SIGNIFICANT DATES IN LEE'S LIFE
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Jan 19th, 1807. Robert E. Lee is born.
March 25th, 1818. Henry Lee (Robert's father) dies.
1825. Lee enters West Point.
1829. Lee graduates from West Point with high academic scores.
1829. Commissioned into the Corps of Engineers.
1831. Marriage to Mary Ann Randolph Custis.
Sept 16th, 1832. Birth of Lee's first son, George Washington Custis Lee.
May 31st, 1837. Birth of Lee's second son, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee.
1838. Lee is promoted to Captain.
1852 - 55. Appointed to the position of Superintendent of West Point.
1855. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel - Second Cavalry.
1859. Lee commands the raid on Harper's Ferry.
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