Nowhere has the battle over Lee-Jackson Day played out more visibly than in Lexington, Va., where a parade has been held by the Sons of Confederate Veterans for the past 15 years to honor the men.

A statue of Robert E. Lee stands in the Old House Chamber at the State Capitol in Richmond in 2019. The Virginia Senate voted Tuesday to eliminate Lee-Jackson Day as a state holiday.

Surrounded by flags of the Confederacy, Braxton Spivey portrays Gen. Robert E. Lee as he leads the Richmond-based group Virginia Flaggers during the Lee-Jackson Day parade in Lexington on Saturday.

Though Lee-Jackson Day won’t officially be observed by the state, in Lexington, Virginia, an annual two-day celebration is still planned, according to a website for the event.

Election day will take its place. If the legislation is passed by the House and Governor Northam, Lee-Jackson Day will no longer be a state holiday. Skip Navigation ...

For more than a century, Virginia has designated a day in January to honor two military leaders from its secessionist past. As in previous years, most state offices were closed Friday for Lee ...

In Virginia, the holidays were merged as Lee-Jackson-King Day until 2000 when they became separate holidays. It was arranged so that Lee-Jackson Day was to be held on the Friday before Martin ...

Despite Lee-Jackson Day no longer being recognized as a state holiday, dozens gathered at Oak Grove Cemetery in Lexington on Saturday to honor Confederate generals Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and ...

The 25th celebration of Lee-Jackson Day took place in Lexington.This celebration included a memorial service on. Sat, 28 Jun 2025 00:22:53 GMT (1751070173172) Story Infinite Scroll ...