Rest in peace, sir.
Posted on 01/19/2006 11:01:56 AM PST by robowombat
Robert E. Lee
Julia Ward Howe
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A gallant foeman in the fight,
A brother when the fight was o'er,
The hand that led the host with might
The blessed torch of learning bore.
No shriek of shells nor roll of drums,
No challenge fierce, resounding far,
When reconciling Wisdom comes
To heal the cruel wounds of war.
Thought may the minds of men divide,
Love makes the heart of nations one,
And so, the soldier grave beside,
We honor thee, Virginia's son
Who is Marse Robert?
"Marse" was an term of affection and endearment used in the 1860s. The best modern equivalent that comes to mind is how a child might call an older friend of the family Uncle So-and-so even though they're not actually related. It was a very common nickname for General Lee.
Thanks. Never heard it before.
Marse Robert, Uncle Robert, Marble man. Loved by the people of the South and adopted by the people of the North.
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Rest in peace, sir.
No problem. I'm going to use it with my kids LOL...
Does the NAACP and the ACLU know about this? Looks like the makings of a good law suit.
1. General Lee's birthday.
2. Yesterday, my daughter's AP American History class discussed the surrender at Appomattox, and the noble and honorable conduct of the General (as well as his opponent) and the love Lee's troops had for him. She exclaimed, "What a GOOD man!" What could I do but agree?
3. Last night, she had her interview with Washington & Lee.
(Prophetic? I sure hope so.)
Lee's tomb in the Lee Chapel on campus
Traveller is buried just outside the consecrated ground.
Lee's office, preserved as he left it for the last time.
Awesome pictures!
As a graduate of VMI (where Stonewall Jackson taught physics) and Washington and Lee University School of Law, I can assuredly say that your daughter will be in good hands should she be accepted.
Good luck to the both of you.
I always thought it was a short slang friendly term for "Master"... Am I mistaken?
As far as I know, that is the correct etymology, however, it didn't have any negative connotations. It was a term of endearment.
Thanks. That's what I'd been led to believe.
Good luck. My daughter rejected W&L outright. Too far north. LOL.
I grew up in Appomattox. Lived about 3 miles east of the village off Rt 24 in Vera, Va.
I doubt that those outside of the south understand, nor want to understand, what Lee represents to them. Like the theme of "Gone with the Wind," he was the emblem of the old south that vanished after the war.
With his courage, dignity, and Christian bearing, no one ever embodied the spirit of the south better than Lee.
Winston Churchill said he was "one of the noblest Americans who ever lived, and one of the greatest captains known in the annals of war."
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