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 began.

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

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

After the Civil War, Robert E. Lee Couldn’t Run for President, ... newspapers speculated that their party’s strongest presidential nominee in 1868 would be former Confederate General Robert E ...

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, ... Robert E. Lee. 1807–70 Virginia Confederate General.

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. Judge blocks Trump on birthright citizenship despite ...

Confederate Memorial Day and Lee's birthday were enshrined in Florida law in 1895, 30 years after the end of the Civil War. Jefferson Davis Day was added in 1905.