July 22, 2006
Gratuitous Civil War Posting
Basil Seal notes that on this day in 1975, Congress voted to restore the United States citizenship of Robert E. Lee.
I've never written much about Lee here, although I've read a tremendous amount about him. I will just say this: I'm neither one of those who thinks he walked on water, nor am I in the camp that thinks he should roast for eternity in the very lowest level of hell. Instead, I've always felt tremendously sorry for him. The interplay of character and circumstances that propelled him into leadership of the Confederate army is a story that could have come straight out of classical Greek tragedy.
Speaking of such things, be sure and check out our pal GroovyVic in her big screen role of the Belle of Lexington.
Posted by Robert at July 22, 2006 12:15 PM | TrackBackIMO the most tragic figure in American history.
Posted by: Dave Schuler at July 22, 2006 06:48 PMI can't help but wonder whether he would have wanted to have his US citizenship restored.
Posted by: RP at July 24, 2006 01:28 PM
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