OTD in 1865, defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forced the Army of Northern Virginia and the pro-slavery Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BlackLivesMatter
Robert E. Lee's Home in Arlington

Robert E. Lee, who turned traitor and resigned from the U.S. Army to lead the Confederate military, lived in a mansion his wife inherited. Now its land is Arlington Cemetery.

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