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Robert E. Lee (Page Four of Six) |
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Robert E. Lee (Page Four of Six) |
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After the surrender, Lee returned to Richmond and stayed at this house in the 700 block of east Franklin Street. |
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Robert E. Lee standing on the back porch of the house - 1865. |
Same back porch - 1999
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| Front of House - 1865 |
Front of House - 1998
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 Marker in front of Lee's House 1865 - 1870 
Source: National Archives Click Here to read the text. In 1865 Lee signed the Amnesty Oath required in order to apply for citizenship. It was subsequently sent to Washington and misfiled because it was thought to be a copy and not the original. In 1970 the document was located in the National Archives and Robert E. Lee was given citizenship by the Congress and the President in 1975. |