On this day in 1861, Robert E. Lee resigned his commission in the U.S. Army when his native Virginia succeeded from the Union. During the ensuing Civil War, Lee initially served as a senior ...

Robert E. Lee was the son of a Revolutionary War hero who was a trusted aide to George Washington. In 1861, after 25 years in the U.S. Army, Lee turned down an offer to command Union forces in the ...

Robert E. Lee graduates second in his class from West Point. ... Winter 1861-62 Lee is relieved of his command and appointed to oversee the fortification of the cities on the southeastern coast.

If we tear down statues of Robert E. Lee, does that mean we should tear down statues of George ... “I think from Lee’s perspective he agonized over the decision to secede from the Union in 1861.

Over 150 years ago, my family made a choice, one that defined a war, a nation and the realities we still face today. I’m a descendant of the Lees of Virginia. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is ...

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, ... They inherited the house shortly before the Civil War, but Lee left the house on April 22, 1861, and never returned.

On April 20, 1861, Colonel Robert E. Lee tendered his resignation from the United States Army. “You have made the greatest mistake of your life, and I feared it would be so,” General Scott, ...

ROBERT E. LEE A Life By Allen C. Guelzo. ... Guelzo argues that Lee’s resignation from the U.S. Army in April 1861 was motivated more by the desire to protect his family and their property, ...

With the help of many others, Gov. Lee managed to raise enough funds to order the 12-ton statue of Robert E. Lee for more than $75,000. Over 100,000 people witnessed its May 1890 unveiling. The ...

In 1861, when Lee chose to resign from the U.S. Army, ... The Confederacy, and its leader Robert E. Lee, fought to maintain a society built on racial slavery. Related. Opinion.

The massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., taken down in September, ... Richmond was capital of the Confederacy for most of the Civil War, from 1861 until 1865.