The following timeline is from Lee, by Douglas Southall Freeman (Scribner: 1 August 1997).
1807, January 19: Stratford, VA: Birth
1809: Stratford, VA: Father arrested for debt
1813: Stratford, VA: Father leaves
1814, August 28: Alexandria, VA: Living with his mother
1820: Alexandria, VA: Alexandria Academy
1823: Alexandria, VA: Completed study at Alexandria Academy
1824, April 1: VA: Wrote his letter of acceptance to West Point, 1st known letter by R. E. Lee
1824, October 14: Alexandria, VA: Lafayette paid a visit to Lee's mother, Lee was doubtlessly at the meeting
1825, February: Alexandria, VA: Enrolled in James Hallowell's school adjoining the Lee's household
1825, June: Traveling towards West Point
1825, June 28: West Point, NY: Becomes a cadet at West Point
1825, August 27: West Point, NY: Beginning of schooling at West Point
1826, January 2: West Point, NY: Begins final exams for his first year at West Point
1826: West Point, NY: Appears in the list of distinguished cadets in his class
1826, June 23: West Point, NY: Receives cadet rank of Staff Sergent, the highest position avaible to him at the time
1826, July 1: West Point, NY: Lee becomes a upperclassman
1826, September 1: West Point, NY: Beginning of second academic year at West Point
1827, January: West Point, NY: Lees rating in his class falls due to work overload
1828: West Point, NY: Lee made the Office of Corps Adjutant, the highest cadet rank in the corps
1829, June: West Point, NY: Lee graduates from West Point and commissions in the Engineer Corps
1829, July 10: Ravensworth, VA: Lee's mother dies
1829, August 1: VA: Lee returns to Virginia from Georgetown after settling his mother's estate
1829, August 11: VA: Lee is ordered to report by the middle of the next November to Cockspur Island, Georgia
1829, November 1: Savannah, GA: Lee arrives in Savannah
1830, November 10: Cockspur Island, GA: Lee Returns to Cockspur Island after the summer months
1831, April 13: Cockspur Island, GA: Lee receives orders to report to Old Point, Virginia
1831, April 21: Cockspur Island, GA: Lee's moving orders are acknowledged
1831, May 7: Hampton Roads, VA: Lee reports to Hampton Roads, Virginia
1831, June 30: Arlington, VA: Lee is married to Mary Anna Randolph Curtis
1831, July 11: Washington D.C.: Lee rides to Washington, D.C., stops at Alexandria to make purchases
1831, August: Fort Monroe, SC: Lee and his wife arrive at Fort Monroe
1832, September 16: Fort Monroe, SC: Mrs. Lee gives birth to Lee's first child, George Washington Custis Lee
1834, July 18: Fort Monroe, SC: Secretary of War visits Fort Monroe
1834, October 25: Fort Monroe, SC: Invited by General Gratiot to come to Washington, D.C.
1834, November: Arlington, VA: Lee and his family move to Arlington
1836, September 21: Washington D.C.: Lee is promoted to 1st Lieutenant
1837, February: Washington D.C.: Lee writes Talcott discussing his consideration to resign from the Army
1837, May 31: Washington D.C.: Lee's third child is born
1837, December 6: St Louis, MO: Lee presents his plan to General Gratiot for the clearing up an area of the Mississippi River
1837, December 22/25: Arlington, VA: Lee arrives home in time for Christmas
1838, March 25: Pittsburgh, PA: Lee and his family set out for Pittsburgh on the way to Louisville, Kentucky
1838, September 20: St Louis, MO: Lee sets his men to work at cutting out rock on a section of the Mississippi River
1838, August 7: St Louis, MO: Lee is promoted to Captain in the Corps of Engineers
1839, May 1: St Louis, MO: Lee and his family leave St. Louis to return to Arlington
1839, May 8: Wheeling, VA: Lee and his family reach Wheeling on a steamboat
1839, May 25: Arlington, VA: Lee leaves Arlington to his post at St Louis
1839, July 1: St Louis, MO: Lee receives word of his new daughter, Annie Carter Lee
1839, July 24: St Louis, MO: Lee writes his friend Major Hitchcock declaring a good prospect of success on the engineering project on the Mississippi
1839, August 12: St Louis, MO: The river is low enough for Lee to begin construction
1840, July 24: Arlington, VA: Lee receives orders to return to St Louis to survey his work and its success
1840, October 6: St Louis, MO: Lee completes the last of his work in St. Louis
1840, October 22: Washington D.C.: Lee arrives in Washington, D.C.
