#robert-e-lee

[ follow ]
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Pentagon to restore Confederate general portrait at West Point library

A controversial portrait of General Robert E Lee, which shows an enslaved man holding the Confederate leader's horse, is being returned to the library at West Point, according to Pentagon officials who spoke with the New York Times. The nearly 20ft canvas, which had hung in the US military academy since 1952, was removed following a 2020 law that ordered Confederate names and tributes to be stripped from military installations.
US politics
History
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
1 month ago

Robert E. Lee: General-in-Chief of the Southern Confederacy

Robert E. Lee was the prominent Confederate general, known for his victories and defeat at Gettysburg, ultimately surrendering in 1865.
[ Load more ]