Robert E Lee Nicknames Marble Model

Lee is born at stratford hall in westmoreland county va.

Robert e lee nicknames marble model.

Military academy at west point. Army officer 1829 61 confederate general 1861 65 college president 1865 70 and central figure in contending memory traditions of the american civil war. Next week we will see how this played out. Bob duncan is director of the maury.

Lee entered the u s. His father henry lee iii was a distinguished revolutionary war soldier who earned the nickname. Lee the marble model the marble man. Early life and u s.

1829 lee graduates 2ndin his west point class. West point classmates called virginia born robert e. In more modern times the uss robert e. Lee s 1870 death mask by clark mills is on display in the national portrait gallery on loan from washington lee university.

Lee the marble model. Lee in full robert edward lee born january 19 1807 stratford hall westmoreland county virginia u s died october 12 1870 lexington virginia u s. Lee was a distinguished confederate general in the confederate army who bravely led his troops against the union army until his defeat at the appomattox courthouse in april of 1865. Nickname given to lee by his west point classmates as he was the model student.

Lee s father light horse harry lee was a hero of the american revolution and a friend of george washington. He becomes the first student to graduate without having received a single. Lee at age 31 in 1838 as a lieutenant of engineers in the u s. In the early days of the war the public viewed lee as too cautious in battle and gave him the name granny lee.

His statuesque quality dignity and bravura. Lee won the race. The marble model or the marble man. 1807 january 19 robert e.

Lee by lewis f. The steamboat inspired the 1912 song waiting for the robert e. Lee had seen the future and what he saw was a war fought as much with shovels as with muskets and cannon. He was nicknamed such probably for reason of heritage.

Lee s death mask exists in counterpoint to the appellation that he was given during his days at west point.