Lee Barracks, named for Civil War General Robert E. Lee, is shown at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, on July 13, 2020, in West Point, New York. Mark Lennihan / AP ...

West Point begins dismantling Confederate references in accordance with a U.S. Department of Defense directive, starting with Robert E. Lee, who graduated in the class of 1829 and went on to turn ...

West Point will remove Confederate ... top southern general at Reconciliation Plaza. And Lee's quote about ... West Point involve Lee, who graduated second in his class in 1829 and ...

West Point over its holiday break will remove a portrait of Robert E. Lee in Confederate uniform as well as a bust of the general from prominent spots on campus, carrying out directives that were ...

The United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., will welcome 1,246 cadets Monday as the Class of 2028 begins a summer of basic training. Cadets in the class of 2028 were selected among ...

West Point has begun removing Confederate monuments at the campus -- including a portrait of Robert E. Lee, who once served as the storied military academy's superintendent, officials said.

West Point to open time capsule ... included 1829 graduate Robert E. Lee, the future Confederate general. ... Lee graduated second in his class and later served as superintendent at the ...

West Point cadets pass by historical reminders constantly — from Grant Hall and Bradley Barracks to the statues of Douglas MacArthur and Dwight Eisenhower overlooking the parade fields. Now a ...

Cubic-foot box was found in a statue's base earlier this year. Officials believe it was placed in 1829, when R.E. Lee was a prominent cadet at the academy. They had no idea what was in the capsule ...

The United States Military Academy at West Point will start removing Confederate symbols from its campus, including taking down a portrait of Gen. Robert E. Lee dressed in his Confederate uniform ...

More than a half-dozen of the commission’s recommendations for West Point involve Lee, who graduated second in his class in 1829 and later served as superintendent.