Thank you for this post. Gen. Lee was indeed one of the finest Americans to ever live. It is a shame that all that our schools teach about him is his service to the Confederacy. While that service was great and honorable, his legacy is much greater than that.
Had Virginia not seceded from the Union, General Lee would be remembered today as one of the most beloved presidents in American history.
What schools? My children didn't get one word about Gen. Robert E. Lee in school! So we made darn sure they knew who he was and what a fine example he set. Later we went to Stratford Hall and they learned a lot more; also went to Appomattox Courthouse and several of the great Battlefields, and spent a lot of time in Lexington, Va.,(Stonewall Jackson),etc.--that was the Civil War History vacation. The kids soaked it up, too. The way things have gone in this country,a parent has to do a lot of teaching if they expect the kids to actually learn HISTORY of AMERICA in addition to school classes for they just aren't about to do it. And, that is why this country has been going down the wrong road for so many years!!!!Parents are not taking the time to teach and we are losing our children to a bunch of talking heads who don't have a clue. Thanks to W also for the great post!