In early 2004, I visited Virginia Military Institute, which adjoins Washington and Lee University. My son was being recruited to the soccer program there. While my son was involved with the coach and players, I found Robert E. Lee's house on campus at W&L. It is still occupied. I talked to some of the locals there and found that fresh hay and water were kept in the horse stall, prepared for Lee's return, for 130 years after his . This tradition was stopped in 2000, as I recall. The sense of greatness and history is palpable.
We visited Lee Chapel at W&L last fall. As we exited the lower level past Traveller's grave we noted a fresh apple left on his grave stone. Nice touch.
There were also a lot of pennies and other small change on the stone. Can anyone explain this?