Robert E Lee Nicknames Marble Model

Military academy at west point.

Robert e lee nicknames marble model.

Lee had seen the future and what he saw was a war fought as much with shovels as with muskets and cannon. 1829 lee graduates 2ndin his west point class. His statuesque quality dignity and bravura. He was nicknamed such probably for reason of heritage.

Lee s father light horse harry lee was a hero of the american revolution and a friend of george washington. Lee s death mask exists in counterpoint to the appellation that he was given during his days at west point. Next week we will see how this played out. Lee the marble model.

Early life and u s. West point classmates called virginia born robert e. 1807 january 19 robert e. Bob duncan is director of the maury.

Lee s 1870 death mask by clark mills is on display in the national portrait gallery on loan from washington lee university. Lee in full robert edward lee born january 19 1807 stratford hall westmoreland county virginia u s died october 12 1870 lexington virginia u s. Lee won the race. He becomes the first student to graduate without having received a single.

Lee a george washington class submarine built in 1958 was named for lee as was the m3 lee tank produced in 1941 and 1942. Lee entered the u s. Lee is born at stratford hall in westmoreland county va. Nickname given to lee by his west point classmates as he was the model student.

In more modern times the uss robert e. Lee the marble model the marble man. Lee was a distinguished confederate general in the confederate army who bravely led his troops against the union army until his defeat at the appomattox courthouse in april of 1865. The steamboat inspired the 1912 song waiting for the robert e.

Lee at age 31 in 1838 as a lieutenant of engineers in the u s. His father henry lee iii was a distinguished revolutionary war soldier who earned the nickname. The marble model or the marble man. Army officer 1829 61 confederate general 1861 65 college president 1865 70 and central figure in contending memory traditions of the american civil war.

In the early days of the war the public viewed lee as too cautious in battle and gave him the name granny lee.