MS Ping
FYI for those outside the South and the Magnolia State in particular.
In observance of Robert E. Lee's and Martin Luther King's birthdays, the majority of Jackson County offices will be closed Monday and will resume regular hours on Tuesday.
Posted on 01/17/2014 10:44:44 AM PST by DanMiller
General Lee was without a doubt the most honorable foe ever to take up arms against the United States. Rest in peace General. We honor you.
One of the best leaders of men engaged in war ever.
I don’t believe Lee was such a great general, only that the North had such bad leadership until Grant, Sheridan, and Sherman came along, who understood that the key to defeating the Confederacy was to destroy her economic base and not her armies.
Who is this “we” you speak for?
Am I the only one creeped out by this?
If only the average American high school or college student could write as eloquently as General Lee did in his resignation letter.
Robert E. Lee was the son of ‘Light Horse Harry’ Lee. His wife was the granddaughter of Martha Washington. Lee shared the beliefs of the Founding Fathers regarding the immorality of slavery and illegality of secession. He was horrified by the Confederate rebellion. He felt compelled to side with his home state, but only after she had seceded.
Somebody had to do it
“Who is this “we” you speak for?”
All those who agree. You are, of course, free not to.
August 9, 1960
Dear Dr. Scott:
Respecting your August 1 inquiry calling attention to my often expressed admiration for General Robert E. Lee, I would say, first, that we need to understand that at the time of the War Between the States the issue of Secession had remained unresolved for more than 70 years. Men of probity, character, public standing and unquestioned loyalty, both North and South, had disagreed over this issue as a matter of principle from the day our Constitution was adopted.
General Robert E. Lee was, in my estimation, one of the supremely gifted men produced by our Nation. He believed unswervingly in the Constitutional validity of his cause which until 1865 was still an arguable question in America; he was thoughtful yet demanding of his officers and men, forbearing with captured enemies but ingenious, unrelenting and personally courageous in battle, and never disheartened by a reverse or obstacle. Through all his many trials, he remained selfless almost to a fault and unfailing in his belief in God. Taken altogether, he was noble as a leader and as a man, and unsullied as I read the pages of our history.
From deep conviction I simply say this: a nation of men of Lee’s caliber would be unconquerable in spirit and soul. Indeed, to the degree that present-day American youth will strive to emulate his rare qualities, including his devotion to this land as revealed in his painstaking efforts to help heal the nation’s wounds once the bitter struggle was over, we, in our own time of danger in a divided world, will be strengthened and our love of freedom sustained.
Such are the reasons that I proudly display the picture of this great American on my office wall.
Sincerely,
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Thanks for the ping... ignore the haters.
He’s talking about me and him! Obviously not you!!
Thank you very much for President Eisenhower’s letter. Could I trouble you for a link, so that I can post his letter as an update to my article?
Thank you in advance.
Dan
“I don’t believe Lee was such a great general”
He was so bad that the North begged him to head up the Federal army. He could not abandon his beloved state of VA so he went with the Confederacy.
“You have a small group of Freepers who definitely pro-Confederate”
Actually its a small group of Freepers who like to come on every thread honoring General Robert E. Lee and try to smear him and the Southern heritage. They know who they are.
There would more likely be a CSA today had there been a supply of boots and shoes in Virginia.
Robert E Lee: It appears we have appointed our worst Generals to command forces and our most gifted and brilliant to edit newspapers
- It appears that today our most gifted Generals are FReepers
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