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George Washington Custis Lee

George Washington Custis LeeBorn: 16-Sep-1832
Birthplace: Fort Monroe, VA
Died: 18-Feb-1913
Location of death: Alexandria, VA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Lee Chapel, Lexington, VA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Educator, Military

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Eldest son of Robert E. Lee

Military service: US Army (1865-61, 1st Lt.); Confederate Army (1861-65, Maj. Gen.)

Father: Robert E. Lee (Confederate general, b. 19-Jan-1807, d. 12-Oct-1870)
Mother: Mary Anna Rudolph Custis (b. 1808, d. 1873)
Sister: Mary Custis Lee (b. 1835, d. 1918)
Brother: William Henry Fitzhugh Lee (b. 1837, d. 1891)
Sister: Anne Carter Lee (b. 1839, d. 1862)
Sister: Eleanor Agnes Lee (b. 1841, d. 1873)
Brother: Robert Edward Lee (b. 1843, d. 1914)
Sister: Mildred Childe Lee (b. 1845, d. 1905)

    Military College: US Military Academy, West Point (1854)
    Professor: Virginia Military Institute (1865-70)
    President: Washington and Lee University (1871-97)

    Taken Prisoner of War 6-Apr-1865


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