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George Washington Custis Lee
b.16 Sep 1832 Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
d.18 Feb 1913 Ravenworth, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
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m. 30 Jun 1831
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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 American Civil War, primarily as an aide-de-camp to President Jefferson Davis, and succeeded his father as president of Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.
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