having been this day surrendered by General Robert E. Lee, CSA, Commanding said Army, to Lieut. Genl. U. S. Grant, Commanding Armies of United States, do hereby give our solemn parole of honor ...

“Robert E. Lee Day has a nice ring to it,” an anonymous ... fighting to maintain slavery in the South until his surrender to the Union in 1865. The general’s personal opinions on race ...

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... A few weeks after becoming general-in-chief of the Confederate states, Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House in Virginia on April ...

Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox in April 1865 is Continue reading » Please Yell at My Kids: What Cultures Around the World Can Teach You About Parenting in Community, Raising ...

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 ...

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments ...

Two U.S. states honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Do you know which ones? This year, the state and federal holiday also ...