![]() ![]() The family moved to the former Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia in 1892 at the height of the monument commemoration movement that memorialized Virginia's Robert E. In Lynchburg, his family lived at 416 Main Street, near the home of Confederate general Jubal Early. From childhood, Freeman exhibited an interest in Southern history. Early life ĭouglas Southall Freeman was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, to Bettie Allen Hamner and Walker Burford Freeman, an insurance agent who had served four years in Robert E. Lee and George Washington, for both of which he was awarded Pulitzer Prizes. He is best known for his multi-volume biographies of Robert E. Douglas Southall Freeman (– June 13, 1953) was an American historian, biographer, newspaper editor, radio commentator, and author. ![]()
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