1840, November 7: Beaufort, NC: Lee inspects Fort Macon construction
1841, April 10: New York, NY: Lee arrives in New York to inspect and improve forts in the area. He is stationed at Fort Hamilton
1843, March: New York, NY: Lee is back in New York after winter
1843 October 27: Arlington, VA: Lee's sixth child is born, Robert Edward Lee
1844 January 10: Washington D.C.: Lee arrives in Washington, D.C.
1844, April 15: Fort Hamilton, NY: Lee is ordered back to Fort Hamilton
1844, June: West Point, NY: Lee is chosen to attend the final exams at West Point in 1844
1844, December 22: Washington D.C.: Lee goes to Washington, D.C., as an office assistant for the winter
1845, March 31: Washington D.C.: Lee receives orders to return to Fort Hamilton
1845, September: Fort Hamilton, NY: Lee is appointed to the board of engineers for the Atlantic Coast defenses
1846, August 19: Fort Hamilton, NY: Lee receives orders to serve in Mexico
1846, September 13: Port La Vaca, TX: Lee arrives in Port la Vaca on way to San Antonio de Bexar
1846, September 21: San Antonio, TX: Lee arrives at San Antonio
1846, December 28: Lee volunteers for a scouting mission against Santa Anna
1847, January 16: Lee is ordered to proceed to Brazos and join General Scott for the Vera Cruz Expedition
1847, February 19: Tampico, Mexico: Lee goes ashore to Tampico with General Scott
1847, February 20: Tampico, Mexico: Lee leaves Tampico with General Scott, bound for Lobos
1847, February 21: Lobos, Mexico: Lee arrives at the Island of Lobos
1847, March 24: Vera Cruz, Mexico: Lee directs a battery of guns in his first combat action
1847, April 17: Cero Gordo, Mexico: Lee acts as a guide for General Twigg's division after conducting several days of scouting
1847, April 19: Jalapa, Mexico: Lee enters Jalapa
1847, April 24: Cero Gordo, Mexico: Lee is brevetted Major
1847, April 25: Perote, Mexico: Lee writes his wife after a church service, thanking God for his protection
1847, May 28: Puebla, Mexico: Lee enters the city of Puebla with General Scott
1847, August 12: Ayotla, Mexico: Lee goes on a reconaissance mission for a planned assault on Mexico City
1847, August 17: Lake Chalco, Mexico: Lee makes a reconaissance of the roads to the South and West of Chalco
1847, August 20: Churubusco, Mexico: Lee is brevetted Lieutenant Colonel
1847, August 22: Mexico City, Mexico: Lee writes a personal description of the obstacles he observed guarding Mexico City
1847, September 6: Tacubaya, Mexico: Lee joins General Scott and other officers to discuss the best method of attacking Mexico City
1847, September 8: Tacubaya, Mexico: Lee reports his reconaissance to General Scott of the roads to the south of Mexico City
1847, September 10: Miscoac, Mexico: Lee works on the defenses of a new base at Miscoac
1847, September 11: near Mexico City, Mexico: Lee conducts a reconaissance of the Nino Perdido Road
1847, September 11: Piedad, Mexico: Lee attends a council of war at night with General Scott and other officers
1847, September 12: Tacubaya, Mexico: Lee meets with General Scott and advises him on the best time to attack
1847, September 14: near Mexico City, Mexico: Lee has been without sleep for 48 hours
1847, September 14: Chapultepec, Mexico: General Pillow is wounded
1847, September 14: Chapultepec, Mexco: Lee receives a slight wound in the afternoon
1847, September 14: Chapultepec, Mexico: Lee faints in the afternoon due to exhaustion for the first and only time in his life
1847, December: Central Mexico, Mexico: Lee draws his pistol on a Mexican he suspected of foul play against him
1848, March 16: Mexico City, Mexico: Lee is forced by General Pillow to take the stand as a defense witness in the court of inquiry against General Pillow
1848, March 31: Mexico City, Mexico: Lee appears before the court of inquiry to report on troop movements
1848, April 8: Mexico City, Mexico: Lee again appears before the court to report on troop movements
1848, April 21: Mexico: Lee completes work on maps of Mexico City's defenses and the roads and defenses of Central Mexico
