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Nov. 24—On April 9, 1865, Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee officially surrendered to Union Army General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. Following the surrender, four years
On April 9, 1865, Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee officially surrendered to Union Army General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. Following the surrender, four years of the devastating and bloody American Civil War crawled to an end. By Aug. 20, 1865, President Andrew Johnson signed a proclamation that signified the official […]
Who was Robert E. Lee? US Capitol removes statue of Virginia Confederate figure!
Who was Robert E. Lee? As news broke that his statue has been removed from the US Capitol, people were left wanting to know more about the Confederate general.
For over 100 years now, the US Capitol has been home to two statues representing Virginia in the National Statuary Hall’s collection – Robert E. Lee and George Washington. The Statuary Hall Collection displays two statues to represent each US state.
Both of the statues representing Virginia were added in 1909, around 44 years after the end of the Civil War.