. Civil War officers. Confederate . HERO OF AMERICANS WHO WORE THE GRAY—Original negative of General Robert Edward Lee, taken when fifty-seven years of age, in 1865—Now in Collection of Edward Bailey Eaton—Enlargement under Eaton copyright exclusively for historical record in The Journal of American History—Lee /as born at Stratford. Virginia, January 19, 1807—Died at Lexington, Virginia, October 12, 1870—Graduated at West Point in 1829, and fought gallantly nder Stars and Stripes in War against Mexico—Commander-in-chief of Confederate Army in Civil War in United States during Lincoln administ
. Civil War officers. Confederate . HERO OF AMERICANS WHO WORE THE GRAY—Original negative of General Robert Edward Lee, taken when fifty-seven years of age, in 1865—Now in Collection of Edward Bailey Eaton—Enlargement under Eaton copyright exclusively for historical record in The Journal of American History—Lee /as born at Stratford. Virginia, January 19, 1807—Died at Lexington, Virginia, October 12, 1870—Graduated at West Point in 1829, and fought gallantly nder Stars and Stripes in War against Mexico—Commander-in-chief of Confederate Army in Civil War in United States during Lincoln administration S-H C/3 z Oh u <U < c/503 CO no C 0) So £ bo CA. ROBERT EDWARD LEE AS BREVET LIEUTENANT-COLONEL OF ENGINEERS IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY FACING PAGE 20 Washington & Lee as a NurseryAmerican Leadership Its Age and HistoricAssociations Washington and Lee was Founded as Augusta Academy in 1749. U was the first concrete expression of that devotion in learning and religion which characterized ihc -*lr1> r- ■*« the Valley of Virginia, and fifth in orderof founding of American colleges. In the spring of 1776, two months before the Declnnilinn uf Independence, 1>>* unanimous action i>f theHoard of Trustees, it* name was changed to Liberty Halt. In 1782 it was formally incorporated as an independentinstitution, under a self-perpetuating Hoard of Trustees. 1 179S il was endowed In George Washington witha gift of 550,000, and by him Formally authorized to bear his name. After the wreck- of the Civil War. theInstitution was reorganized and developed by the genius of Robert E. Lee. who accepted it- presidency in 1 its
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