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4 days ago · Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, toward the end of which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
4 days ago · Gen Robert E. Lee's Official Report Operations in Maryland (1862) HEADQUARTERS, August 19, 1863. General S. COOPER, Adjutant and Inspector General, Richmond, Va. GENERAL: I have the honor to forward a report of the capture of Harper's Ferry and the operations of the army in Maryland (1862).
2 days ago · 00:03:24. So far, Robert E. Lee is winning the battle. But U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) is insistent he won’t win the war. Legislation from Beyer to remove the Confederate general’s name from the National Park Service’s Arlington House national monument now has 138 cosponsors. And at a recent event, Beyer said an eventual renaming “will ...
2 days ago · MYTH: Robert E. Lee didn't own slaves or support slavery. In the decades following the American Civil War, a lot of work was done to paint Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee as a saintly hero. This ...
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2 days ago · Robert Crimo III, the man accused of opening fire from a rooftop onto Fourth of July parade revelers in Highland Park, Illinois, two years ago, backed out of a proposed plea deal in a dramatic ...
3 days ago · Robert E. Lee is widely recognized as the greatest commander in U.S. History. But why? In his new book, Ron Field, a member of the DC-based Company of Military Historians, seeks to convey the character, outlook, bearing, leadership style, and military brilliance of the "Old Man." His narrative builds to Lee's "hour of destiny" during the Civil ...
5 days ago · Snopes has reversed course on the long-accepted and promulgated leftwing narrative of the “very fine people” hoax. Following a debate between counterprotesters who wanted to remove the Robert E. Lee statue and the people who wanted to keep it at a Charlottesville “Unite the Right” rally in 2017, President Trump came under fire for praising the […]
4 days ago · Henry Lee III: early American Patriot & politician who served as the 9th governor of Virginia & as a representative to the US Congress. His service as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army earned him the nickname by which he is best known, "Light-Horse Harry". He was the father of Robert E. Lee.
3 days ago · Bel Air’s significance is further underscored by its notable visitors during the Civil War, including Confederate spy Belle Boyd and Confederate General Robert E. Lee. General Lee’s visit to Bel Air is well-documented, with local folklore recounting how he enjoyed a glass of buttermilk on the front porch and interacted with the Buck family.
