Robert E Lee Marble Man

In the marble man a leading civil war military historian examines the hold of lee on the american mind and traces the campaign in historiography that elevated him to national hero status.

Robert e lee marble man.

The marble man s sense of humor paperback january 31 2006 by thomas forehand jr. Connelly explains that after robert e. 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 was both a military genius and a spiritual leader considered by many southerners and nonsoutherners alike to have been a near saint.

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. Civil war commanding his home state s armed forces and becoming general in chief of the confederate forces toward. 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. Lee and his image in american society.

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. Friday january 23 2009. Author 3 3 out of 5 stars 5 ratings see all formats and editions. Lee at 5 47 pm 1 comment.

The first real crack in the pedestal upon which lee had been placed came in 1977 with the publication of thomas l. Nickname given to lee by his west point classmates as he was the model student. Lee is still much a marble man. Connelly s the marble man.

The noble face of the antebellum south the tragic embodiment of the lost cause the perfect man as a contemporary deemed him. He commanded the army of northern virginiafrom 1862 until its surrender in 1865 and earned a reputation as a skilled tactician. 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.

To those americans who revere him sadly a dwindling number these days robert e. I have had the longest and most disappointing days in my life. I remember looking at my troops while standing on.