Robert E Lee The 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 the marble man.

Lee at 5 47 pm 1 comment. Author 3 3 out of 5 stars 5 ratings. To those americans who revere him sadly a dwindling number these days robert e. The noble face of the antebellum south the tragic embodiment of the lost cause the perfect man as a contemporary deemed him.

Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader considered by many southerners and nonsoutherners alike to have been a near saint. Even his admirers are unaware of the some of the more interesting details of the life of. With the exception of abraham lincoln lee became the most familiar figure of the war. Connelly s the marble man.

Buy the marble man. Robert the marble man e. Lee and his image in american society. The marble man s sense of humor paperback january 31 2006 by thomas forehand jr.

Friday january 23 2009. I remember looking at my troops while standing on. 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. 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.

Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Lee by lewis f. The steamboat inspired the 1912 song waiting for the robert e. In more modern times the uss robert e.

The making of robert e. I have had the longest and most disappointing days in my life. The marble man carries on the re analysis of lee s generalship implicit in fuller s work and goes beyond that to analyze lee as a person. The first real crack in the pedestal upon which lee had been placed came in 1977 with the publication of thomas l.

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 was both a military genius and a spiritual leader considered by many southerners and nonsoutherners alike to have been a near saint. Lee a george washington class submarine built in 1958 was named for lee as was the m3 lee tank produced in 1941 and 1942. Lee is still much a marble man.

Connelly believes the lost cause theory is not based upon historical fact but upon a quasi religious.