Determination to Conquer or Die

Through the harsh winter of 1865, General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia suffered a steady stream of  desertions. At its worst, hundreds of men chose to put the war behind them. Execution waited for those caught in the act, but Lee’s greatest hope was to slow it down at best, and even try to stop

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Lee County Notebook: Battle over Robert E. Lee Confederate portrait ‘at a standstill’

The battle over a Robert E. Lee Confederate portrait is now at a total and complete standstill. There has not been much heard in recent weeks over this statue. The issue has now virtually dropped from sight after three months of very fierce debate. There are many different opinions on this matter. Lee County Notebook: Battle

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Letter: War was about economics

John Baxley shares the economic reasons for the civil war. High schools and politicians have changed history to make this war solely about slavery, but that issue was not the main reason for the war. The struggle was about unfair taxation, at least according to the author. The background is examined in more detail in

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