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LYRICS: O I‘m a good old rebel, Now that’s just what I am, And for this Yankee nation, I do not give a damn, I’m glad I fought against her, I only wish we’d won, And I ain’t asked any pardon, for anything I’ve done… I hate this Yankee nation, And everything they do,...
Confederate General Robert Edward Lee is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during most of the Civil War and his brilliant battlefield leadership earned him a reputation as one of the greatest military leaders in history as he consistently defeated larger Union armies.
On Monday, KARK 4 News posted this question on itsFacebook wall: “One of our fans raised a question about Robert E. Lee Day … Are there any Lee Day activities where you are?” Even if the station hadn’t omitted Martin Luther King Jr. Day (the federal holiday that coincides with the state holiday in...
WILLIAMSBURG – The DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum will celebrate the the 205th anniversary of the birth of Robert E. Lee, Jan. 19, 1807, by featuring “The Lee Moment” program on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. The hour-long program will feature Southern Horizon, a Civil War-era band, as well as a narrative to...
I want to remind readers that Monday was also a state holiday in honor of Robert E. Lee. Confederate States President Jefferson Davis gave command of the Army of Northern Virginia to Gen. Robert E. Lee, 150 years ago this year — in 1862. At the time, federal Gen. George McClellan was just seven...
LAKESHORE, ONT.—Across the Detroit River was freedom’s shore for American slaves in the 1800s. And the Puce Memorial Cemetery east of Windsor became the final haven for hundreds of them. Now the burial ground yielded a marble tombstone this fall that might help one family bridge the gap between their Canadian life and their...
