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 ...