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Confederate General Robert E. Lee issued his Farewell Address, also known as General Order No. 9, to his Army of Northern Virginia on April 10, 1865, the day after he surrendered to Union Army Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. Lee's surrender was instrumental in bringing about the end of the American Civil War.
Robert E. Lee – Farewell address to the Army of Northern Virginia, the day after the end of the American Civil War. Douglas MacArthur – farewell speeches before Congress and U.S. Military Academy; "old soldiers never die, they only fade away" and "duty, honor, country". Salvador Allende - Issued a farewell speech during the 1973 Chilean ...
The Robert E. Lee won the race. [191] The steamboat inspired the 1912 song Waiting for the Robert E. Lee by Lewis F. Muir and L. Wolfe Gilbert. [192] In more modern times, the USS Robert E. Lee, a George Washington-class submarine built in 1958, was named for Lee, [193] as was the M3 Lee tank, produced in 1941 and 1942.
President Trump on Friday defended his comment that there were “very fine people on both sides” of the deadly clashes in Charlottesville, Va., between white nationalists and counterprotesters ...
DORAL, Fl. – President Donald Trump took a victory lap in a speech before House Republicans Monday evening, touting the executive orders he signed during his first week in office and riffing on ...
President Trump has lashed out at NBC News over its characterization of his comments on Confederate leader Robert E. Lee. Trump lashes out at NBC News for ‘purposely’ changing meaning of his ...
Robert E. Lee's definition speaks only to conduct. The forbearing use of power does not only form a touchstone, but the manner in which an individual enjoys certain advantages over others is a test of a true gentleman.
Former President Trump offered rare praise of his White House predecessor Tuesday, calling former President Obama a “nice gentleman” before his speech at the Democratic National Convention in ...