Robert E Lee Marble Man

Lee is still much a marble man.

Robert e lee marble man.

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. Civil war commanding his home state s armed forces and becoming general in chief of the confederate forces toward. 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. The first real crack in the pedestal upon which lee had been placed came in 1977 with the publication of thomas l.

The marble man s sense of humor paperback january 31 2006 by thomas forehand jr. 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. Robert the marble man e. I have had the longest and most disappointing days in my life.

The iconoclastic connelly examined the deification of lee and detailed the conscious effort behind this process by lee s fellow virginians. Lee at 5 47 pm 1 comment. Connelly s the marble man. Lee and his image in american society.

He commanded the army of northern virginiafrom 1862 until its surrender in 1865 and earned a reputation as a skilled tactician. Author 3 3 out of 5 stars 5 ratings see all formats and editions. Nickname given to lee by his west point classmates as he was the model student. To those americans who revere him sadly a dwindling number these days robert e.

Friday january 23 2009. 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. 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. Who was robert e.

Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader considered by many southerners and nonsoutherners alike to have been a near saint. Lee s nicknames are documented in this site. Connelly explains that after robert e.