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7 de sept. de 2018 · Mary Custis Lee “I would not stir from this house even if the whole Northern Army were to surround it,” wrote Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee, wife of Robert E. Lee, to her daughter, Eleanor Agnes Lee on May 5, 1861. The Civil War was still in its infancy when Mary Lee wrote this letter, having begun a month earlier on April 12, 1861.
On July 7, 1804, Custis married Mary Lee "Molly" Fitzhugh, a devout evangelical Christian from a prominent Virginia family with close ties to the Washingtons and Lees. She came to Arlington at the age of sixteen and gave birth to four children with only one, Mary Anna Randolph Custis, living to adulthood.
Contents 1Life 2Marriage and family 2.1Ancestry 3Cultural references 4References 5External links Wife of Robert E. Lee (1807–1873)Mary Anna Custis LeeBornMary Anna Randolph Custis(1807-10-01)October 1, 1807Annefield in Boyce, Virginia, U.S.DiedNovember 5, 1873(1873-11-05) (aged 66)Lexington, Virginia, U.S.Resting placeUniversity Chap...
In 1913, the Clearwater Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy chose to honor Mrs. Lee's memory by naming their chapter after her. Mary Custis Lee. 1807-1873. Mary Anna Randolph Custis is pictured holding a parrot in this 1830 oil portrait painted by Auguste Hervieu. The artwork was created just before her marriage to Robert E. Lee.
George Washington Custis Lee (September 16, 1832 – February 18, 1913), also known as Custis Lee, was the eldest son of Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee. His grandfather George Washington Custis was the step-grandson and adopted son of George Washington and grandson of Martha Custis Washington. He served as a Confederate general in the ...
Mary Anna Custis Lee. Mary Anna Custis Lee, född 1 oktober 1807 på en plantage i nordvästra Virginia, död 5 november 1873 i Lexington, Virginia var konstnär, författare och hustru till Robert E. Lee, amerikansk militär och konfederationens överbefälhavare under det amerikanska inbördeskriget .
3 de nov. de 2023 · Family Parlor Mary Custis and Robert Lee were married in this room, also the scene of morning prayers for family and household slaves. Family Dining Room According to family tradition, Lieutenant Lee proposed here to the Custis's only surviving child, Mary Anna Randolph Custis. White Parlor The Lee children favored
