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Eleanor Agnes Lee (February 27, 1841 – October 15, 1873) was an American diarist and poet. The fifth child of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee, she was a member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia and was affectionately called "Wiggy" and "Agnes" by her parents.
Eleanor Agnes Lee . NPS Image. When Eleanor “Wiggy” Agnes Lee was born on February 27, 1841, at Arlington House, her father called her “the finest child that was ever seen.” She was the Lees’ fifth child and third daughter.
Eleanor Agnes Lee. c 1865-1870. The fifth child of Robert and Mary Lee, Agnes kept a diary in the 1850s documenting life at Arlington. It was later published. Growing Up in the 1850s: The Journal of Agnes Lee is still in print.
Eleanor Agnes Lee (February 27, 1841 – October 15, 1873) was an American diarist and poet. The fifth child of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee, she was a member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia and was affectionately called "Wiggy" and "Agnes" by her parents.
Eleanor Agnes Lee. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. Fort Myer, VA, United States. The fifth child of Robert and Mary Lee, Agnes kept a diary in the 1850s documenting...
The deaths of Annie Lee and Orton Williams took a toll on Agnes’ health from which she never recovered. The once light-hearted girl – “General Lee’s pretty daughter” – became a distant figure, damaged and care-worn far beyond her years.
Eleanor Agnes Lee, Robert E. Lee's fifth child, began her journal in December 1852 at the early age of twelve. An articulate young woman, her stated ambitio...