1848, May 27: Mexico City, Mexico: Lee receives orders to march the engineering company to Vera Cruz and to embark them for the United States
1848, June 6: Vera Cruz, Mexico: Lee and the engineering company arrive in Vera Cruz
1848, June 29: Washington D.C.: Lee arrives in Washington, D.C. after a year and 10 months absence
1848, July 3: Washington D.C.: Lee is assigned special duty in Totten's office
1848, July 21: Washington D.C.: Lee is again elected to the board of engineers for the Atlantic coast defenses
1848, August 24: Washington D.C.: Lee is promoted to the rank of full Colonel
1848, September 13: Washington D.C.: Lee recieves orders to construct Fort Carroll outside of Baltimore
1848, November 15: Baltimore, MD: Lee arrives in Baltimore
1848, November 18: Boston, MD: Lee arrives in Boston with the Board of Engineers
1848, December 1: Boston, MD: Lee departs Boston for Baltimore
1849, January: Washington D.C.: Lee leaves Washington, D.C., with the board of Engineers to look at potential fortifications in Florida
1849, April 1: Baltimore, MD: Lee arrives in Baltimore after leaving Florida
1849, July(late): Baltimore, MD: Lee begins to develop malaria, leaves to recuperate in Ravensworth
1849, August(early): Baltimore, MD: Lee arrives in Baltimore from recuperating in Arlington
1849, August 12: Baltimore, MD: Lee leaves for Newport, R.I. to meet the Board of Engineers
1850, December: Boston, MD: Lee goes to Boston with the Board of Engineers
1851, March: New York, NY: Lee goes to New York with the Board of Engineers
1851, August 3: Baltimore, MD: Lee writes his son a letter
1851, October 15: Baltimore, MD: Lee files his annual report on Fort Carroll, reporting much progress
1851, December 25: Arlington, VA: Lee and his family spend Christmas at Arlington
1852, May 28: Baltimore, MD: Lee receives orders from General Totten to become the superintendent of West Point
1852, July(late): Washington D.C.: Lee goes to Washington, D.C., in order to settle his affairs
1852, August 21: Baltimore, MD: Lee announces that he has turned over all balances to his assistant
1852, August 23: Baltimore, MD: Lee leaves Baltimore to set out for West Point
1852, September 1: West Point, NY: Lee becomes the 9th superintendent of West Point
1853, July 5: West Point, NY: Lee leaves West Point for a summer vacation in Virginia
1853, July 17: Alexandria, VA: Lee, along with his two oldest daughters, is confirmed
1853, August 27: West Point, NY: Lee returns to West Point at the end of his vacation
1854, July 8: West Point, NY: Lee writes a letter to General Totten regarding cadet "Curly" Whistler's request for readmittance into West Point
1855, March 15: West Point, NY: Lee accepts his transfer into the 2nd Cavalry
1855, March 31: West Point, NY: Lee turns over command of West Point to his successor
1855, April 12: Arlington, VA: Lee recieves orders to report to Louisville, Kentucky, to join the 2nd Cavalry
1855, April 20: Louisville, KY: Lee arrives in Louisville and takes command of 2nd Cavalry
1855, September 24: Fort Riley, KS: Lee travels to Fort Riley
1856, February 12: Arlington, VA: Lee leaves home after numerous court martial duties to rejoin the 2nd Cavalry in Texas
1856, March 2: Galveston, TX: Lee arrives in Galveston and rejoins the 2nd Cavalry
1856, March 27: Galveston, TX: Lee is assigned command of the two squadrons of the regiment at Camp Cooper
1856, April 9: Camp Cooper, TX: Lee arrives at Camp Cooper and takes command
1856, June 13: Camp Cooper, TX: Lee departs Camp Cooper on a mission to track down Indian aggressors
1856, June 18: Fort Chadbourne, TX: Lee arrives at Fort Chadbourne, gathers his forces, and continues on his tracking mission
1856, July 4: Near the Brazos River, TX: Lee thinks of of his family in Arlington on the way back to Camp Cooper
1856, July 23: Camp Cooper, TX: Lee arrives back at Camp Cooper after breaking up his expedition force
1856, September 28: Ringgold Barracks, TX: Lee arrives at the Ringgold Barracks
1856, November 4: Fort Brown, TX: Lee arrives at Fort Brown for a tribunal
