Recently, General Kelly got himself in hot water for daring to praise (gasp!) General Robert E. Lee, the scrupulously honorable commander of the Army of Northern Virginia. I feel General Kelly's pain, insofar as I too have been lambasted for having the temerity to state the obvious about Lee. Here is a fine analysis of the issue of Lee's legacy:
http://nypost.com/2017/10/31/kelly-is-right-about-robert-e-lee/
Dr. Waddy: Thank you for posting this and thank good fortune for our President and his good judgement in empowering a man who does not shrink from honoring General Lee. I'm a Union reenactor and glad to be one. I think it best, given the history of the 20th century, that the war produced a united and strong America, ready to face the harrowing challenges of the 20th century and that slavery was ended. But I also cherish the memory of those who defended their Southern homes in a most American manner and defy those who would suppress that memory.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't have said it any better. :)
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