2009 is one of the rare years when Lee's birthday is a national holiday. It only happens when Jan. 19 falls on a Monday.
My daughter goes to Robert E Lee High School and the school is closed tomorrow Jan 19 in celebration of MLK not Robert E Lee... that’s interesting....
Of course you know I know you are right. I was making the larger point that the CSA was to the USA what the USA was to the British Empire, with the difference that one rebellion was successful but the other was not.