Robert Edward Lee vs Robert E. Lee

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

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

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

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

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

Robert Edward Lee (noun)	Robert E. 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)