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These included survivors of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, the Lee Monument Association led by Confederate General Jubal Early, and the Ladies' Lee Monument Association. These organizations were merged into the Lee Monument Commission in 1886, led by Lee's nephew and Virginia governor Fitzhugh Lee and together the funds combined to $52,000 ...
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, who was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army toward the end of the war.
The Alfalfa Club, founded in 1913, is an exclusive social organization, based in Washington, D.C., in the United States.The Club's only function is the holding of an annual banquet in honor of the birthday of Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate holidays still on the books in the Sunshine State after well over a century, despite numerous attempts to remove them ...
Dedicated in 1890, the Lee Monument was the first and the largest of the street's monuments. [25] It was removed on September 8, 2021 by the Commonwealth of Virginia following a state Supreme Court ruling. [26] At the time it was removed, the Lee statue was the last existing Confederate monument on Monument Avenue. [27]
Robert E. Lee Day is a state holiday in parts of the Southern US, commemorating the Confederate general Robert E. Lee. [1] It is rooted in the rise of the Lost Cause myth prevalent throughout the Southern United States, as Lee was a central figure in Lost Cause mythology due to his social status, military exploits, and personality.
A crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as work crews hoisted an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. The post Virginia cuts Confederate Gen. Robert Lee statue into pieces appeared ...
Robert E. Lee, a statue given to the National Statuary Hall by Virginia in 1909 (removed in favor of Barbara Rose Johns in 2020) [1]. The following is a partial list of monuments and memorials to Robert E. Lee, who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865.