Robert E Lee Marble Man

Civil war commanding his home state s armed forces and becoming general in chief of the confederate forces toward.

Robert e lee marble man.

The noble face of the antebellum south the tragic embodiment of the lost cause the perfect man as a contemporary deemed him. 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. 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.

Who was robert e. Connelly s the marble man. Lee is still much a marble man. Lee was both a military genius and a spiritual leader considered by many southerners and nonsoutherners alike to have been a near saint.

The first real crack in the pedestal upon which lee had been placed came in 1977 with the publication of thomas l. He commanded the army of northern virginiafrom 1862 until its surrender in 1865 and earned a reputation as a skilled tactician. I have had the longest and most disappointing days in my life. The marble man s sense of humor paperback january 31 2006 by thomas forehand jr.

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. Friday january 23 2009. 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. Lee and his image in american society.

Connelly explains that after robert e. Robert the marble man e. I remember looking at my troops while standing on. The iconoclastic connelly examined the deification of lee and detailed the conscious effort behind this process by lee s fellow virginians.

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. Lee at 5 47 pm 1 comment. Author 3 3 out of 5 stars 5 ratings see all formats and editions.