Robert Edward Lee Biography and Timeline

Birth of Robert Edward Lee

Birth of Robert Edward Lee

Battle of Cerro Gordo

Lee conducts reconnaissance that helps Scott find a route around the Mexican position

Role range: 1846-1848 – 1846-1848

Lee Finds Cerro Gordo Route

Army engineer Robert E Lee reconnoitered a route enabling Scott's troops to outflank Mexican defenses at Cerro Gordo.

Resignation of Robert Edward Lee

Resigns his commission & joins the Confederacy, alongside one third of Army Officers

Role range: 1861-1865

Battle of Manassas, 1st

Union forces from Washington are stopped from reaching Richmond

Role range: 1861-1865

Battle of Shiloh

An indecisive battle

Role range: 1861-1865

Battle of Manassas, 2nd

Union forces from Washington are stopped from reaching Richmond

Role range: 1861-1865

Battle of Antietam

The Confederates lose 2,700 dead & 9,000 wounded. The Battle paves the way for Lincolns Proclamation of Emancipation. Robert Lees plan to convert Maryland to the Confederate cause is defeated. A tactical stalemate but strategically very important for the Unionists

Role range: 1861-1865

Battle of Seven Days

Drives away more than 105,000 Union troops from Richmond. Defends Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital against General McClelland

Role range: 1861-1865

Battle of Vicksburg, 1st

Lee fails to capture Vicksburg

Role range: 1861-1865

Commander of Army of North Virginia

Leads the army of Northern Virginia. Appointed Commander of the army of North Virginia

Role range: 1861-1865

Siege of Richmond

Defends Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital against General McClelland

Role range: 1861-1865

Commander of Army of North Virginia

Leads the army of Northern Virginia. Appointed Commander of the army of North Virginia

Battle of Cold Harbor

1-12 June, sees General Lee delay General Grants advance into Virginia

Role range: 1861-1865

Battle of Vicksburg, 2nd

Lee captures Vicksburg at the 2nd attempt

Role range: 1861-1865

Capture of Vicksburg

Lee captures Vicksburg at the 2nd attempt

Role range: 1861-1865

Battle of Appomattox

The remains of the Army of Northern Virginis are defeated

Role range: 1861-1865

Result of Surrender of Army of Northern Virginia

The Army of Northern Virginia is removed from the war, ending major Confederate resistance in Virginia.

Role range: 1861-1865

Surrender of Army of Northern Virginia

The army of Northern Virginia, 29,000, are under Unionist control. General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse. Defeat ends the war in Virginia

Role range: 1861-1865