1857, February 6: San Antonio, TX: Lee arrives in San Antonio for a tribunal
1857, March 20: Indianola, TX: Lee arrives in Indianola for a tribunal
1857, April 11: Fort Mason, TX: Lee arrives at Fort Mason on the way to Camp Cooper
1857, April 18: Camp Cooper, TX: Lee arrives back at Camp Cooper
1857, July 15: Fort Mason, TX: Lee arrives at Fort Mason for a court martial
1857, July 28: San Antonio, TX: Lee takes over command of the 2nd Cavalry
1857, August 1: San Antonio, TX: Lee occupies a house in San Antonio
1857, October 21: San Antonio, TX: Lee learns of his father in law, George Washington Parke Custis's, death
1857, October 24: San Antonio, TX: Lee leaves San Antonio for Arlington
1857, November 11: Arlington, TX: Lee arrives at Arlington
1858, March 17: Arlington, TX: Lee recieves a letter from his son Custis, in which is son gave Lee all the property Custis received from his grandfather's will
1858, April 26: Newport Barracks, KY: Lee leaves for Kentucky to serve on a court martial for General Twiggs
1858, May 5: Arlington, VA: Lee returns to Arlington
1858, October 22: Arlington, VA: Lee writes to General Scott asking for more leave in order to repair Arlington
1858, December 15: West Point, NY: Lee is in West Point for a court of inquiry against Professor Mahan
1859, April 1: Richmond, VA: Lee is in Richmond to assist in the settlement of the deed of trust for his son's marriage
1859, October 6: Fort Columbus, NY: Lee is in Fort Columbus for a court martial
1859, October 17: Arlington, VA: Lee receives orders to report to the Secretary of War immediately
1859, October 17: Harpers Ferry, VA: Lee surrounds the armory at Harpers Ferry with a detachment of Marines in order to capture John Brown
1859, October 18: Harpers Ferry, VA: Lee writes a letter to John Brown demanding his surrender
1859, October 19: Harpers Ferry, VA: Lee makes a final check of the conspirators with Andrew Hunter, the prosecutor
1859, October 20: Washington D.C.: Lee presents himself and his report at the War Department
1859, November 29: Washington D.C.: Lee receives orders to take 4 companies of troops and station at Harpers Ferry to keep order during John Brown's execution
1859, December 9: Harpers Ferry, VA: Lee receives orders to head back to Washington
1859, December 12: Harpers Ferry, VA: Lee departs Harpers Ferry
1859, December 14: Washington D.C.: Lee goes to Washington, D.C., to answer questions
1860, February 6: Washington D.C.: Lee is assigned the duty of temporary command of the Department of Texas, headquartered in San Antonio
1860, February 10: Arlington, VA: Lee leaves for San Antonio
1860, February 13: New Orleans, LU: Lee arrives in New Orleans on the way to San Antonio
1860, February 15: New Orleans, LU: Lee leaves New Orleans by steamer for Indianola
1860, February 19: San Antonio, TX: Lee arrives in San Antonio
1860, March 15: San Antonio, TX: Lee leaves San Antonio for the Rio Grande to deal with the bandit Juan Cortinas
1860, March 31: Ringgold Barracks, TX: Lee arrives at Ringgold Barracks
1860, April 2: Ringgold Barracks, TX: Lee writes a letter to the Mexican government asking them to help track down the Bandit Juan Cortinas
1860, April 3: Ringgold Barracks, TX: Lee leave Ringgold Barracks and conducts a careful inspection of the lower Rio Grande
1860, April 11: Fort Brown, TX: Lee arrives at Fort Brown
1860, April 12: Fort Brown, TX: Lee writes to the Mexican army explaining why Texas Rangers had gone into Mexico after Cortinas
1860, July 30: San Antonio, TX: Lee writes his West Point classmate Joseph E. Johnston, congratulating him on his promotion to Brigadier General
1860, December 14: San Antonio, TX: Lee writes Custis Lee about the potential dissolution of the Union amid the secession crisis
1860, December 19: San Antonio, TX: Lee leaves San Antonio for Fort Mason
1861, January 23: Fort Mason, TX: Lee writes home stating he wishes to not get involved in the seccession
1861, February 4: Fort Mason, TX: Lee receives orders that he is relieved of command of the 2nd Cavalry and is to report to Washington, D.C.
