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    The Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond, Virginia, was the first installation on Monument Avenue in 1890, and would ultimately be the last Confederate monument...
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    Monument Avenue is a tree-lined grassy mall dividing the eastbound and westbound traffic in Richmond, Virginia, originally named for its emblematic complex...
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  • Robert E. Lee Monument (Charlottesville, Virginia), NRHP-listed Robert E. Lee Monument (Richmond, Virginia), NRHP-listed Confederate Monument (disambiguation)...
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    1909 Robert E Lee, Virginia Monument, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Frederick William Sievers, sculptor, 1917 Robert E. Lee Monument by Mercié, Monument Avenue...
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  • of monuments and memorials to Lee that have been removed or renamed. Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial (U.S. National; Arlington, Virginia) Robert...
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    The J. E. B. Stuart Monument is a deconstructed monument to Confederate general J. E. B. Stuart at the head of historic Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia...
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  • in 1942 USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601), a United States Navy fleet ballistic missile submarine Robert E. Lee Monument (Richmond, Virginia), by Antonin...
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    Stonewall Jackson Monument in Richmond, Virginia, was erected in honor of Thomas Jonathon "Stonewall" Jackson, a Confederate general. The monument was located...
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    Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. The Anne Carter Lee Monument stands at her original gravesite in Warrenton. Anne Carter Lee was born on...
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  • observed them as two distinct holidays. Robert E. Lee's birthday (January 19, 1807) had been celebrated as a Virginia holiday since 1889. In 1904, the legislature...
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  • June 1, Richmond Police fired tear gas on violent protestors and rioters vandalizing the Robert E. Lee Monument. History of Richmond, Virginia National...
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    Richmond, Virginia, experienced a series of protests in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Richmond was the first city in the Southeastern United...
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    Virginia. He was the grandson of "Light Horse Harry" Lee, a nephew of Robert E. Lee and Samuel Cooper, and cousin of George Washington Custis Lee, W...
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    inscribed in cut letters " Virginia to her Sons at Gettysburg." ... Monument is a bronze equestrian statue of General Robert E. Lee that is fourteen foot high...
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    sister, Mary, attended the dedications of the Robert E. Lee Monument, Richmond and the Robert E. Lee Monument, New Orleans. She died from a stroke on March...
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    history of Richmond, Virginia, as a modern city, dates to the early 17th century, and is crucial to the development of the colony of Virginia, the American...
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  • is named for a Confederate general. Richmond: The Robert E. Lee Bridge, on U.S. 301 Alexandria: Robert E. Lee District RECenter -now Franconia RECenter...
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    Richmond, Virginia, served as the capital of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War from May 8, 1861, hitherto the capital had...
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    Richmond (/ˈrɪtʃmənd/ RITCH-mənd) is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an...
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  • the Robert E. Lee monument. The Virginians began their existence in the Eastern League in 1884. When the Statesmen folded on August 2, the Virginians were...
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  • Thumbnail for Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
    family residence of Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War in Arlington County, Virginia. The estate of the...
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    Lee–Jackson Day was a state holiday in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia, commemorating Confederate commanders, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Its...
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    The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, the state capital. It houses the oldest...
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    University Chapel (redirect from Lee Chapel)
    Capitol, and whose statues of Jefferson Davis were removed from Richmond, Virginia's Monument Avenue and New Orleans. The recumbent statue was unveiled and...
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    Gen. Robert E. Lee comes down in Virginia capital". apnews.com. Retrieved September 8, 2021. "UPDATE: J.E.B. Stuart statue removed from Richmond's Monument...
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    at Richmond, and public opinion in the North demanded that the Union move "On to Richmond!" The successes of Robert E. Lee in defending Richmond are...
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  • Robert E. Lee is a bronze sculpture commemorating the general of the same name by Edward Virginius Valentine, formerly installed in the crypt of the United...
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  • The Richmond Times-Dispatch (RTD or TD for short) is the primary daily newspaper in Richmond, Virginia, and the primary newspaper of record for the state...
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    Traveller (1857–1871) was Confederate General Robert E. Lee's most famous horse during the American Civil War. He was a gray American Saddlebred of 16 hands...
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  • Mississippi), renamed Shirley Elementary School Robert E. Lee Elementary School (Richmond, Virginia) Robert E. Lee Elementary School (San Diego, California)...
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