He was Robert E.Lee. Lee was a Virginian and had served in the United States army for more than thirty years.

VOA: special.2009.08.20

Nothing but surrender. Lee sent a note to General Grant asking to meet with him to discuss surrender terms.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

And that's IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English, written by Brianna Blake with Paula Wolfson and Elizabeth Lee.

VOA: special.2010.02.27

There was Robert E. Lee, Beauregard and Bragg, And the south wind blew hard on That Ragged Old Flag."

VOA: special.2010.07.02

Lee was dressed in his finest clothing. He wore a beautiful gray coat with a red sash tied around it.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

Five months earlier, Confederate General Robert E.Lee had marched his army up from Virginia to invade the North.

VOA: special.2009.11.12

Lee read it slowly. When he finished, Grant asked if the Confederate general wished to propose any changes.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

A small shop and a fast-food restaurant called Mel's Dairy Dream have replaced Harper Lee's childhood home.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

Surrender finally came for General Robert E.Lee and the Confederacy he had served as a great soldier.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

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

VOA: special.2010.12.07

General Meade lost so many men that he was in no hurry to chase General Lee.

VOA: special.2009.11.05

Union forces led by General George Meade had defeated Confederate forces led by General Robert E.Lee.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

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

VOA: special.2009.11.05

He could not speak. Soldiers removed their hats and watched silently as Lee rode past.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

And that's the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, written by Jerilyn Watson and Elizabeth Lee.

VOA: special.2010.11.30

He had forgotten to tell President Lincoln or War Secretary Stanton that Lee had surrendered.

VOA: special.2009.12.24

General Robert E.Lee surrendered in early April, bringing an end to four years of fighting.

VOA: special.2010.01.14

"Twenty-eight thousand." This meant Lee would have only fourteen thousand men to face General Hooker.

VOA: special.2009.10.15

But the cheering died when the soldiers saw the pain and sorrow in Lee's face.

VOA: special.2009.12.24