By Linda Goin on 16 April 2009
In April 1995, a campaign to create a driving tour of Lee’s retreat during the last week of the Civil War was finalized. The tour still is alive, and interested individuals can contact the city of Petersburg for more information.
Posted in Today in History | Tagged Civil War, Confederate States Army, Joseph E. Johnston, Union Army
By Linda Goin on 8 April 2009
During the last week of the Civil War, many papers ran articles that detailed the battles fought during the last month of the war. Many reports were published weeks later than the actual battle. But, when it came to the letters that General Lee and Grant sent back and forth to each other during the last two days of the war, it took only days for those missives to be published.
Posted in Today in History | Tagged Army of Northern Virginia, Civil War, Confederate States Army
By Linda Goin on 18 March 2009
I love research, as I’m constantly learning as I sift through piles of faded papers and barely legible documents. So, when I found this bit of news in The Times Record out of Troy, New York on this day in 1971, I was happy to learn something new. It appears from this news article that General Robert E. Lee never received his citizenship during his lifetime.
Posted in Today in History | Tagged Civil War, Confederate States Army, Oath of Allegiance, Robert E. Lee
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