OTD in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, fighting to preserve slavery, lost its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/usa/washington-lee-mansion/?s=mb #travel #CivilWar #history #BLM
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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