Robert E. Lee vs the US Army War College

[Engieman]

I live here in Virginia, and are unfortunately bombarded via the media with the latest Washington news. My wife tells me to chill out and lower my blood pressure, but it is an absolute shame we continue to rewrite history and revise or twist history to suit the politically correct police, politicians or religious leaders. Our founders are doing flip-flops in their grave, maybe even Chubby Checkers Twist. Luckily, our taxpayer dollars are sufficient enough to support sending our first family on vacation in South Africa, send four US Presidents to Mandela's funeral (world leader, I guess....American, no), and even fly the US Flag at half staff in his honor. And let's not forget re-scuplting (after the fact) the MLK sculpture on the National Mall because certain groups were unhappy with his expression. How about flying the flag at half-staff for that Private, Airman or Seaman who dies far from home in the line of duty. How about honoring OUR country and all it's history and history makers.....regardless whether it was Blue or Gray. Lee was one of the greatest leaders of all time.

 

[redneckemt]

I live here in Virginia, and are unfortunately bombarded via the media with the latest Washington news. My wife tells me to chill out and lower my blood pressure, but it is an absolute shame we continue to rewrite history and revise or twist history to suit the politically correct police, politicians or religious leaders. Our founders are doing flip-flops in their grave, maybe even Chubby Checkers Twist. Luckily, our taxpayer dollars are sufficient enough to support sending our first family on vacation in South Africa, send four US Presidents to Mandela's funeral (world leader, I guess....American, no), and even fly the US Flag at half staff in his honor. And let's not forget re-scuplting (after the fact) the MLK sculpture on the National Mall because certain groups were unhappy with his expression. How about flying the flag at half-staff for that Private, Airman or Seaman who dies far from home in the line of duty. How about honoring OUR country and all it's history and history makers.....regardless whether it was Blue or Gray. Lee was one of the greatest leaders of all time.

What did we do for Baroness Thacher? Even the Russians paid their respects to her.

 

[PA Reb]

I'm with everyone that has posted a comment so far in this thread and I believe my avatar shows exactly how I feel. The only comment I will make beyond what has already been said is this:

"Civil War" goal defined - "The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies." In the case of the U.S. Civil War or more appropriately termed the War for Southern Independence, was a war fought by the seceding states of the south to win their independence from those that were in the north and sided with the federal government's views. At the time and from the very start, the U.S. Constitution allowed states that wanted to leave the Union the right to do so. The slavery issue (which would have eventually ended on its own) was nothing more than a successful attempt by the tyrant Lincoln and his cronies to shift the Union's tide of defeat after defeat. Current attempts to squash true history such as the OP posted are nothing more than a continuation of the views that began before, during and especially, after the war. The victory that the north eventually achieved had nothing to do with them having better leaders than the south. Speaking purely in military tactical terms, southern leaders such as Lee, Jackson, Longstreet, Forrest, Pickett and many others were and still are at the top of this nation's best. Oh, and by the way, Meade sure got lucky at Gettysburg!

 

[kwselke]

If my memory is correct, President Johnson issued a pardon in 1868 to all who had fought for or supported the Confederacy. If that is correct, then Lee's service for the Confederacy should be irrelevant.

Andrew Johnson's pardon included a long list of people that were excluded. Officers in the CA above the rank of Colonel and CN officers above the rank of Lieutenant as well as any officer who resigned a commission with the Union military to fight with the Confederacy were among those excluded. The list of exclusions is quite long.

 

[John F.]

"Watch-next they'll put up pictures of Ernst Roehm as a gay rights martyr."

Genius! I'm kind of surprised they haven't already! Heck, he was even a national SOCIALIST!!

John

 

[kimporter]

"Watch-next they'll put up pictures of Ernst Roehm as a gay rights martyr."

Genius! I'm kind of surprised they haven't already! Heck, he was even a national SOCIALIST!!

John

or maybe big hermann himself