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re: 154 Years Ago Today: The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:16 pm to Darth_Vader
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:16 pm to Darth_Vader
And all the bells were ringing, they went......
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Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:17 pm to Darth_Vader
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You cannot give anything close to a proper summary of Robert E. Lee in one post unless you have about an hour to kill, which I don’t. That’s why I urge people to go read about the man themselves. Once you do you’ll realize how stupid and ignorant people who bash and disrespect R.E. Lee sound.
Just give 4 or 5 bullet points that you feel best defines him.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:18 pm to Darth_Vader
Sad day indeed
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:19 pm to OweO
Working lower extremities is a huge plus, IMO.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:22 pm to Darth_Vader
Damn shame.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:23 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
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TigerOnTheMountain
Who are you?
Besides someone trying to throw shade at me in order to gain acceptance on a message board..
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:25 pm to OweO
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Besides someone trying to throw shade at me in order to gain acceptance on a message board..
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:26 pm to Darth_Vader
The average American isn’t leading an army against America. I’m not criticizing him as a man, but he was by definition a traitor.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:27 pm to Placebeaux
Youtube History channel - April 1965 Month that Saved America
Excellent breakdown of all the moving parts of that April.
So much going on.
Excellent breakdown of all the moving parts of that April.
So much going on.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:28 pm to OweO
I'm Doug. I just wanted to get a leg up on your attempts to derail this thread.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:33 pm to 1BamaRTR
The country was more about the states then.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:34 pm to OweO
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Just give 4 or 5 bullet points that you feel best defines him.
1. He was a hero of the Mexican War
2. He only reluctantly sided with the South once his home state of Virginia joined the Confederacy. Virginia was his home. Most people today cannot understand the bond people had then with their state. But what it boiled down to for Lee was he could not take up arms against his fellow Virginians and would defend them.
3. He personally was opposed to both secession and slavery.
4. When he saw the war was lost, he disobeyed a direct order from his own government and advice of his closest generals to keep fighting. Instead he chose to surrender to prevent any further distruction and loss of life on either side.
5. Following the war Lee spent the rest of his life working to restore the bonds between north and south, preaching peace, brotherhood, and respect for the law by all, both northern & southern, black & white.
He was universally respected as an honest, kind, and trustworthy man with a deep sense of duty and honor. This is illustrated by the fact he was one of the first group of men to be inducted into the Hall of Fame of Great Americans located in New York.
This post was edited on 4/9/19 at 3:45 pm
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:45 pm to Darth_Vader
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. He only reluctantly sided with the South once his home state of Virginia joined the Confederacy. Virginia was his home. Most people today cannot understand the bond people had then with their state. But what it boiled down to for Lee was he could not take up arms against his fellow Virginians and would defend them.
His father was governor of Virginia right?
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:47 pm to OweO
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His father was governor of Virginia right?
Yes, along with being a hero of the American Revolution.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 3:53 pm to upgrayedd
Levon. He has some great solo music from his career late in life. Wide River to Cross etc
Posted on 4/9/19 at 4:01 pm to Darth_Vader
Lee was loyal to Virginia, not the confederacy. If Virginia would not have succeeded, Lee would have fought for the north.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 4:20 pm to kciDAtaE
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Lee was loyal to Virginia, not the confederacy. If Virginia would not have succeeded, Lee would have fought for the north
See point 2 of my last post in this thread where I discuss this.
This post was edited on 4/9/19 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 4/9/19 at 4:23 pm to Darth_Vader
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meets General Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse to formally surrender the Army of Northern Virginia.
LOL. Appomattox Court House is a place in Virginia, not a building.
Posted on 4/9/19 at 4:25 pm to tigercross
Sorry, I was making that post while talking to someone. I was a bit distracted and didn’t even think about what I was typing.
And I realize it was not an actual courthouse. It was a private home where the ceremony was held. Ironically the owner of that house just so happen to be the same guy who’s house was smack dab in the middle of the first battle of Bull Run. Following the battle he sold that house and moved to Appomattox Courthouse. So you could say the Civil War both started and ended in this man’s living room.
And I realize it was not an actual courthouse. It was a private home where the ceremony was held. Ironically the owner of that house just so happen to be the same guy who’s house was smack dab in the middle of the first battle of Bull Run. Following the battle he sold that house and moved to Appomattox Courthouse. So you could say the Civil War both started and ended in this man’s living room.
This post was edited on 4/9/19 at 4:50 pm
Posted on 4/9/19 at 4:47 pm to 1BamaRTR
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but he was by definition a traitor.
You're not wrong...but then again, so were the Founding Fathers.
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