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Robert E. Lee
Division of Public Programs
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Robert E. Lee, full-length portrait, lithograph.
Courtesy of Library of Congress
Photo caption
Robert E. Lee, full-length portrait, lithograph.
Courtesy of Library of Congress
Robert E. Lee’s military successes made him the scourge of the Union and the hero of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Learn about the Confederate general’s rise to prominence, the development of his military strategy, and his uneasy allegiance to his Southern heritage.