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In the June 1969 issue of Civil War History — Volume 5, Number 2, pages 116-132 — a renowned Southern historian attacked the legacy of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
"No single war figure stands in greater need of reevaluation than Lee," wrote Thomas L. Connelly, the late University of South Carolina professor. "One ponders whether the South may not have fared better had it possessed no Robert E. Lee."
Connelly's essay was among the first academic musket shots fired on Lee's standing as an outmatched but not outwitted military genius presiding over a Lost Cause — a reputation celebrated in fawning biographies and monuments like the one removed Friday in New Orleans.
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The Truth About Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee: He Wasn’t Very Good at His Job
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innovate, v.:
To annoy people.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @12:26AM (3 children)
And he assaulted reporters. And he beat his wife.
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 12 2017, @07:01AM
LoL, nice to know that the "obama was just as bad" concept isn't anything new. Lincoln was to Lee as Obama is to Trump? We can only hope that this generation's flaming bigot falls even harder.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday June 12 2017, @11:46PM (1 child)
History is what people repeat about the past - not an accurate, complete, nor unbiased account of anything.
BTW, this story seems to be rebel-baiting.
Україна досі не є частиною Росії Слава Україні🌻 https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/24/7408365/
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 13 2017, @05:10PM
posted by a new yorker! (say with virginian accent for best effect)