United States Army
Lee was then commissioned in the Corps of Engineers, as his father before him. He was given the rank of brevet Second Lieutenant. He served primarily in California, Georgia, and Florida during his time in the U.S. Army. In 1855, he was given the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Regular Army. In 1859, Lee was commissioned a full First Lieutenant. Lee was then stationed in Washington D. C., during the period of secession and Fort Sumter. He then resigned from the U.S. Army, in the spring of 1861 after Virginia seceded from the Union. He resigned about two weeks after his father had done the same. Lee then offered his services to his father's Virginia state forces.
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