List of memorials to Robert E. Lee

The following is a partial list of monuments and memorials to Robert E. Lee, who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865. At the end is a listing of monuments and memorials to Lee that have been removed or renamed.

See also: List of Confederate monuments and memorials
Robert E. Lee, a statue given to the National Statuary Hall by Virginia in 1909

Buildings

Coins and stamps
  • Robert E. Lee was portrayed by the US Mint on the 1925 Commemorative silver US half dollar, along with the words "Stone Mountain". The coin was a fundraiser by for the Stone Mountain monument to honor the Confederate Generals. The authorized issue was 5 million coins, to be sold at $1 each, but that proved overly optimistic and only 1.3 million coins released, many of which ended up in circulation after being spent for face value.[3]
  • Robert E. Lee has been commemorated on at least 5 US postage stamps. One 1936–37 stamp featured General Lee with Lee's home Stratford Hall.[4][5]

Holidays and events

Military facilities

Monuments and sculptures

Parks

Roads

Schools

Settlements

Ships

Universities and colleges

U.S. counties

Vehicles

Removed and renamed monuments and memorials to Lee, by state
Former Robert E. Lee Suite in the Hereford University Center, Arlington State College
  • Texas
    • Austin
      • Robert E. Lee Elementary School, renamed Russell Lee Elementary in 2016.
      • Robert E. Lee Road, renamed Azie Morton Road in 2019.[68]
      • Robert E. Lee Statue, South Mall, University of Texas (Austin, Texas). Dedicated 1933. Removed August 20–21, 2017, along with statues of General Albert Sidney Johnston and Confederate Postmaster John H. Reagan. Placed in a museum.[69][70]
    • Dallas
      • Robert E. Lee Elementary School, renamed Geneva Heights Elementary School beginning with the 2018-2019 school year.[71][72]
      • Robert E. Lee Statue, in Robert E. Lee Park. Removed by Dallas City Council, 2018. Park was renamed Oak Lawn Park.
    • San Antonio
      • Robert E. Lee High School, renamed Legacy of Educational Excellence (LEE) High School starting in the 2018-19 school year.
  • Virginia
    • Lexington: In 2017, the name of the R. E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church[73] (Lexington, Virginia) was returned to its original name of Grace Episcopal Church.[74]
  • Washington

References
  1. "R. E. Lee Memorial Church About Us". R. E. Lee Memorial Church. Retrieved 19 September 2017. Established in the mid-nineteenth century as Grace Church, and renamed after his death to honor Robert E. Lee who served as Senior Warden, our church has almost 500 communicants and an average Sunday attendance of about 225.
  2. Paulsen, David (19 September 2017). "Lee church changes name: Confederate general dropped to return to 'Grace'". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 25 September 2017. After two years of tense debate in the congregation, the vestry voted, 7-5, on Sept. 18 to change the church's name to its previous Grace Episcopal Church.
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  12. "Lee Highway Historical Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 19 September 2017. Erected in honor of Robert E. Lee by William Watts Chapter Roanoke, VA Southern Cross Chapter Salem, VA Roanoke Chapter Roanoke, VA The United Daughters of the Confederacy 1928
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  14. Carbone, Christopher. "Which Confederate statues were removed? A running list". Fox News. Retrieved 20 September 2017. Busts of Lee and Jackson were removed overnight on Aug. 17, from the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at Bronx Community College. Prior to its removal, Bronx Borough president Ruben Diaz Jr. had said "there is nothing great about two men who committed treason against the United States to fight to keep the institution of slavery intact."
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  73. "R. E. Lee Memorial Church About Us". R. E. Lee Memorial Church. Retrieved 19 September 2017. Established in the mid-nineteenth century as Grace Church, and renamed after his death to honor Robert E. Lee who served as Senior Warden, our church has almost 500 communicants and an average Sunday attendance of about 225.
  74. Paulsen, David (19 September 2017). "Lee church changes name: Confederate general dropped to return to 'Grace'". Episcopal News Service. Retrieved 25 September 2017. After two years of tense debate in the congregation, the vestry voted, 7-5, on Sept. 18 to change the church's name to its previous Grace Episcopal Church.
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