An Excuse To Drink – The Death of Robert E. Lee

The Death of Robert E. Lee On this date in 1870, General Robert Edward Lee, former commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, died peacefully — following a stroke– at his home  in Lexington, Virginia. Lee was 63 years old. After his surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox in 1865, Lee returned to Virginia where... Read More » The post An Excuse To Drink – The Death of Robert E. Lee appeared first on A History of Drinking.

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