Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history. For ...

The case of one of the famous moments in American history—Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history.

The official surrender document of Lee's troops to the Union Army, signed at Appomattox Court House ... having been this day surrendered by General Robert E. Lee, CSA, Commanding said Army ...

Grant than Confederate General Robert E ... and Lee evacuated Richmond and Petersburg on the evening of April 2. A week later, he surrendered what remained of his army to Grant at Appomattox ...

Robert E. Lee Memorial Association ... Just before Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, one of his nephews found him in the field, “very grave and tired,” carrying around a fried chicken leg ...

On orders from generals Robert E. Lee and John Gordon ... continue fighting when they learned of the outcome at Appomattox. With Lee’s surrender, the war effectively came to an end.

The war ended in spring 1865; Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. A few months prior to that surrender ...

But according to Florida Statute 683.01, this date each year is a legal holiday worth celebrating: Robert E. Lee Day. Jan. 19 is the Confederate army general's birthday (today he'd be 209 years ...

The case of one of the famous moments in American history—Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history.