Robert E. Lee

This iconic photograph of Robert E. Lee was taken on April 20, 1865, by famed Civil War photographer Mathew Brady on the back porch of Lee’s Richmond home (today known as the Stewart–Lee House).

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JOSE M LOPEZ

November 8, 2025

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