Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history. For ...

Ethan Hill Anne Kelly Knowles loves places where history happened ... fresh light on hoary historical debates—What was Robert E. Lee thinking at Gettysburg?—and navigated new and difficult ...

The case of one of the famous moments in American history—Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history.

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the state holiday?

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments ...

The Robert E. Lee building was erected as a hotel in 1923, eventually fell into decline and closed in 1974. A firm affiliated with RELEE converted it to affordable apartments in the mid-1990s.

The case of one of the famous moments in American history—Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history.

The historic Robert E. Lee Apartments has another bidder. Celadon Construction Corp. NFP, a charitable organization affiliated with Celadon Partners of Chicago, has submitted a bid of $4.35 ...