Monday, January 16, 2012

Robert e lee

  • Robert E. Lee Day is a holiday marking the birth date of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, observed on the 19th of January each year, on Lees birthday. Because of the fact he was a Confederate General it is mainly celebrated in the U.S.
  • (WKRG)
  • While Americans remember King as a force to be reckoned with in the civil rights movement, three states have combined his day with another prominent American figure known for commanding the Confederate Army during the Civil War - Robert E. Lee.
  • (WAFF)
  • Sir Winston Churchill once remarked, "Lee was the noblest American who had ever lived and one of the greatest commanders known to the annals of war.
  • (Canada Free Press)
  • "I appreciate you coming from Robert E. Lee High School and sharing all the facts about your project and about yourself," she wrote to Zachary, 17, a Lee senior. "You're a great person and everyone knows that.
  • (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
  • 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.
  • (Toronto Star)
  • *$17 per month outside of Central Arkansas. More than 600,000 people throughout the state read the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette each month. Subscribe today to see what youve been missing.
  • (Arkansas Online)
  • Lee was born May 20, 1916 in Park Rapids to James E. and Mary (Scanlon Their marriage was blessed with six children, Becky, Bruce, Jim, Tim, Robert and Cindy.
  • (Park Rapids Enterprise)
  • Many honor Lee-Jackson day in the Commonwealth to remember the lives of generals Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. This year, the Shenandoah Battlefields Foundation remembers the 150th anniversary of Stonewall Jackson's Valley campaign.
  • (WHSV)
  • Alis maternal great-grandfather was Abe Grady, a native of Ireland. Through this lineage, Ali is a distant relative of Generals Robert E. Lee and George Smith Patton Jr.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • Robert Lee Lurz, 79, of Flemington died Wednesday at his residence. Born in Streator, Ill., he was the son of Jacob Lurz and Leita Scott Lurz. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a member of the AMVETS Post 114, Flemington.
  • (Bolivar Herald Free Press)

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