January 19, 1807 is the birthday of General Robert E. Lee. He is celebrated by handsome equestrian statues in countless cities and towns across the American South, and by two postage stamps issued by the government he fought against during the four bloodiest years in American history. Nearly a century and a half after his death, Robert E. Lee, the leading Confederate general of the American Civil War, remains a source of fascination and, for some, veneration. Watch the PBS two-hour film online which examines the life and reputation of the Confederacys pre-eminent general, whose military successes made him the scourge of the Union and the hero of the Confederacy during the Civil War, and who was elevated to almost god-like status by his admirers after his death pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/lee/
Posted on: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 13:57:25 +0000
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