Posted on 01/20/2012 3:28:33 PM PST by BigReb555
Dr. Edward C. Smith, respected African-American Professor of History at American University in Washington, D.C., told the audience in Atlanta, Georgia during a 1995 Robert E. Lee birthday event, ‘Dr. Martin Luther King and Robert E. Lee were individuals worthy of emulation because they understood history.’
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Dear students, teachers, parents, church, community leaders, historians and folks everywhere,
January is the birthday month of War Between the States Generals; James Longstreet born on January 8, 1821, Thomas Jonathan ‘Stonewall’ Jackson born on January 21, 1824, George Pickett born on January 28, 1825 and
Thursday, January 19, 2012, is the 205th birthday of General Robert E. Lee, whose memory is still dear in the hearts of people everywhere.
Many events are planned around the nation that include….
The Georgia Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Robert E. Lee Birthday Celebration in Milledgeville, Georgia on Saturday, January 21, 2012, in the Old Legislative Chambers of the Old State Capitol Building at 11 AM. A Parade will begin at 10:45 AM from the Old Governor’s Mansion to the Old Legislative Chambers.
Did you know that….
During Robert E. Lee’s 100th birthday in 1907, Charles Francis Adams, Jr., a former Union Commander and grandson of US President John Quincy Adams, spoke in tribute to Robert E. Lee at Washington and Lee College’s Lee Chapel in Lexington, Virginia? His speech was printed in both Northern and Southern newspapers and is said to had lifted Lee to a renewed respect among the American people.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
Robert E. Lee, a man whose military tactics have been studied worldwide, was an American soldier, Educator, Christian gentlemen, husband and father.
Robert E. Lee was born on Jan. 19, 1807, at ‘Stratford’ in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The winter was cold and the fireplaces were little help for Robert’s mother, Ann Hill (Carter) Lee, who suffered from a severe cold.
Ann Lee named her son ‘Robert Edward’ after two of her brothers.
Robert E. Lee undoubtedly acquired his love of country from those who lived during the American Revolution. His Father, ‘Light Horse’ Harry was a hero of the revolution and served three terms as governor of Virginia and as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Two members of his family also signed the Declaration of Independence.
Lee was educated at the schools of Alexandria, Va., and he received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1825. He graduated in 1829, second in his class and without a single demerit.
Robert E. Lee’s first assignment was to Cockspur Island, Georgia, to supervise the construction of Fort Pulaski.
While serving as 2nd Lieutenant of Engineers at Fort Monroe, Va., Lee wed Mary Ann Randolph Custis. Robert and Mary had grown up together, Mary was the daughter of George Washington Parke Custis, the Grandson of Martha Washington and adopted son of George Washington.
Mary was an only child; therefore, she inherited Arlington House, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., where she and Robert E. Lee raised seven children.
In 1836, Lee was appointed to first Lieutenant. In 1838, with the rank of Captain, Robert E. Lee fought in the War with Mexico and was wounded at the Battle of Chapultepec.
Lee was appointed Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1852.
Gen. Winfield Scott offered Lee command of the Union army to Lee on April 17, 1861, but he refused. He said, ‘I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my children.’
The Custis-Lee Mansion ‘Arlington House’ would be occupied by Federals, who would turn the estate into a war cemetery. Today Arlington House is preserved by the National Park Service as a Memorial to Robert E. Lee. http://www.nps.gov/arho/
Lee served as adviser to President Jefferson Davis, and then on June 1, 1862, commanded the legendary Army of Northern Virginia.
After four years of death and destruction, Gen. Robert E. Lee met Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia and ended their battles.
In the fall of 1865, Lee was offered and accepted the presidency of troubled Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. It is today Washington and Lee University.
Lee was called Marse Robert, Uncle Robert and Marble Man.
Robert E. Lee died of a heart attack at 9:30 AM on the morning of October 12, 1870, at Washington College where he is buried at Lee Chapel.
Dr. Edward C. Smith, respected African-American Professor of History at American University in Washington, D.C., told the audience in Atlanta, Georgia during a 1995 Robert E. Lee birthday event, ‘Dr. Martin Luther King and Robert E. Lee were individuals worthy of emulation because they understood history.’
On August 5, 1975, 110 years after Gen. Lee's application, President Gerald Ford signed Joint Resolution 23, restoring the long overdue full rights of citizenship to Gen. Robert E. Lee. Read more at: www.ford.utexas.edu/library/speeches/750473.htm
Lest We Forget!
Oh, good-ee! A reason to pop some corn! Let the games begin.....
ps, I'm an old history loving northerner, disagree if you must, I'm used to it and am old enough now to not care.
“Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less.” - Robert E. Lee
This is the third time in three weeks that you’ve posted this exact same story. Before that, you posted another story twice in two weeks. In fact, glancing at your the first pages of your old posts, it’s a rare story that you HAVEN’T posted more than once in the space of a couple of weeks. What’s up with that?
“That old man...had my division massacred at Gettysburg!”
George Pickett
His name answers your question.
Lee did lose Gettysburg. Had he taken the high ground immediately upon arriving the South would have won that battle. The North was very dispirited at that time and public sentiment was going against Lincoln. The North’s victory breathed new life into his supporters. Even so, Joshua Chamberlain and the 20th Maine salvaged the victory before Pickett’s charge became necessary.
Originally Published Jan 19, 2012, 11:17pm (Updated Jan 19, 2012, 11:19pm)
We may be dealing with a time traveler here...or you are mistaken.
Bingo. It’s why I put Lincoln down as the worst president in our history, so far. So many people murdered to eliminate states rights. Not slavery. As we are now all slaves to a federal government that dictates to us and our individual states.
He nearly destroyed this country. He may yet, from the grave.
Robert E. Lee: Remembering an American Legend
January 20, 2012 3:28:37 PM PST · 1 of 13
BigReb555
Sir Winston Churchill once remarked, ‘Lee was the noblest American who had ever lived and one of the greatest commanders known to the annals of war.’ Dear students, teachers, parents, church, community leaders, historians and folks everywhere,
Robert E. Lee: Remembering an American Legend
January 16, 2012 10:19:41 AM PST · 1 of 69
BigReb555
Sir Winston Churchill once remarked, ‘Lee was the noblest American who had ever lived and one of the greatest commanders known to the annals of war.’ Dear students, teachers, parents, church, community leaders, historians and folks everywhere,
Robert E. Lee: Remembering an American Legend
January 4, 2012 4:35:44 PM PST · 1 of 88
BigReb555
Sir Winston Churchill once remarked, ‘Lee was the noblest American who had ever lived and one of the greatest commanders known to the annals of war.’ Dear students, teachers, parents, church, community leaders, historians and folks everywhere,
Maybe you should post the same article about Stonewall over and over again.
Did you know that Doctor Doctor Bliss (yes, his first name really was Doctor) attended both Lincoln and Garfield on their death beds? His probing of Garfield’s wound was done at a time when a fellow named Lister was trying to convince doctors of the desirability of antiseptic surgery. Garfield suffered for two and a half months from infections caused by his probings before he died. After the autopsy the American people gave new meaning to the saying “Ignorance is Bliss”...effectively ending Bliss’ career. I forget what brought this story to mind...:{)
I don’t have an article about Stonewall, only the many books I have read. If I were you I wouldn’t read them, they would only cause you to question some of your preconceived biases.
“Oops”—18th North Carolina
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