Robert E. Lee – Commander of the Virginia Troops

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Robert E. Lee Takes Command

April 22, 1861

Robert E. Lee

On April 22, 1861 Robert E. Lee took command of the Virginia troops. Lee fought for the Confederacy because his loyalty was to his home state of Virginia.

On this date in 1861 Robert E. Lee left his home of Arlington in Virginia, and would never return to it. Union forces soon occupied Arlington, and Lee’s home became Union General Irvin McDowell’s headquarters.

During the Civil War, Robert E. Lee’s home of Arlington would become Arlington National Cemetery.

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The Gettysburg Address was not the main event of the day on November 19, 1863, at Gettysburg. The primary ceremony was the dedication of the cemetery, and Abraham Lincoln’s speech was only a small part of it. #History #CivilWar

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President Abraham Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, PA. #GettysburgAddress #Lincoln

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