Dec 30, 2021 · Arlington House is the nation’s memorial to Robert E. Lee. It honors him for specific reasons, including his role in promoting peace and reunion after the Civil War.

After stopping McClellan's push toward Richmond and sending the Army of the Potomac retreating toward Washington, Lee turned his attention to John Pope's "total" war on the people of Northern Virginia, which had devastated the region between Culpeper and …

Though he served three decades in the US Army, it was his three years as commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and his post-war career that largely defined his public life.

Apr 30, 2018 · Robert E. Lee General-in-Chief Armies of the Confederate States (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American career military officer who is best known for having commanded the CSA Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War.

Jul 14, 2024 · Welcome to Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial. Originally constructed between 1802 and 1818, the house was built to be both the residence of George Washington Parke Custis and as the nation's first memorial to his adoptive grandfather, George Washington.

Sep 25, 2023 · For information on permits, please contact the permit office for the George Washington Memorial Parkway at (703) 289-2513. For information on reservations, please call Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial at (703)-235-1530.

At this crucial moment, on the day following the unexpected Confederate disaster, Gen. Robert E. Lee, Confederate States Army, assumed command of the defense of the southeastern coast. Within 3 days, in his desperate determination "to push forward the defenses of Charleston and Savannah," he was at Fort Pulaski.

Robert E. Lee, who called Arlington House home for three decades, wrote of the place where "my affections and attachments are more strongly placed than at any other place in the world."

Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, is a National Park Service (NPS)-administered site located within Arlington National Cemetery (ANC).

Following the Civil War, Robert E. Lee showed his commitment to reunification by taking an Amnesty Oath on October 2, 1865 and swore allegiance to the United States government. This oath, lost for decades, was found in the National Archives in 1970.