1861, February 13: Fort Mason, TX: Lee relinquishes command and starts the journey to Washington
1861, February 22: Indianola, TX: Lee arrives in Indianola
1861, February 25: New Orleans, TX: Lee arrives in New Orleans
1861, March 1: Alexandria, VA: Lee arrives in Alexandria
1861, March 28: Arlington, VA: Lee accepts his commission to Colonel and command of the 1st Cavalry
1861, April 17: Arlington, VA: Lee recieves a letter from General Scott requesting that he report to him immediately
1861, April 18: Washington D.C.: Lee visits Francis Blair and is offered command of a Union army of 75,000. Lee declines the offer
1861, April 19: Alexandria, VA: Lee goes to Alexandria on business and learns that Virginia has seceded
1861, April 20: Arlington, VA: Lee tenders his resignation from the US army to Simon Cameron, Secretary of War
1861, April 20: Arlington, VA: Lee writes to General Scott bidding him farewell and good luck
1861, April 20: Arlington, VA: Lee writes his sister explaining his reasoning for resigning
1861, April 21: Alexandria, VA: Lee goes to church with one of his daughters, in civilian clothes
1861, April 22: Arlington, VA: Lee leaves Arlington in the morning to go to Richmond
1861, April 22: Richmond, VA: Lee arrives in Richmond in the afternoon
1861, April 23: Richmond, VA: Lee accepts command of the military and naval forces of Virginia
1861, April 24: Richmond, VA: Lee orders his officers to act on the defensive
1861, April 29-30: Richmond, VA: Lee designates officers to organize troops at Wheeling, Grafton, and in the lower Kanawha valley
1861, May 6: Richmond, VA: Lee warns General Cocke to prepare for a attack from Alexandria on Harpers Ferry
1861, May 16: Norfolk, VA: Lee leaves Richmond to inspect Norfolk
1861, May 21: Richmond, VA: Lee consolidates the command on the lower Peninsula of Virginia under General Magruder
1861, May 28: Manassas Junction, VA: Lee makes a hurried inspection of the junction
1861, June 6 thru 8: York and James Rivers, VA: Lee visits the York and James Rivers to inspect the batteries located their
1861, June 24: Richmond, VA: Lee writes his wife stating his uncertainty after Virginia forces fell under the command of the Confederacy
1861, July 28: Richmond, VA: Lee leaves Richmond to perform his first field duty for the Confederacy
1861, July 29: Staunton, VA: Lee leaves Staunton on the way to Monterey
1861, August 3: VA: Lee heads to Huntersville
1861, August 6: Huntersville, VA: Lee leaves Huntersville and arrives at Valley Mountain later that day
1861, August 31: VA: Lee is confirmed as a full general in the Confederate army
1861, September 8: Valley Mountain, WV: Lee completes the plan for the attack on Cheat Mountain
1861, September 9: Valley Mountain, WV: Lee issues a supplementary order to his forces
1861, September 11: Valley Mountain, WV: Lee moves forward for the attack with his troops
1861, September 12: Cheat Mountain, WV: Lee's attack on Cheat Mountain begins
1861, September 14: Cheat Mountain, WV: Lee sends a flag of truce to the Federals to recover the body of Colonel John A. Washington
1861, September 16: Camp on Valley River, WV: Lee sends a letter of condolence to Washington's wife
1861, September 17: Valley Mountain, WV: Lee writes Governor John Letcher explaining the failed attack
1861, September 21: Meadow Bluff, WV: Lee arrives in General John B. Floyd's camp at Meadow Bluff
1861, September 22: Sewell Mountain, WV: Lee makes a reconnaissance at Sewell Mountain
1861, September 24: Sewell Mountain, WV: Lee departs for Sewell Mountain with 4 regiments
1861, September 30: Sewell Mountain, WV: Lee writes General Floyd saying he is worried the enemy will not attack his positions, meaning Lee must go on the offensive
1861, October 30: WV: Lee abandons western Virginia to the Federalists
1861, October 31: Richmond, VA: Lee arrives in Richmond
1861, November 4: Richmond, VA: Lee meets with Secretary of War Judah Benjamin
1861, November 6: Richmond, VA: Lee leaves Richmond for Charleston, South Carolina
1861, November 7: Charleston, SC: Lee arrives in Charleston
1861, November 10 thru 11: Savannah, SC: Lee inspects Fort Pulaski in Savannah
1861, November 13 thru 15: Charleston, SC: Lee visits Governer Francis Pickens to discuss the recruitment of South Carolina troops
1861, November 17: Savannah, SC: Lee goes to Savannah to inspect the Brunswick District
