Tag: Robert E. Lee
From Unionist to Confederate Firebrand — How the Civil War Changed Mrs. Robert E. Lee
Published Date: 22 June, 2016
“Broken and heartsick, betrayed at every turn by the Union she had once cherished, Mary wrote to her daughter Agnes, ‘Our duty is plain, to resist until death.’” By Dorothy Love A great-granddaughter of Martha…
Bloodletting – The Deadliest One-Day Battles in Military History
Published Date: 12 November, 2014
THE AMERICAN CIVIL was entering its 18th month in September of 1862 when two colossal armies met 60 miles northwest of Washington D.C. in a quiet corner of Maryland On Sept. 13, 1862, 55,000 Rebel…