Robert E Lee Nicknames Marble Model

Lee entered the u s.

Robert e lee nicknames marble model.

1829 lee graduates 2ndin his west point class. The steamboat inspired the 1912 song waiting for the robert e. The marble model or the marble man. 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 had seen the future and what he saw was a war fought as much with shovels as with muskets and cannon. Lee s 1870 death mask by clark mills is on display in the national portrait gallery on loan from washington lee university. Lee won the race. 1807 january 19 robert e.

Nickname given to lee by his west point classmates as he was the model student. Early life and u s. In more modern times the uss robert e. He becomes the first student to graduate without having received a single.

Lee was born into a wealthy prominent virginia family on january 19 1807 at stratford hall plantation. 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. His father henry lee iii was a distinguished revolutionary war soldier who earned the nickname. Lee was the first student to ever graduate west point without a single demerit.

Bob duncan is director of the maury. West point classmates called virginia born robert e. Lee at age 31 in 1838 as a lieutenant of engineers in the u s. In the early days of the war the public viewed lee as too cautious in battle and gave him the name granny lee.

His statuesque quality dignity and bravura. Lee by lewis f. 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 s father light horse harry lee was a hero of the american revolution and a friend of george washington.

Lee the marble model the marble man. Next week we will see how this played out. Army officer 1829 61 confederate general 1861 65 college president 1865 70 and central figure in contending memory traditions of the american civil war. Lee the marble model.

Lee s death mask exists in counterpoint to the appellation that he was given during his days at west point.