Trivia 9-9-19 Lee's Statue

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1. If his first design had been accepted, a scene from what battle would have been depicted? Gettysburg
2. Lee’s saddle is modeled after who’s Civil War saddle? The saddle was modelled "from one lent by the Duc de Chartres, formerly the property of Louis Phillippe."
3. Mrs J. M. Johnson of Atlanta, Georgia. - Sister of former Confederate Major General Howell Cobb and former Brigadier General Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb
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Richmond Dispatch., May 25, 1890, page 1.
 
Gettysburg
Duc de Chartres, also known as Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres
Howell and Thomas Cobb

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https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85038614/1890-05-25/ed-1/
All answers on page 1

Edit - Since the saddle was owned at different times by the Duke of Chartres and by Louis Philippe, both will be accepted as correct answers to the second part of the question.

I tried to read the information on the official source, but I think I needed one of these. 🔬

hoosier
 
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