Comments on: Happy Birthday Gen. Robert E. Lee

By: W W Woodward

W W Woodward — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:57:17 +0000

General Robert E. Lee was a gentlemen in every respect of the word. He understood, and lived by, the concept of honor. I don’t recall reading that he ever blamed anyone for failures in battle and always took full responsibility even when it wasn’t due.

From all accounts his soldiers revered him as they did their fathers and grandfathers.

I fly the 3rd National Flag every 19th – 22nd of January at my home in honor of both Generals Lee and Jackson. Had Jackson survived the war we could be living in the Confederate States of America today. Oh well, coulda, shoulda, woulda.

[W-III]

By: tjbbpgobIII

tjbbpgobIII — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:28:54 +0000

I have always thought that the loss of General Jackson was the straw that broke the camels back at Gettysburg. Lee was first on the ground and could have taken all the heights but for some reason or another failed to do so. I believe Jackson would have changed that. The loss of the calvary was a tremendous loss also but I suppose that Lee had pickets out, that, in that day, were like a combat patrol is today.

By: HoosierArmyMom

HoosierArmyMom — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:46:29 +0000

Freeing the slaves was more about being a political maneuver that a planned event. After two years of the Union troops getting their arses kicked, Lincoln was merely taking political advantage of the victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg when he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. If the south had maintained the butt kicking, we would have never seen the EP. You only understand that if you have studied the real history such was researched and written by scholars like Shelby Foote.

By: LD Jackson

LD Jackson — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:21:54 +0000

One of my favorite US history topics was the Civil War era and the common misconception was that the war was all about slavery. In fact, it had much more to do with states rights than slavery. Lincoln did free the slaves, but that was not his main priority. He was concerned with preserving the Union.

As for General Lee, I have always admired the man. From what I can understand about him and the war, he was a master tactician. He may have lost the war, but it was not because he was outsmarted. He simply ran out of men and supplies.

Great article.

By: TexasFred

TexasFred — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:48:02 +0000

And ya know, there’s ALWAYS an occasional moonbat that swears the war was ALL about slavery…

Sad…

By: NativeSon

NativeSon — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:30:27 +0000

Revisionist history (taught today) IF anything at all is taught about Gen Lee–”he was an evil slave-owner…” NOT true! Gen Lee was opposed to slavery whereas the Gen Grant (of the Union) who “won” the war was pro-slavery…BUT the PCers won’t allow the truth to be known!
God Bless Gen. R.E.L.!

By: HoosierArmyMom

HoosierArmyMom — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:29:27 +0000

Amen to that Patrick.

By: Patrick Sperry

Patrick Sperry — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:02:58 +0000

God bless the memory of general Lee!

By: TexasFred

TexasFred — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:28:07 +0000

Lee didn’t have air support… And Pickett’s Charge was a tactical nightmare… Little Round Top wasn’t too damned bright either… Again, up hill, in to the breech!

If guts could have won, the Confederacy would have been victorious…

By: minuteman26

minuteman26 — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:22:06 +0000

People – In Vietnam our troops routinely made assaults up hill. One of the most well known of these being Hamburger Hill. There were casualties but no disasters. Lee’s biggest problems were that he didn’t rid the advance of obstacles and coordinate the charge with his artillary support. Probably could have used a few more good men also. A lot of Picketts men got to that fence line and stopped or left the battlefield. The Union had that fence line zeroed in and shot the shit out of anyone trying to cross it. It was an optimal killing zone.