Lee Richmond, the first person to have a pitched a perfect game in Major League Baseball, died in 1929.
Despite throwing a few no-hitters, Richmond's career was fairly mediocre.
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General Lee won the war in a funny way. He put steeping stones to keep his troops out of Richmond.
Summer of 1862
Once General George B. McClellan was replaced by General Ambrose Burnside, it was clear to General Lee that McClellan's plans for cutting off Lee from Richmond would be altered.President Lincoln had hand picked Ambrose Burnside to replace McClellan as the commander of the Army of the Potomac. Since Lincoln was focused on the capture of Richmond, more than anything else, Burnside would follow Lincoln's preference to attack the Rebel cap[ital of Richmond. Burnside as Lee predicted shifted the Army of the Potomac to the favorite overland route to Richmond, with Fredericksburg as his first objective. Burnside planned to prevent Lee from moving south to protect Richmond.
William "Bull" Nelson commanded the Union Forces against E. Kirby Smith in the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky, which was probably the most lop-sided Southern victory of the US Civil War.
No. Richmond had fallen by that time, and Davis had fled. Lee was advised to surrender by his other Generals.