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Robert E. Lee Museum

The Robert E. Lee Museum at Arlington House contains exhibits and artifacts about Robert E. Lee and his family. Included are original objects from the Lee and Custis families.

The museum is open almost every day of the year from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The museum is closed on Christmas and New Years Day, as is Arlington House and Arlington National Cemetery.

 
Robert E. Lee Museum at Arlington House
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The Robert E. Lee Museum is on the first floor of this building that had been part of the greenhouse complex for Arlington Cemetery. The entrance is on the opposite side.
Robert E. Lee's bedchamber  

Did You Know?
Robert E. Lee made his decision to resign from the US Army in his bedchamber on the second floor of Arlington House. Lee wrote his resignation letter the night of April 20, 1861, and left two days later, never to return.

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Last Updated: July 26, 2006 at 09:29 EST