Latest "Robert-E.-Lee" stories

Think the US is more polarized than ever? You don’t know history

A historian who has written and taught about the Civil War era for several decades tells you why current divisions pale in comparison to those of the mid-19th century.

By Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia

4 years ago

Preservation group seeks nominations for report on endangered historic American battlefields

“Too often the threats to our priceless historical treasures go unnoticed,” said Trust President James Lighthizer. “This report is a rallying cry to the nation, a powerful reminder that our most hallowed ground may still be in imminent danger.”

By Dylan Gresik

4 years ago

Fire and blood: How the Navy almost found a back route to Vicksburg

A Yankee flotilla encounters unforeseen adventures in its perilous attempt to find a back way to Vicksburg.

By Winston Groom, America's Civil War Magazine

4 years ago

Park honors Union admiral, a first for this southern city

When Virginia seceded from the Union, his loyalty to the United States led him to flee north and continue to serve with the Union Navy — a "betrayal" that residents of this southern city didn't forget.

By Ryan Murphy, The Virginian-Pilot

4 years ago

Richmond exhibit seeks to reimagine Confederate statues

The Confederate leaders memorialized on Richmond's Monument Avenue were once revered, but have become flashpoints in a national debate about how symbols of slavery and white supremacy should be treated today.

5 years ago

Presidents’ Day pause: How ‘Uncle Sam’s Web-feet’ helped swing an election for Abe Lincoln

The U.S. Navy's triumph at Mobile Bay, combined with victorious Federal ground campaigns in Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia, helped reelect Abraham Lincoln and doomed the Confederacy to defeat.

By Gerald D. Swick, Civil War Times Magazine

5 years ago