# Robert E. Lee — The Education of Henry Adams character guide

> Robert E. Lee in The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Roony, Roony Lee, Lee, Colonel Robert E. Lee, Robert E.

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-washington-1850-1854

## Who they are

Confederate general, known from Washington youth.

## In the story

### [Harvard College (1854–1858)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/iv-harvard-college-1854-1858)

Referred to as 'Roony' Lee, a Virginian student at Harvard, son of Colonel Robert E. Lee, embodying the Southern type.

### [Berlin (1858–1859)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/v-berlin-1858-1859)

Not directly present; referenced indirectly via 'Roony Lee' in earlier context, but not in this chapter.

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