Confederate General Robert E.Lee saw it as a sign of weakness in the northern war effort.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

Mr.Lee is a graduate student in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at Nottingham University.

VOA: special.2010.12.07

When people in Washington learned of Lee's surrender, they hurried to the White House.

VOA: special.2009.12.31

Democrat Keith Ellison, one of two Muslims in the U.S.Congress, and fellow Democrat Barbara Lee argued that tightening sanctions would make President Barack Obama'sefforts in negotiations with Iran harder.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28