General Lee, I have no division!"
Interesting. I will have to read more when I have time. I know the history I have learned, but I am willing to learn "another side" of the story.
I remember hearing something about some people celebrating Robert E. Lee rather than Martin Luther King on the recent holiday, because the birthdays are so close together. No comment on that - it's too early in the morning to open that can of worms!
General Lee, I have no division!"
The battle may have been lost; the war goes on!
Regardless of your stand on the civil war, you have to admit that General Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest patriots this country ever produced. I am not necessarily a student of the civil war, but if there are any Freepers out there that have not seen the Ken Burns documentary, you must see it. That documentary will shed more light on our Federal Republic than any thing. That part about Appomattox will tear your heart apart. The whole thing will put into perspective why this nation is unique on the earth!!! I dare you to watch without shedding a few tears.
Remembering a good American. Rest easy, General and God Bless.
A military genius who, in my opinion, only made one mistake in judgment.
And Dolly Parton! :o)
Poing.
Read: Arlington House would be stolen by the United States Government.
Unlike Lincoln --Lee NEVER said anything against the african slaves--and Lee opposed slavery.Time the damyankees pardon a Great leader dont you think?
His legacy is a minstrel song that can't be sung today.
Deification of Lee is unseemly. Despite all his good points, he is, at the end of the day, a man who was responsible for the deaths of more loyal Americans than anyone other than Hitler.
If Lee had taken command of the Union Army, things after the war would have gone a lot better for the South.
"Today marks what would have been Robert E. Lee's 198th birthday."
Lee's childhood babysiter, Helen Thomas, said "Where are my pills? George Bush stole my pills!"
I am no student or expert on Robert E. Lee.
Still, I was in Savannah the other day and there was a conflict of some sorts concerning a portrait of the General. It seems that the Mayor decided to remove a couple of portraits from the city hall and this sparked some controversy which was reflected in the local newspaper's letters section.
I learned that Robert E. Lee was never a slaveholder, and that those slaves owned by his wife were released before Lee entered into the Civil War.
I never knew these things before and I was surprised to learn them. There were other claims made by writers of letters and I found the subject to be thought provoking. I intend to learn more about the man.
Happy Birthday General Lee...I am proud to be in the college classroom to teach the truth of that war and American patriots like you.
Deo Vindice!
Happy Birthday General Lee...I am proud to be in the college classroom to teach the truth of that war and American patriots like you.
Deo Vindice!
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