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.

Robert E. Lee at age 31, then a young Lieutenant of Engineers, U. S. Army, 1838. PD. Robert Edward Lee is the fourth child born to Colonel Harry and Ann Lee, prominent members of the Virginia ...

Lee instead. Alabama and Mississippi have recognized Robert E. Lee Day as a state holiday since the early 1900s, later combining it with the federal celebration of King, which President Ronald ...

Robert E. Lee Day was originally celebrated by states in the South for decades following the Civil War, but was abandoned by most after President Ronald Reagan designated the third Monday in ...