Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee still holds a distinct place in the history of the South -- a history that will be revisited many times in 2011, as the nation marks 150 years since the Civil War ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

Robert E. Lee After the Civil War Allen Guelzo talked about Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s life after the Civil War. The Atlanta History Center hosted this virtual program.

Despite January 6, a Colorado state judge stretches the word “officer,” permitting the former president to remain on the state’s ballot.

Robert E. Lee posed for Mathew Brady at the back of Lee’s home on Franklin Street in Richmond, April, 20, 1865 — just 11 days after the surrender at Appomattox.

The Civil War is an epic nine-episode series by the award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war on each other and killed each other in great numbers if ...

News & Politics The Renaming of Robert E. Lee Elementary Started a Civil War in My Neighborhood What happens when Austin liberals square off against Austin lefties?

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate holidays still on the books for Florida after well over a century, despite numerous attempts to remove them.

The Civil War officially ended on Aug. 20, 1866, but Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army 16 months earlier on April 9, 1865.

After his victory at Chancellorsville, Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia marched into the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. There, Lee’s army clashed with Federal troops led by ...

Allen Guelzo talked about Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s life after the Civil War. The Atlanta History Center hosted this virtual program.