How did Robert E. Lee react to Lincoln's assassination?

Regardless of what you think of it, up until 1865, in the south, slavery was a way of life; for the slaves and for the slave owners. The North and the South fought, not so much over the fate of the slaves as over the fate of the Union. read more

In March 1861, Robert E. Lee was a colonel in the U.S. Army. He was against slavery and had set his own slaves free. He did not like the idea of the South seceding from the Union. read more

Abraham Lincoln’s assassination made him a hero and a martyr in the eyes of many in the country, while pitting Booth as a villain. Despite many Southerners’ dislike for Lincoln, the prospect of Andrew Johnson as president seemed a worse fate for the southern states. read more

April 1865 was an extraordinary month in the history of the Civil War. On the 9th, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the war. read more