1861, December 2: on the Broad River, SC: Lee organizes a light force to cope with invading marauding Union forces
1861, December 11: Charleston, SC: Lee visits Charleston
1861, December 17: Coosawhatchie, SC: Lee returns to Coosawhatchie
1861, December 20: Coosawhatchie, SC: Lee recieves word that the Union blockaded Charleston by sinking several old ships and blocking the harbor
1862, January 16: Coosawhatchie, SC: Lee returns to Coosawhatchie after inspecting Savannah and Cumberland Island
1862, January 23: Charleston, SC: Lee is called to Charleston because another Federal fleet had appeared in the harbor
1862, January 28: Savannah, SC: Lee goes to Savannah
1862, February 3: Savannah, SC: Lee transfers his headquarters to Savannah
1862, February 22: Savannah, SC: Lee goes to church with one of his daughters, in civilian clothes
1862, March 2: Savannah, SC: Lee writes his daughter describing his confidence in the ability to hold Savannah
1862, March 3: Savannah, SC: Lee leaves for Richmond to meet with Jefferson Davis
1862, March 5: Richmond, VA: Lee arrives in Richmond
1862, March 14: Richmond, VA: Lee is appointed as the acting Secretary of War
1862, March 24: Richmond, VA: Lee goes to his new office in the War Department building
1862, April 11: Richmond, VA: Lee announces that volunteers in the militia could be drafted
1862, April 17: Richmond, VA: Lee focuses his attention on Northern Virginia
1862, April 19: Richmond, VA: Lee orders to Richmond regiments from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia
1862, April 21: Richmond, VA: Lee writes Jackson giving him ideas on what to do on the front at Fredericksburg
1862, May 1: Richmond, VA: Lee approves Jacksons plan for joint operations with Johnston west of Staunton
1862, May 2: Richmond, VA: Lee writes Johnston explaining that time was needed to evacuate Norfolk
1862, May 15: Valley of the James R., VA: Lee inspects the James River defenses
1862, May 16: Richmond, VA: Lee writes Jackson telling him to drive the Federalists back toward the Potomac
1862, May 29: Richmond, VA: Lee rides out from Richmond to monitor the planned Confederate attack
1862, May 31: Johnstons HQ, VA: Lee rides out from Richmond to visit Johnston's headquarters
1862, May 31: on the way to Richmond, VA: Lee is appointed commander of the Army of Northern Virginia after Johnston is wounded
1862, June 1: Richmond, VA: Lee sends a letter to General Smith wishing him luck in battle. Lee assumes command of Army of Northern Virginia
1862, June 3: Mechanicsville, VA: Lee orders his chief engineers to look for the best position to fight a defensive battle
1862, June 3: Nine Mile Road, VA: Lee orders a council of war
1862, June 9: Richmond, VA: Lee changes his plans for the employment of Jackson
1862, June 11: Richmond, VA: Lee tells Jackson he is sending him reinforcements
1862, June 16: Mechanicsville, VA: Lee wants Jackson to come help in the battle for Richmond
1862, June 23: Mechanicsville, VA: Jackson arrives to talk to Lee. Lee and his generals decide on plan of battle and date for attack
1862, June 24: Mechanicsville, VA: Lee drafts his general order and has it distributed
1862, June 25: Mechanicsville, VA: Lee rides out along the Williamsburg Road to check out the situation after a Union attack
1862, June 26: Mechanicsville, VA: Lee fights the battle at Mechanicsville
1862, June 27: Gaines Mill, VA: Lee wins his first Civil War battle at Gaines' Mill, with a heavy price in casualties
1862, June 28: Hogan Family House, VA: Lee leaves Hogan house to renew the action at the battlefield. Makes plans for action and pursuit on the 29th
1862, June 29: Near Savage Station, VA: Lee issues orders to his commanders in preperation for battle on the 30th
1862, June 30: Savage Station, VA: Lee fights the battle of Savage's Station
1862, June 30: Fraysers Farm, VA: Lee fights the battle of Frayser's farm, misses a chance for a crushing blow to McClellan
1862, July 1: Malvern Hill, VA: Lee fights the battle of Malvern Hill, suffering heavy losses
1862, July 2: Malvern Hill, VA: Lee remains weary after the battle, not knowing if the Federals are still on Malvern Hill
1862, July 3: Poindexter House, VA: Lee dispatched troops to Shirley, Vrignia, with no success
1862, July 4: VA: Lee rides to meet with Longstreet
1862, July 7: VA: Lee publishes his order thanking the army for its service
1862, July 9: Dabbs House, VA: Lee puts his columns on the march towards camps near Richmond
