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Tag Archives: Robert E. Lee
Sherman’s Prescience on Hooker
I came across a letter the other day from “Uncle Billy” Sherman to his wife, written on this date in 1863. Grant was preparing for his move across the Mississippi for what would become his overland campaign against Vicksburg, but … Continue reading
Lee’s Luck
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author John Roos… As the 214th birthday of Robert E. Lee has come and gone, I couldn’t help but to reflect on the general. Living in the Fredericksburg area, and giving tours on all … Continue reading
A Comprehensive View of the Overland Campaign: Part I
Emerging Civil War welcomes back Nathan Provost… Antoine-Henri Jomini was a general in the Napoleonic Wars who served under various generals, including Napoleon himself. After Napoleon Bonaparte’s exile, Jomini began writing a series of works that dealt with the principles … Continue reading
Two Distinct Legends: George Washington and Robert E. Lee
Understanding who did, or did not, influence General Robert E. Lee allows historians tobetter comprehend his military and command decisions. The problem is misperceptions can get passed down through the generations. Many Lee advocates and critics would agree with Michael … Continue reading
I Knew Grant was the Shorter Man, But…
Emerging Civil War welcomes back guest author Bryan Cheeseboro… On January 10, 2021, I participated in a program on the Facebook page Shelby Foote & the American Civil War to discuss General/President Ulysses S. Grant from Appomattox through his presidency … Continue reading
Echoes of Reconstruction: Challenges for Frederick Douglass Post-War: Black Equality & the Memory of Lee
ECW welcomes back Patrick Young, author of The Reconstruction Era blog I sometimes hear comedians joke that Black History Month, celebrated annually in February, is during the shortest month of the year. Rather than being emblematic of a slight, February was chosen … Continue reading
When a Monument Cherrypicks Its History
When people have the chance to learn about history, don’t we want that history to be factually correct? That’s the question I asked last week when writing about the Robert E. Lee statue at Antietam. Placed at a spot on … Continue reading
When a Monument Gets Its History Wrong
The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from Antietam National Battlefield (see here for details). The statue, erected in 2003 on private property along Route 34 heading into Sharpsburg, was later acquired … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Memory, Monuments, National Park Service
Tagged 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry, Antietam National Battlefield, Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Gettysburg, high water mark, Lee statue at Antietam, Middle Pontoon Crossing, Monuments, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, upper pontoon crossing
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Civil War Cooking: Miss Caskie’s Cake at General Lee’s Headquarters
“You must thank Miss Norvell for her nice cake. I . . . assembled all the young gentlemen around it & though I told them it was a present from a beautiful young lady, they did not leave a crumb.” … Continue reading
George C. Scott on Robert E. Lee
October 12, 2020, is the 150th commemorative date of the death of Robert Edward Lee in Lexington, Virginia. “This is Election-Year America,” pronounced George C. Scott on the Today show in the spring of 1976, from a script he had … Continue reading
