 1913: Lived at Ravensworth Plantation in Fairfax County, Virginia
Died: February 18, 1913
Place of Death: Ravensworth Plantation, Annandale, Virginia
Age at time of Death: 80 years old
Burial Place: Lee Chapel Museum, Lexington, Virginia
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