The home in the picture above is Violet Bank near Petersburg, Virginia. Robert E. Lee used Violet Bank as his headquarters from June through October, 1864, during the siege of Petersburg. But Lee didn't use the house -- he pitched his tent under the cucumber tree you can see to the right in the picture.
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How cool!!
Now THAT'S an interesting bit of history that Lee pitched a tent. ;-)
Thanks for sharing this interesting story! Why did he pitch his tent under that tree?
Thanks for your visit to my blog and your kind words.
George u have another blog. That's nice to know.
Interesting bit of history.
and who lives in the house? beaut!
Cool info about history. Your photo is nice as also the house.
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