The childhood home of Robert E. Lee in Alexandria, Virginia. Courtesy: Library of Congress Anne moves her children into a small house in Alexandria after Henry is no longer able to afford the Lee ...

Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers opted to add it to an existing holiday honoring Confederate general Robert E. Lee. Many states in the South initially adopted this approach. Most, including Lee's ...

Robert E. Lee Day was originally celebrated by states ... Jr. Every other state that formerly celebrated Lee, including Lee’s home state of Virginia, has dropped those recognitions.

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... All but Alabama and Mississippi later separated them again. Virginia, Lee's home state, added King to their existing Lee-Jackson Day ...

Most, including Lee's home state of Virginia, have since dropped celebrating Lee, who was born on Jan. 19, 1807. The only other state celebrating Robert E. Lee Day and King together is Alabama.