Around this time of year, certain Southern states observe Confederate Memorial Day. Some states celebrate it and Robert E.

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...

Confederate Memorial Day is an official holiday in several states. Why is it celebrated, and where? Does New Jersey take part ...

Today’s episode will focus on one of the biggest – and most important – turning points in world history; the Battle of ...

“It would be useless and therefore cruel,” Robert E. Lee remarked on the morning ... hastened the conclusion of the Civil War.

It was in this month in 1865 the Civil War was largely ended, and the long painful task of rebuilding the nation began. It ...

April 9th has witnessed numerous significant events throughout history, spanning a variety of categories including politics, science, and culture.On this ...

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, April 9, the 99th day of 2025. There are 266 days left in the year. Today in history: On April 9, 1865, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army ...

In the popular imagination, the Civil War usually ends with the surrender of Robert E. Lee’s Confederate army at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. True, most of the large-scale killing ended at ...

Word reached Key West that Gen. Robert E. Lee had surrendered to Gen. U.S. Grant on April 9, ending the Civil War. There was a great celebration, and U.S.