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Eleanor Agnes Lee (February 27, 1841 – October 15, 1873) was an American diarist and poet. The fifth child of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee , she was a member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia and was affectionately called "Wiggy" and "Agnes" by her parents.
NPS Image. When Eleanor “Wiggy” Agnes Lee was born on February 27, 1841, at Arlington House, her father called her “the finest child that was ever seen.”. [1] She was the Lees’ fifth child and third daughter. Closest in age to her sister Annie, who was only twenty months older, they shared a bedroom, toys, and numerous adventures.
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Eleanor Agnes Lee (February 27, 1841 – October 15, 1873) was an American diarist and poet. The fifth child of General Robert E. Lee and Mary Anna Custis Lee, she was a member of the prominent Lee family of Virginia and was affectionately called "Wiggy" and "Agnes" by her parents.
Eleanor Agnes Lee — Google Arts & Culture. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. Fort Myer, VA, United States. The fifth child of Robert and Mary Lee, Agnes kept a diary in the 1850s...
The editor, Mary Custis Lee deButts, is Agnes Lee's niece. Eleanor Agnes Lee, Robert E. Lee's fifth child, began her journal in December 1852 at the early age of twelve. An articulate young woman, her stated ambitio...
Eleanor Agnes Lee c 1865-1870. The fifth child of Robert and Mary Lee, Agnes kept a diary in the 1850s documenting life at Arlington. It was later published. Growing Up in the 1850s: The Journal of Agnes Lee is still in print. Agnes was in love with a cousin, Orton Williams.
7 dic 2020 · In this letter to his sister, Eleanor Agnes Lee, dated July 15, 1864, Robert E. Lee Jr. writes about his experience with the 13th Virginia Cavalry, reporting on the movements and morale of the Army of Northern Virginia. Author: Robert E. Lee Jr. Transcription Source: Lee Family Digital Archive, Stratford Hall. FULL TEXT. Hd Qrs Lee’s Cav Div.
