No man proved a more worthy opponent to Ulysses S. Grant than Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Lee was born the fourth child of Colonel Henry Lee and Ann Hill Carter on January 19, 1807.

Robert E. Lee's birthday is one of three Confederate ... Pascua Florida Day (which marks the discovery of Florida in 1513 by Juan Ponce de Leon) and Flag Day. Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day ...

Courtesy: Historical Society of Frederick County, MD Originally called the Confederate Army of the Potomac, the confederate forces were renamed the Army of Northern Virginia when Robert E.