Tag: Robert E. Lee

The second coming of Robert E. Lee

The Civil War artifact store Union Drummer Boy, located in Gettysburg, PA, is the new home of a statue of Robert E. Lee.

The store announced earlier this month:

“We are honored to have acquired this special statue of General Robert E. Lee by Rudolph Evans. This wonderfully executed statue was the artist study for his bronze which was completed for the University of Virginia where it stood until 2020 and was removed. This example stands at 8 feet 3 inches. Stop by and see him in person!”
As a commenter on the Facebook post correctly stated: “Awesome! Huge loss for University of Virginia. Huge win for Union Drummer Boy.”

Visit the Union Drummer Boy Facebook page here, and their website here.

Memorial Day at Lee-Jackson Park

A Memorial Day ceremony took place at Lee-Jackson Park yesterday, and photographer Judy Smith documented the happenings. Check out the wonderful images below, or on her Instagram page or Facebook page.

Things like this give me hope for the future.

 
 
 
 
 
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Photo of Robert E. Lee from 1862

This Facebook post from Road to the Civil War notes that despite being the highest ranking general in the Confederate army, Lee wore three stars on his collar, signifying the rank of colonel. Some great commentary in the comments section, including the following comment which I am going to quote in its entirety below:

160 years later and people saying “we won” and “you lost”. None of you won or lost anything. You weren’t there. You can’t even imagine life without a cell phone, internet and fast food. Much less not having electricity, cars or even simple medications like antibiotics. It was a different time and those were different people. The big problem in this country today isn’t a North and South issue. This country is divided now on everything from race to party politics. More than it was back then. People hating on each other in real time on social media. Y’all be liking the same foods, music and football team and then want to kill each other over some fruit loop political ideologies. And then pointing your finger at some guy from 160 years ago critiquing his mindset. Like they’re living in this messed up moronic world you call your home today. Look closely into a mirror. Real close. See all those imperfections? They’re not just on the outside.

Monuments Across Dixie – 4 ft statue series

“Raising New Monuments Across Dixie!
OUR Dixie Forever!!!!
4ft Statue Series
General Stonewall Jackson: Sold Out /15
General Nathan Bedford Forrest: Sold Out /5
General Robert E. Lee: 4 Left! /10 $3900.00″

This is a beautiful thing indeed.

See the full post below or here

I am proud to say that I own two of these statues; one is living with me now (Jackson) and another will be arriving in the next couple months (Lee).

Restoration of Robert E. Lee statue from Montgomery, AL

“In the summer of 2020, the Lee statue at Lee High School in Montgomery, AL was torn down and damaged.

SCV, Lee Camp 16 now has the statue of General Lee and are raising funds to repair and restore the statue. Once restored, the statue will be rededicated in a new location.

This is a great project to get behind! All donations to the camp are tax deductible.

#StandTallDixie

Mail Donations:
Camp 16 Attention Memorial
P.O. Box 2551
Opelika, AL
36801

Digital Donations:
Venmo @ camp-sixteen”

Source: Facebook post from the Confederate Veteran