OTD in 1865, Union forces captured Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the pro-slavery Confederate States of America
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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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