Lexington, Virginia | This is the only home that Lt. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson ever owned, and it is where he lived while a professor of natural philosophy at the Virginia Military Institute.

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Lee Chapel and Museum
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201 WEST WASHINGTON STREET
WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY
LEXINGTON, VA 24450, USA
Website: http://www.leechapel.wlu.edu
Completed in 1868, while Lee was President of Washington College, the chapel houses his office, a family crypt, and is the burial site of Traveller. The exhibition entitled "Educating to Build and Re-build a Nation" traces the history of education from the Colonies through Reconstruction. The rich history of Washington and Lee illustrates some of these major trends.
Arlington, Virginia | The prewar home of Robert E. Lee, this historic site is now part of Arlington National Cemetery.
Montross, Virginia | Built by Thomas Lee in the 1730s, this historic site is the birthplace of Robert E. Lee and was home to four generations of the Lee family, including the only brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence: Richard Henry Lee and Francis Lightfoot Lee.
Richmond, Virginia | Located on the site of Tredegar Iron Works, the museum is the nation's first museum to explore the war from Union, Confederate and African American perspectives.
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