One day after surrendering to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his army for the last time. “After four years of.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee issued his Farewell Address, also known as General Order No. 9 (sometimes Orders) to his Army of Northern Virginia on ...
Robert E. Lee, the Confederacy's most respected commander, surrendered only his
to take charge of the rebel arms and the rebel battleflags as they were given up--of
This Keith Rocco painting shows all the men that were known to be in the room
U. S. Grant, Commanding Armies of United States, do hereby give our solemn parole of
On July 3, 1863, Union troops repelled a massive artillery assault on
He did not see right and wrong in tones of gray, and yet his moralizing could
Robert E. Lee's final order to the Army of Northern Virginia.
But even if one conceded Lee's military prowess, he would still be