Two U.S. states still honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday set aside for Civil Rights leader Martin ...

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.

and kiss your sisters for me. Tell them they must keep well, not talk too much, and go to bed early. Ever your devoted father. R E Lee Source: Lee, Robert E., Jr, Recollections and Letters of ...