Built by George Washington Parke Custis between 1802 and 1818 to serve as a memorial to his step-grandfather ... the family and lived there for 30 years — Civil War General Robert E. Lee.

More than 160 years after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, echoes of the Civil ...

Mississippi also celebrates Robert E. Lee Day on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Mississippi will celebrate ...

Along with Georgia, Mississippi recognizes Confederate Memorial Day, which Sen. Derrick Simmons calls "racist" and ...

On Monday, some states will honor those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Are ...

In June 2022, Louisiana passed legislation to remove both Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee Day from the state's official holiday calendar. Confederate Memorial Day is officially ...

Efforts to remove Confederate Memorial Day and replace it with Juneteenth have been unsuccessful in the Mississippi Legislature. Mississippi also celebrates Robert E. Lee Day on the same day as ...

Mississippi also celebrates Robert E. Lee Day on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Mississippi will celebrate Confederate Memorial Day soon. Only four states still honor the Civil War ...