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12 hours ago · The Robert E. Lee won the race. The steamboat inspired the 1912 song Waiting for the Robert E. Lee by Lewis F. Muir and L. Wolfe Gilbert. In more modern times, the USS Robert E. Lee, a George Washington-class submarine built in 1958, was named for Lee, as was the M3 Lee tank, produced in 1941 and 1942.
3 days ago · The trunks had been placed there by General Robert E. Lee’s daughter Mary many years ago for safe-keeping. The trunks contained approximately 4,000 Lee family letters, including one written by General Lee in November of 1862, after being informed that his daughter had died from the effects of Typhoid Fever.
5 days ago · Arlington House claims special historical significance through its association with the Washington and Custis families, and particularly with Robert E. Lee. After his family’s departure in 1861 at the start of the American Civil War (1861–1865), Arlington House became a Union army facility.
3 days ago · One of the largest statues honoring Confederate generals in America came down Wednesday. Officials in Richmond, Virginia removed a statue of Robert E. Lee. The video above shows the statue coming down, as well as comments from Gov. Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring.
5 days ago · A hundred years ago, a bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee astride his horse Traveller was erected in what was then known as Lee Park in downtown Charlottesville, where it stood...
5 days ago · Many consider Lee’s greatest victory–and hence his best battle–to be at Chancellorsville in May 1863, and for good reason. Though Longstreet was not present there, so he gave a contrary (and I think, correct) answer: Second Manassas.
1 day ago · Battle of Fredericksburg: A Decisive Confederate Victory in the Civil War #Fredericksburg #CivilWar Explore Fredericksburg, a crucial Confederate victory in ...
