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Robert E. Lee, circa 1851
Portrait of Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) taken by Mathew Brady in 1851, about ten years before the American Civil War (1861-1865).
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Portrait of Richard Henry Lee
A sketch of Richard Henry Lee; on his left hand, he wears a black silk glove to hide the injury he sustained in a hunting accident that cost him four of his fingers. Engraving by Alonzo Chappel, 1861. New York Public...
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General Charles Lee
General Charles Lee, American Revolutionary War general. Illustration from page 92 of Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa by Christoph Heinrich, Korn. Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe, 1776-84. Library of Congress, Prints and...
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The Last Meeting Between Lee and Jackson
Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson meet for the last time prior to the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Richard Henry Lee
Portrait of Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794), Virginian statesman during the American Revolution and Founding Father of the United States. Oil on canvas by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1795-1805. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian...
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George B. McClellan - The Wrong Man for the Job
George B. McClellan (1826-1885) was an American army officer and engineer who was elevated to the position of Commanding General of the United States Army in 1861 and was the Major General of the Army of...
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New York and New Jersey Campaign
The New York and New Jersey Campaign (3 July 1776 to 3 January 1777) was a pivotal campaign waged during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) for control of New York City, the Hudson River, and the resource-rich...
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Battle of Guilford Court House
The Battle of Guilford Court House (15 March 1781) was one of the last major engagements of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Fought near Greensboro, North Carolina, it was a pyrrhic victory for the British...
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Civil War Generals in the Mexican-American War - Friends Who Became Enemies
In 1846, graduates of West Point Military Academy were deployed to fight in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Less than 20 years later, many now wearing different uniforms, they...
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British Warships Forcing a Passage of the Hudson Between Forts Washington and Lee
British warships attempting to sail up the Hudson River but being fired upon by Fort Washington and Fort Lee, October 1776. Oil on canvas by Thomas Mitchell after Dominic Serres...