Robert E. Lee at the Crossroads
General Lee and Traveler.
April 9, 1865 was only the beginning of a difficult time in the life of Robert E. Lee.
The Surrender
It was a horrible day for General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870). He has been famously quoted as preferring to die a thousand deaths rather than to go see General Ulysses S. Grant.
The famous meeting at Appomattox Court House.
But he bit the bullet, donned his last best uniform, complete with sash and sword, and rode off to a modest farmhou...
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