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—January 19

Robert E. Lee is born at Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County, VA.

* Lee’s father “Light-Horse Harry Lee” was a hero of the American Revolution and a friend of George Washington.

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Lee graduates 2ndin his West Point class. * He becomes the first student to graduate without having received a single demerit.

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* Fellow cadets give Lee the nickname “Marble Model”. * He is commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Corps of Engineers.

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Lee marries Mary Custis (great-granddaughter of Martha Washington) at her family’s plantation Arlington House.

* The Lees have seven children during their marriage.

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The Mexican War begins.

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Lee serves on the staff of General Winfield Scott and is promoted to brevet major.

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Lee becomes superintendent of West Point.

—October 18

Lee leads troops in putting down John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry.

—April

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