Robert E Lee Marble Man

The marble man s sense of humor paperback january 31 2006 by thomas forehand jr.

Robert e lee marble man.

I have had the longest and most disappointing days in my life. Lee s nicknames are documented in this site. 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.

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. He commanded the army of northern virginiafrom 1862 until its surrender in 1865 and earned a reputation as a skilled tactician. Connelly explains that after 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. Who was robert e. 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.

Author 3 3 out of 5 stars 5 ratings see all formats and editions. Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader considered by many southerners and nonsoutherners alike to have been a near saint. 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 at 5 47 pm 1 comment.

Lee and his image in american society. Friday january 23 2009. Robert the marble man e. Lee came to military prominence during the u s.

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. The iconoclastic connelly examined the deification of lee and detailed the conscious effort behind this process by lee s fellow virginians. Civil war commanding his home state s armed forces and becoming general in chief of the confederate forces toward.