Every year, the state of Florida observes the birth of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as an official state holiday.

Robert E. Lee was a central character in America's defining national trauma, the Civil War. These images explore other facets of his life, from the young boy coping with the abandonment of an ...

In the years after the Civil War, white politicians in southern states created multiple ... Louisiana in 2022 struck Robert E. Lee Day and Confederate Memorial Day from the list of official state ...

The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought ...

Lee. Congress dedicated the Arlington House in 1925 to honor Robert E. Lee and his outspoken efforts to reunite the country after the Civil War. The Arlington Memorial Bridge, built in 1932, connects ...

The ship’s pilot helped his family reach freedom, then served in the Civil War and in the U.S ... Stained-glass windows depicting Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were removed in 2017.

Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights leader Martin ... June 3 is when Kentucky and Tennessee honor the dead from the Civil War, and Tennessee calls it Confederate Decoration Day.

Robert E. Lee, born in Virginia in 1807, was deeply influenced by his Southern heritage and the legacy of his family, particularly his father, who served in the American Revolution. Raised by his ...

Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights ... June 3 is when Kentucky and Tennessee honor the dead from the Civil War, and Tennessee calls it Confederate Decoration Day.