1 posted on
01/19/2015 10:47:15 AM PST by
DanMiller
To: DanMiller
He was a deeply devoted Christian man, well respected even by the Union. After Lee's army invaded a northern town, and Lee rode into town, a woman was heard to say, "I wish he were ours." Grant and almost all the Generals in the Union respected him, and feared him in battle due to his tactical genius. Lincoln thought so much of him that he offered him command of the entire Union army when the war began.
Lee would not even refer to the enemy as "the enemy." He called them "those people." He never sought glory for himself, he had no vices, and he personal and professional behavior were beyond reproach.
2 posted on
01/19/2015 11:03:54 AM PST by
SkyPilot
("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
To: DanMiller
4 posted on
01/19/2015 11:20:49 AM PST by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: DanMiller
One hell of a man, one hell of an American, and he should still be looked up to.
He is, by me, for sure.
6 posted on
01/19/2015 11:35:53 AM PST by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: DanMiller
One of my very favorite historical characters. I even forgive the fact that he got through West Point without earning one demerit.
10 posted on
01/19/2015 12:22:49 PM PST by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: Loyalty Binds Me)
To: DanMiller
My thoughts are this could turn into an ugly thread like the last General Lee thread.
11 posted on
01/19/2015 12:23:54 PM PST by
Rodamala
To: DanMiller
“This is a re-post of an article I wrote last year to celebrate the anniversary of General Lee’s birth on January 19, 1807”
Well on Free Republic it will only be a celebration for about 15 minutes. Then it will be a 10 hour smear fest.
Happy Birthday Bobbby. :-)
17 posted on
01/19/2015 2:38:13 PM PST by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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