Robert E. Lee Day was originally celebrated by states in the South for decades following the Civil War, but was abandoned by most after President Ronald Reagan designated the third Monday in ...

Robert E. Lee at age 31, then a young Lieutenant ... The desertion rate in the Army of Northern Virginia soars. Lee proposes enlisting black soldiers to fill the gap in manpower, a terrifying ...

Black lawmakers in Alabama and Mississippi have ... Many states in the South have opted to abolish or rename Confederate-related holidays. Louisiana in 2022 struck Robert E. Lee Day and Confederate ...

No man proved a more worthy opponent to Ulysses S. Grant than Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Lee was born the fourth child of Colonel Henry Lee and Ann Hill Carter on January 19, 1807.

Black lawmakers in Alabama and Mississippi ... have opted to abolish or rename Confederate-related holidays. Louisiana in 2022 struck Robert E. Lee Day and Confederate Memorial Day from the ...