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Adams, formerly Fort Lee, was in 2023 the first Army base to be named for Black Americans. Now, it'll be the first named for ...
Fitz Lee grew up in Dinwiddie County, received the Medal of Honor for bravery during wartime and died of health issues related to his heroism ...
Like General Robert E., Private Fitz was born in Virginia. He was one of four Buffalo Soldiers who received a Medal of Honor for valor on June 30, 1898, halfway into the war with Spain in Cuba.
Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to announce Thursday the imminent removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that sits on Richmond's Monument Avenue, according to an administration official.
The monument to Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee across the street from Roanoke’s city hall was toppled Wednesday night. City crews removed two chunks of the now-broken stone shaft from the ground ...
The base had honored Confederate Gen. John Brown Gordon, who was one of Gen. Robert E. Lee's most trusted commanders and later became a staunch defender of the Lost Cause narrative.
Fitzhugh “Fitz” Lee served as a general in the Confederate army under his uncle, Robert E. Lee, and later was Virginia governor from 1886-90. He had been indicted for treason for his Confederate role ...
For example, Fitz Lee was born in Dinwiddie County in central Virginia, while Robert E. Lee was born in Westmoreland County, part of Virginia’s Northern Neck and more than 100 miles from Dinwiddie.
For example, Fitz Lee was born in Dinwiddie County in central Virginia, while Robert E. Lee was born in Westmoreland County, part of Virginia’s Northern Neck and more than 100 miles from Dinwiddie.
Fort Lee is now named for Pvt. Fitz Lee. The new namesake was a Buffalo Soldier who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions ...