LilRhody
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- Joined
- Apr 8, 2018
- Location
- Bellingham, WA
"The [Lost Cause] legend of Lee is at odds with the facts. He was not anti-slavery as the image claims; he was a strong believer in the institution. His secession, following Virginia, was not inevitable, but a calculated act of will in highly ambiguous circumstances. His aggressive, offensive generalship cost his army disproportionate, irreplaceable, and excessive casualties, which led to his being caught in a fatal siege. Contrary to the legend of his magnanimity, he was hateful and bitter toward the North during and after the war. His persistence in continuing the war after he realized the South was defeated was costly in the lives of his men as well as the Yankees and not necessarily a creditable act. In the postwar period, he was less of a healer than he was a conventional advocate of Southern positions."
"The Anatomy of the Myth" by Alan T. Nolan, from THE LOST CAUSE AND CIVIL WAR HISTORY, Gary W. Gallagher and Alan T. Nolan, Editors. Indiana Univ Press, 2000.
Please note I do not necessarily side entirely with this point of view. I think it has some merits. It is posted here for the purpose of generating discussion. RH
"The Anatomy of the Myth" by Alan T. Nolan, from THE LOST CAUSE AND CIVIL WAR HISTORY, Gary W. Gallagher and Alan T. Nolan, Editors. Indiana Univ Press, 2000.
Please note I do not necessarily side entirely with this point of view. I think it has some merits. It is posted here for the purpose of generating discussion. RH