Robert E. Lee vs Robert Edward Lee

Robert E. Lee and Robert Edward Lee both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Robert E. Lee	Yes	No	No	No
Robert Edward Lee	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Robert E. Lee and Robert Edward Lee are synonyms defined as:

Robert E. Lee and Robert Edward Lee: American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)

Other synonyms of Robert E. Lee include Lee, Robert Edwin Lee.

Robert E. Lee (noun)	Robert Edward Lee (noun)
American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)	American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)