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County: Lee

County Named, 1870

Marker Number: 

792

Location: 

Beattyville Courthouse Lawn

For Gen. Robert E. Lee, 1807-70. ". . . he was fearless among men. As a soldier, he had no superior and few equal." West Point graduate, 1829. Declined command U.S. Army and resigned, 1861. Named military adviser to CSA Pres. Davis, 1861. Commander Army Northern Va., 1862. Highest ranking CSA officer, 1865. President, Washington College, now Washington and Lee Univ., 1865-70.

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