Where was robert e lee when he died?
On September 28, 1870, Lee suffered a stroke that left him without the being able to speak. Lee died from the effects of pneumonia shortly after 9 A.M. on October 12, 1870, in Lexington, Virginia. He was buried underneath Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University, where his body remains today. According to J. William Jones’ “Personal Reminiscences, Anecdotes, and Letters of Gen. Robert E. Lee,” his last words, on the day of his death, were “Tell Hill he must come up. Strike the tent,” but this is debatable because of conflicting accounts. Since Lee’s stroke resulted in aphasia, last words may have been impossible. Lee was treated homeopathically for this illness.
