542.. (Born Va.).....ROBERT E. LEE......(Ap'd Va.). .2
Military History. - Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1825, to
July 1, 1829, when he: was graduated andl promoted in the Army to
BYT. SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF` ENGINEERS, JULY 1, 1829.
SECOND LIEUT., CORPS OF ENGINEERS, JULY 1, 1829.
Served : as Asst. Engineer in the construction of Fts. Monroe and Calhoun,
for the Defense of Hampton Roads, Va.,
1829-34; as Assistant to the Chief Engineer, at Washington, D. C.,
1834-37; as Asst. Astronomer
(FIRST LIEUT., CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SEP. 21, 1836)
for establishing the Boundary between the States of Ohio and Michigan,
1835;
as Superintending· Engineer of the improvement of St. Louis harbor,
Mo., and of the Missouri and Upper Mississippi Rivers, 1837-41,
(CAPTAIN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, JULY 7, 1838)
having general charge of the improvement of the Lower Mississippi, and
of the Ohio River, below Louisville, Ky. 1840-41, -
and of the construction and repairs of the defenses at the Narrows entrance to New York
harbor, 1841-44,
1844-46; as Member of the Board of Visitors to the Military Academy,
1844; as Assistant to the Chief Engineer, at Washington,
1844; as Member of the Board of Engineers for Atlantic Coast Defenses,
Sep. 8, 1845, to Mar. 13, 1848'; in the War with Mexico,
1846-48, being engaged on the march towards Chihuahuna, as Chief En-
giner of the column commanded by Brig.-General Wool,
1846, -- Siege of Vera Cruz,
Mar. 9-29, 1847, - Reconnoissance,
Apr. 15-17, and Battle
(BVT. MAJOR, APR. 18, 1847, FOR GALLANT AND MERITORIOUS
CONDUCT IN THE BATTLE OF CERRO GORDO, MEX.)
of Cerro Gordo, Apr. 17-18, 1847, - Reconnoissance through the Pedregal,
Aug. 18-19, 1847, - Battle of Contreras,
Aug·. 19-20, 1847, - Reconnoissance of Coyoacan,
Aug. 20, 1847, - Battle of Churubusco,
Aug. 20,
(BVT. LIEUT.-COL, AUG. 20, 1847, FOR GALLANT AND MERITORIOUS
CONDUCT IN THE: BATTLES OF CONTRERAS AND CHURUBUSCO,
MEX.)
1847, -Battle of: Molino del Rey,
Sep. 8, 1847, - Reconnoissance of the approaches to; the City of Mexico,
Sep. 9-13, 1847, - Storming of Chapultepec,
Sep. 13, 1847, where he was· wounded, - and Assault and Capture of the City
of Mexico,
Sep. 13-14, 1847; on Special duty in the
(BVT. COLONEL, SEP. 13, 1847, FOR GALLANT AND MERITORIOUS
CONDUCT IN THE, BATTLE OF CHAPULTEPEC, MEX.)
Engineer Bureau at Washington, ID. C., 1848 ;
as Superintending· Engineer of the construction of Ft. Carroll, Patapsco River, Md.
1848-52; as Member of the Board of Engineers for Atlantic Coast Defenses,
July 21, 1848, to Apr. 11, 1853; as Superintendent of the U. S. Military Academy,
Sep. 1, 1852, to Mar. 31, 1855; in command at Jefferson Barracks,
(LIEUT.-COLONEL, 2D CAVALRY, MAR. 3, 1855)
Mo., 1855; on frontier duty at Camp Cooper, Tex.,
1856, - Expedlition against Comannche Indians, 1856, -Camp Cooper, Tex.
1856-57,---,San Antonio, Tex. (commanding regiment), 1857; on leave of absence,
(1857-59; in command of the forces at Harper's Ferry, for suppressing
John Brown's Raid,
Oct. 17-95, 1859; in command of the Department of T'exas, Feb. 6 to Dcc. 12, 1860;
and on leave of absence,
1860-61. (COLONEL, 1ST CAVALRY, MAR. 16, 1861l)
RESIGNED, APR. 25, 1861.
Joined in the Rebellion of 1861-66 against the United States.
Civil History. - President of Washington College, Lexington, Va.,
Sep. 28, 1865, to Oct. 12, 1870.
DIED, Ocr. 12, 1870, AT LEXINGTON, VA.: AGED 64.
* Was the son of Colonel HENRY LEE, of the Revolutionary Armyv, and in 1791
Governor of Virginia.