Robert E Lee Marble Man

The first real crack in the pedestal upon which lee had been placed came in 1977 with the publication of thomas l.

Robert e lee marble man. 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. 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. Lee came to military prominence during the u s.

Author 3 3 out of 5 stars 5 ratings see all formats and editions. The marble man s sense of humor paperback january 31 2006 by thomas forehand jr. Lee is still much a marble man. 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 was both a military genius and a spiritual leader considered by many southerners and nonsoutherners alike to have been a near saint. Who was robert e. Signature robert edward lee january 19 1807 october 12 1870 was an american confederategeneral best known as a commander of the confederate states armyduring the american civil war.

The iconoclastic connelly examined the deification of lee and detailed the conscious effort behind this process by lee s fellow virginians. Lee s nicknames are documented in this site. Lee at 5 47 pm 1 comment. To those americans who revere him sadly a dwindling number these days robert e.

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. 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. Friday january 23 2009. Connelly explains that after robert e.

Nickname given to lee by his west point classmates as he was the model student. I have had the longest and most disappointing days in my life. The noble face of the antebellum south the tragic embodiment of the lost cause the perfect man as a contemporary deemed him.