The superintendent of the United States Military Academy is the academy's commanding officer. This position is roughly equivalent to the chancellor or president of an American civilian university. The
Jonathan Williams (1801–03), (1805–12)
Joseph Swift (1812–14)
Sylvanus Thayer (1817–1833)
Robert E. Lee (1852–55)
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Robert Edward Lee was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate States Army near the end of the war. He led
Superintendent of the United States Military Academy
…served as 7th, 11th, and 13th Superintendents 8 1845 1852 Henry Brewerton 1819 Brigadier general; military engineer; Union Army veteran 9 1852 1855 Robert E. Lee 1829 Colonel USA; graduated second in his class at the Academy, without demerits; son George Washington Custis Lee, class of 1854, graduated first in…
Lee in 1864
Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Lee's birthplace
Lee Corner on Oronoco Street in Alexandria, Virginia, a property owned by Lee
Lee at age 31 in 1838, as a Lieutenant of Engineers in the U.S. Army