Here's what Robert E. Lee thought about Confederate monuments

[DonViejo]

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In June 1866, he wrote that he couldn't support a monument of one of his best generals, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, saying it wasn't "feasible at this time."

"As regards the erection of such a monument as is contemplated," Lee wrote in December 1866 about another proposed Confederate monument, "my conviction is, that however grateful it would be to the feelings of the South, the attempt in the present condition of the Country, would have the effect of retarding, instead of accelerating its accomplishment; (and) of continuing, if not adding to, the difficulties under which the Southern people labour."

Not only was Lee opposed to Confederate memorials, "he favored erasing battlefields from the landscape altogether," Horn wrote.

He even supported getting rid of the Confederate flag after the Civil War ended, and didn't want them them flying above Washington College, which he was president of after the war.

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full article
http://www.businessinsider.com/robert-e-lee-opposed-confederate-monuments-2017-8

[njhoneybadger]

1. WOW! Not going to hear that on faux

[Hoyt]

2. Insightful. Utter defeat will do that to folks.

[defacto7]

3. There's a lot of history that would be found surprising to many

concerning Lee, Grant and Lincoln from before during and after the war.

[dalton99a]

4. Kick.

[LeftInTX]

5. Lee's great great grandson is supporting removal

So is the Jefferson Davis' family

They want the monuments to go to museums.

[ismnotwasm]

6. K&R

[rogue emissary]

7. K&R for an insightful read.

"Lee did not want such divisive symbols following him to the grave," Horn wrote. "At his funeral in 1870, flags were notably absent from the procession. Former Confederate soldiers marching did not don their old military uniforms, and neither did the body they buried.

I hope to see more of the media report what Lee actually thought about the symbols of Confederacy. Especially, since Donny and his white supremacists keep invoking Lee's name.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

8. K&R

[msongs]

9. he didnt want reminders of his failure to maintain slavery. nt

[Persondem]

10. A worthwhile addition to the discussion. Thank you K & R nt