Robert E Lee Marble Man

Friday january 23 2009.

Robert e lee marble man.

Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader considered by many southerners and nonsoutherners alike to have been a near saint. To those americans who revere him sadly a dwindling number these days robert e. Lee died in 1870 the lee and virginia cults vindicated lee as the righteous loser and established him as a victory symbol as well as a symbol of defeat 93 94. The marble man s sense of humor paperback january 31 2006 by thomas forehand jr.

The noble face of the antebellum south the tragic embodiment of the lost cause the perfect man as a contemporary deemed him. Who was robert e. Lee came to military prominence during the u s. The first real crack in the pedestal upon which lee had been placed came in 1977 with the publication of thomas l.

The battle of sharpsburg was the beginning of the end and it was by far one of the most tragic conflicts i have ever taken part in. Nickname given to lee by his west point classmates as he was the model student. Connelly s the marble man. Author 3 3 out of 5 stars 5 ratings see all formats and editions.

I remember looking at my troops while standing on. The iconoclastic connelly examined the deification of lee and detailed the conscious effort behind this process by lee s fellow virginians. He commanded the army of northern virginiafrom 1862 until its surrender in 1865 and earned a reputation as a skilled tactician. Robert the marble man e.

Connelly explains that after robert e. I have had the longest and most disappointing days in my life. Lee s famous nickname at west point given by a classmate who saw him riding by was the marble man a distinctly curious image to apply to an 18 or 19 year old boy. Lee and his image in american society.

Civil war commanding his home state s armed forces and becoming general in chief of the confederate forces toward. Lee is still much a marble man. Lee at 5 47 pm 1 comment.