Robert E. Lee at age 31, then a young Lieutenant ... The college has since changed its name to Washington and Lee University. Lee assembles notes, letters and data in an effort to defend his ...

Founded in 1749, Washington and Lee is the 9th oldest university in the United States. The school is named after George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Lee and his horse, Traveler, are buried on campus.

Without the money to attend a university, young Robert E. Lee instead entered ... After the war, Lee accepted the presidency of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia, where he died on October ...