1862, July 23: Richmond, VA: Lee works on the logistics of his plan to attack McClellan
1862, July 27: Richmond, VA: Lee orders A. P. Hill's division and a Louisiana brigade to Gordonsville to link up with Jackson
1862, August 6: near Malvern Hill, VA: Lee goes to the front in person and draws out the Confederate lines in a deliberate fashion, not hurried like before
1862, August 7: Richmond, VA: Lee gives discretion to Jackson concerning upcoming engagements
1862, August 13: Richmond, VA: Lee sends Longstreet with 10 brigades to go to Jackson's aid
1862, August 15: Richmond, VA: Lee leaves Richmond to go to Gordonsville
1862, August 16: Gordansville, VA: Lee writes Jefferson Davis stressing the importance of Northern Virginia in the upcoming campaigns
1862, August 20: Gordansville, VA: Lee orders his forces to march against Union General John Pope
1862, August 24: VA: Lee receives some of Pope's captured papers and learns his enemy's troop strength and main battle plan
1862, August 25: Jefferston, VA: Lee completes orders for the upcoming battle
1862, August 27: Salem, VA: Lee and officers arrive in Salem, have close call with Federal Cavalry
1862, August 29: Gainesville-Centerville Turnpike, VA: Lee prepares plans concerning a possible Federal attack
1862, August 30: Gainesville-Centerville Turnpike, VA: Lee writes a report to Jefferson Davis. Makes plans to clear the Federals from Northern Virginia
1862, August 30: Gainesville-Centerville Turnpike, VA: Lee learns he has reinforcements coming. Federals launch an attack and are beaten back. Lee launches a counter-attack
1862, August 30: Groveton, VA: Lee writes Davis at 10 a.m. and tells him of the significant victory over the Federals at Bull Run
1862, August 31: Groveton, VA: Lee orders Jackson to attack the reaer of the Federal position. Lee has a fall and breaks his wrist. Word spreads throughout the battlefield, north and south, that Lee is wounded
1862, September 1: Groveton, VA: Lee is unable to pursue the Union army
1862, September 8: Frederick, MD: Lee sends a proclamation to the people of Maryland saying they are not forced to join the Confederacy, but will be welcomed if they do
1862, September 14: Near Sharpesburg, MD: Lee orders McLaw to take Harpers Ferry. Battle of South Mountain
1862, September 15: Near Sharpesburg, MD: Lee receives word from Jackson that Harpers Ferry has been taken
1862, September 17: Sharpsburg, MD: The battle of Antietam begins in the morning hours
1862, September 17: Sharpsburg, MD: Lee inspects, in the morning, the left flank under heavy attack, spies a straggeler and orders him shot, later countermands that order
1862, September 17: Sharpsburg, MD: Later in the morning, Lee inspects the center line and offers advise to Anderson and D. H. Hill, sees Hills horse shot out from under him
1862, September 17: Sharpsburg, MD: At 1 p.m., on the right flank, Lee orders his son, Robert, to return to the front with his unit and its one remaining gun
1862, September 17: Sharpsburg, MD: By nightfall, the battle is over. Lee has a meeting with his Generals, decides to stay and hold the line instead of withdrawing
1862, September 18: Sharpsburg, MD: Lee orders his men to withdraw across the Potomac
1862, September 20: Martinsburg, WV: Lee moves his command to the vicinity of Martinsburg
1862, October 2: Martinsburg, WV: Lee gives his congratulatory orders to his troops, praising their courage and fighting against a much larger Union force
1862, October 20: Martinsburg, WV: Lee orders the routes through the blue ridge examined
1862, October 22: Martinsburg, WV: Lee orders General John George Walker to go over the mountains to Upperville to defend agajnst enemy raids in that district
1862, October 26: Near Potomic River, VA: Lee writes his brother extolling the importance of victory and sacrifice
1862, October 28: Near Potomic River, VA: Lee splits army: Jackson to Charlestown, Longstreet with Lee to Culpeper
1862, November 10: Culpeper, VA: Lee learns that General Ambrose E. Burnside has taken over the Union army
1862, November 20: Fredericksburg, VA: Lee arrives in Fredericksburg
1862, November 23: Fredericksburg, VA: Lee lets civilians use the army's wagons when he orders the evacuation of Fredericksburg due to impending Union bombardment
1862 December 13: Fredericksburg, VA: Lee's forces inflicts heavy losses on Union troops. General Burnside withdraws after losing 12,653 men. Lee's losses total only 5,377.
