Even though the medical examiner's report had stated the only cause of Lee's death as "multiple stab wounds," Canny suggested the toxicology findings would be relevant to the defense. "Put on your ...

Robert E. Lee at age 31 ... and cites the Union's overwhelming numbers as the cause for surrender. April 15, 1865 Lee rejoins his family in Richmond, where Mary has been living since 1861.

Lee instead. Alabama and Mississippi have recognized Robert E. Lee Day as a state holiday since ... have been contested and distorted since his death, but historian Eric Foner notes that Lee ...

Robert E. Lee Day was originally celebrated ... bill that proposed to move the date of Alabama’s Lee Day commemoration to the date of his death, Oct. 12, the bill, sponsored by Sen.