Robert E Lee Nicknames Marble Model

Lee the marble model.

Robert e lee nicknames marble model.

Lee is born at stratford hall in westmoreland county va. 1807 january 19 robert e. Lee s father light horse harry lee was a hero of the american revolution and a friend of george washington. 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 the marble man. In more modern times the uss robert e. His statuesque quality dignity and bravura. 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.

Next week we will see how this played out. Lee was born into a wealthy prominent virginia family on january 19 1807 at stratford hall plantation. 1829 lee graduates 2ndin his west point class. The marble model or the marble man.

His father henry lee iii was a distinguished revolutionary war soldier who earned the nickname. Lee was the first student to ever graduate west point without a single demerit. He was nicknamed such probably for reason of heritage. Lee entered the u s.

The steamboat inspired the 1912 song waiting for the robert e. Military academy at west point. Lee had seen the future and what he saw was a war fought as much with shovels as with muskets and cannon. Lee a george washington class submarine built in 1958 was named for lee as was the m3 lee tank produced in 1941 and 1942.

Army officer 1829 61 confederate general 1861 65 college president 1865 70 and central figure in contending memory traditions of the american civil war. Early life and u s. Lee s death mask exists in counterpoint to the appellation that he was given during his days at west point. Lee won the race.

Lee at age 31 in 1838 as a lieutenant of engineers in the u s. Lee by lewis f. West point classmates called virginia born robert e. In the early days of the war the public viewed lee as too cautious in battle and gave him the name granny lee.

Bob duncan is director of the maury.