Many historians consider the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville to be Confederate General Robert E. Lee's greatest victory. Facing a Union Army more than twice the size of his own, Lee divided his ...

From Robert E. Lee Drive to General Forrest Court, several streets in the city of Forest Hills have long been named for Confederate leaders, but that could change following a judge's decision.

On the second day of fighting at Gettysburg, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee listened to scouting reports, scanned the battlefield and ordered his second-in-command, James Longstreet, to attack the ...

Vince Pearson reports on the latest battle for Antietam. The Civil War battlefield is at the center of a debate over whether a man who owns property on the site must take down the statue of Robert ...

Looking at the Battle of Gettysburg Through Robert E. Lee’s Eyes Anne Kelly Knowles, the winner of Smithsonian American Ingenuity Awards, uses GIS technology to change our view of history ...

“You can see a lot from up here, and Robert E. Lee might have thought on July 2 that he had seen everything,” said Guelzo, who has written a new book on the Battle of Gettysburg.

Robert E. Lee was the son of a Revolutionary War hero who was a trusted aide to George Washington. In 1861, after 25 years in the U.S. Army, Lee turned down an offer to command Union forces in the ...

Trump Mocked On Social Media For Rant About ‘Beautiful’ Battle Of Gettysburg With 50,000 Casualties, Praising ‘No Longer In Favor’ Robert E. Lee Alessio Atria April 15, 2024, 3:31 pm ...

Object Details depicted Lee, Robert E. copyright holder Kelly, Thomas printer Spohni, G. lithographic artist Hohenstein, Anton Description At the outbreak of the Civil War, Robert E. Lee had famously ...

Gettysburg was no ordinary battle. These maps reveal how Lee lost the fight. The distinctive terrain—from its hills and ridges to its rocks and fields—played a pivotal role in the July 1863 ...

Why did Gen. Robert E. Lee order the ill-fated attack on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg? Historians have long wrestled with that question, and now a geographer has come up with ...

On the second day of fighting at Gettysburg, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee listened to scouting reports, scanned the battlefield and ordered his second-in-command, James Longstreet, to attack the ...