- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Robert E. Lee
- Creator:
- unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1850/1980
- Subject:
- Military officers--Confederate
Politics and Government--United States
Politics & government--Georgia
Generals--United States - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Portrait of Robert E. Lee
General Robert Edward Lee (1807-1870) was born in Virginia. He graduated from West point, second in his class, in 1829. In 1852 he became superintendent of West Point. He was offered field command of the United States Army in 1861 but resigned when Virginia seceded from the union. He became Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Northern Virginia and was named General-in-Chief of the Confederate Armies in 1865. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, ending the Civil War. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/3142
- Additional Rights Information:
- The copyright and related rights status of this Item has been reviewed by the organization that has made the Item available, but the organization was unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the Item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. Please contact the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center for more information. Licensing and reproduction fees may apply.
- Extent:
- 8 x 10 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History photograph collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
