A long-time resident of Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Freeman served as editor of the Richmond Newsleader for 34 years. He won a Pulitzer Prize for 2 of his books, his four-volume biography of Robert E. Lee, and his six-volume biography of George Washington. He was also the author of the three-volume Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command.
Douglas Southall Freeman High School in Henrico County, Virginia was named in his honor.
He is commemorated by Virginia Historical Highway Marker Q6 17, which is located in the independent city of Lynchburg, Virginia near his place of birth.
Freeman's treatments of the Civil War are examples of the Lost Cause movement, emphasizing the glory and nobility of the Southern generals and the futility of their fight against the power of the North.
Freeman is commemorated by Virginia Historical Highway Marker Q6 17, which is located in the independent city of Lynchburg, Virginia, near his place of birth.
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