robert e lee: Today is the Birthday of General Robert E. Lee. A Legal Holiday in Florida
- 01/19/18 06:50 AM
General Robert Edward Lee was born on this date in 1807. He is honored and remembered as a great statesman, a great military strategist, and a great American. Robert E. Lee is an icon to many of us in the South. The state of Florida, and several other states, honor General Robert E. Lee by proclaiming January 19th as a legal holiday.
General Lee astride his horse, Traveller
Great men of history have said these words about General Lee:
U.S. Senator Benjamin Hill: "Robert E. Lee possessed every virtue of other great commanders without their vices. He was a foe without hate; a friend without (17 comments)