On This day In history October 12, 1870, Robert Edward Lee passed, Leader of the army of north Virginia, A distinguished General fighting from the Mexican-American war to the war of northern aggression, Lee chose to fight for his homeland and people rather than stay loyal to a tyrannical regime, From Manassas to Appomattox He served his kin. May his sacrifice to our southern cause never be forgotten. 🤐🇺🇸