It appears to be yet another version of a statement variously worded and commonly attributed to Robert ... sources give us pause: Their context is inconsistent (e.g., the person to whom Lee ...

General Lee with his generals, 1907. Courtesy: Library of Congress Letter from Robert E. Lee to Winfield Scott, written two days after his meeting with Francis Blair where he refused command of ...

When news broke that New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu wanted to take down the statue of Robert E ... primary purpose for leaving the Union. People of goodwill can disagree on whether Lee Circle ...

Civil rights activists and supporters of the legacy of Robert E. Lee in the county that ... who bring racism." But the primary confrontation was over Lee the man and his place in Lee County.