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U. S. CIVIL WAR
PHOTOGRAPHS
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ROBERT E. LEE
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Lee's Office, in Lee Chapel, at Washington College.
(Now Washington &
Lee University).
Lee's Office has been preserved as it was when he left it, for the last time,
on September 28, 1870.
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In the late 1860's, Lee assumed the presidency of Washington
College (now Washington and Lee University) in Lexington, Va.,
initiating programs that are still in use by schools throughout
the U.S. today. It was said that Lee would have been famous, even
without the Civil War, for the policies he put in place at
Washington College.
In addition, his example of conduct for thousands of
ex-Confederates made him a legend even before his death.
Lee Chapel and Museum at Washington & Lee University
Lee died on October 12, 1870 in Lexington, Va.
He and members of his family are buried on the museum level of the Lee Chapel
and Museum at Washington & Lee University. The museum level is below the Chapel
and also houses Lee's office, and a museum which has many items that
belonged to Lee and his family. (The entrance to the museum level is indicated
by an arrow on the photograph above.)
The Lee Chapel is a National Historic Landmark. It was built in 1867 under
Robert E. Lee's supervision.
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Lee's Sarcophagus - Front View
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Lee's Sarcophagus - Back View
The arrow points to a sword that
Lee is holding in his left hand.
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The sarcophagus showing General
Lee resting on the battlefield was made by Edward Valentine and is located in
the Chapel above the museum level.
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Traveller's Grave at Washington and Lee.
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Traveller's Grave - Closer View
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Traveller, Lee's horse, is buried outside the entrance to the museum level
(See the arrow on the W&L Chapel photograph, above).
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