Robert e lee and me by ty seidule7/1/2023 “Every place in my life reinforced the myths of the Civil War,” writes Seidule, a Washington & Lee University graduate who was born on the ninety-ninth anniversary of Pickett’s Charge. Lee and Me is the latest addition to a growing subgenre of Lost Cause confessionals. Lee continue to command the respect of the nation he fought to destroy? These questions animate West Point Professor Emeritus of History Ty Seidule’s new book-a carefully considered and compulsively readable account of the Lost Cause’s rise and resilience. How could an institution devoted to the principles of duty, honor, and country celebrate a traitor? How, a century after his death, did Robert E. army colonel who renounced his oath to the Constitution-a colonel who, for four years, on behalf of slavery and white supremacy, waged a treasonous rebellion against the United States. $27.99.Īll but one of the barracks at the United States Military Academy are named for high-ranking generals who distinguished themselves on the battlefield. Lee and Me: A Southerner’s Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause by Ty Seidule.
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