Keywords: Robert E. Lee's Acceptance of the Appointment of Brevet 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers - NARA - 300371.tif Scope and content Robert E Lee began his military career in the U S Army With this document Lee accepted his first military commission upon graduation from the U S Military Academy at West Point in 1829 General notes Exhibit History American Originals December 1995 - June 1996 National Archives Rotunda Washington DC Exhibit No 624 0019 300371 Local identifier War Department The Adjutant General's Office 03/04/1907 - 09/18/1947 Archives I Reference Section Textual Archives Services Division NWCT1R National Archives Building 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20408 1829-08-21 Record group Record Group 94 Records of the Adjutant General's Office 1762 - 1984 Record group ARC 423 Letters Received compiled 1805 - 1889 Series ARC 300368 File unit File unit ARC Variant control numbers NAIL Control Number NWCTB-94-CORRPI17E12-L60 1829 <br /> NAIL Control Number NWDT1-94-CORR-PI17E12-L60 1829 yes Other versions <gallery> File Robert_E _Lee's_Acceptance_of_the_Appointment_of_Brevet_2nd_Lieutenant_in_the_Army_Corps_of_Engineers_-_NARA_-_300371 tif tif File Robert_E _Lee's_Acceptance_of_the_Appointment_of_Brevet_2nd_Lieutenant_in_the_Army_Corps_of_Engineers_-_NARA_-_300371 jpg jpg </gallery> NARA-cooperation PD-USGov 1829 letters Robert Edward Lee United States Army Corps of Engineers NARA TIF images with categorized JPGs |