1863 May 1: Chancellorsville, VA: Fighting begins between Lee's forces and Union troops under Hooker. First shots fired at 11 in the morning.
1863 May 2: Chancellorsville, VA: Jackson makes his famous flank attack at Chancellorsville at around 5:30 p.m. Jackson wounded by Confederate troops as he scouts for a night attack.
1863 May 3: Chancellorsville, Va: Vicious fighting continues at Chancellorsville in what was one of the bloodiest days of the war. Union forces take Confederate poisitions at Mayre's Hieghts in Fredericksburg, but Lee's forces hold against Federal assaults.
1863 May 4: Chancellorsville, VA: Confederates attack John Sedgwick's corps at around 6 p.m., with little success.
1863 May 5: Chancellorsville, VA: Hooker calls a council of war and decides to withdraw.
1863 May 6: Chancellorsville, VA: Union soldiers begin their retreat from Chancellorsville.
1863 May 10: Chancellorsville, VA: Stonewall Jackson dies.
1863 July 1: Gettysburg, PA: First day of battle at Gettysburg.
1863 July 2: Gettysburg, PA: Battles for Big and Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Hood's division suffers heavy losses in the afternoon assaults. Confederates fail to take the high ground.
1863 July 4: Gettysburg, PA: Final day of battle at Gettysburg. Lee orders frontal assault on Union lines. George Pickett, a division commander in Longstreet's corps, was chosen to lead the assault. "Pickett's Charge" was one of the most famous charges of the war, consisting of nine brigades, which numbered roughly 12,500 men. Confederates suffer 50% casualties. As Confederates returned to their lines, Lee takes the blame for asking too much of his troops.
1864 May 5: The Wilderness, VA: First battle of Grant's Overland Campaign begins. Fighting takes place in Spotsylvania and Orange County, Virginia, on some of the same ground as the battle of Chancellorsville.
1864 May 6: The Wilderness, VA: Fighting continues. General Longstreet is wounded by his own men in a morning attack. Longstreet will be out of action for months. Lee puts himself in great danger when he gets too close to the fighting. Texas troops take his horse and lead Lee back to safety.
1864 May 7: The Wilderness, VA: Grant decides not to attack further in the Wilderness. He moves south by his left flank. Grant's casualties for two days of fighting number 17,666. He has suffered a major tactical defeat. Lee's losses are far less, but unknown. Lee anticipates Grant's next move: to Spotsylvania Court House.
1864 May 8: Spotsylvania Court House, VA: First day of fighting. Union attacks on General Richard H. Anderson's lines prove unsuccessful.
1864 May 9: Spotsylvania Court House, VA: Union and Confederate troops entrench and fortify their positions. Lee's entrenchments stretch for four miles.
1864 May 10: Spotsylvania Court House, VA: Grant unleashes heavy attacks on the "Mule Shoe" salient in the Confederate position. Union colonel Emory Upton doesn't make his main assult until late in the day. Union forces suffer heavy losses all day, but Grant is encouraged by the progress made.
1864 May 11: Spotsylvania Court House, VA: Lull in the fighting. Lee fears an attack may be made on Fredericksburg.
1864 May 12: Spotsylvania Court House, VA: Heaviest day of fighting at Spotsylvania. Union forces make a large assault upon the "Mule Shoe." The fighting is some of the most intense of the Civil War, with much hand-to-hand fighting and unrelenting musketry. Gunfire levels the landscape. Heavy losses on both sides. Lee puts himself in danger when he fears a Union breakthrough. His troops again bring him to safety behind the lines.
1864 June 3: Cold Harbor, VA: Grant makes a major assault at Cold Harbor and is repulsed with heavy losses. It is one of Lee's greatest tactical victories of the war, but he is unable to prevent Grant from moving further south.
1864 July 30: Petersburg, VA: Battle of the Crater. Union forces, including large numbers of African American troops, are repulsed after a huge mine is exploded under the Confederate lines. General William Mahone saves the Confederate position. Many black soldiers are killed by Confederates while trying to surrender. The Union suffers 3,500 casualties. The stalemate at Petersburg continues.
1865 April 9: Appomattox Court House, VA: Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to U.S. Grant.