No man proved a more worthy opponent to Ulysses S. Grant than Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Lee was born the fourth child of Colonel Henry Lee and Ann Hill Carter on January 19, 1807.

At the age of 18, Robert leaves for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, which had earned the reputation as one of the best schools in the country. Robert E ... Lee. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.

“Trump’s America is ushered in on Robert E. Lee Day,” one racist account wrote on X, alongside a photo of the Confederate ... commemorating Lee from the U.S. Capitol and parks in New Orleans ...

Two U.S. states honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights leader ... they only think about themselves." Photos show the flags were at full-staff as of Monday, Jan.

West Point graduate Robert E. Lee of Virginia was such a celebrated warrior during the U.S.-Mexico War that his ... Ulysses S. Grant, against whom he had fought in several battles including ...