A View of Robert E. Lee after Gettysburg

[@dixieleeranch]

excellent true history as usual Ron, Thank you.

[@jimwilson7824]

That’s a nice grandfather clock you have in the background. Enjoyed the video.

[@amadeusamwater]

Lee was from a long series of Virginia bluebloods, the family went way back to the earliest days. Gentlemanly behavior was likely bred into him from birth.

[@georgiapines7906]

Yes, indeed.

[@alanaadams7440]

His father was "Henry Lighthouse Lee" a soldier in the Revolutionary war

[@ardshielcomplex8917]

The Immortality of "Marse Robert", as commander of the ANV he did much more with less when compared to the Union commanders right across the spectrum of Manpower, Arms and Munitions; Logistics; Horses and Mules; Artillery and more. I do believe that without Lee in command the Confederacy wouldnt have endured for so long and under such deprivation.

[@BruceSheppard-f5n]

Lee certainly was a brilliant commander. When he lost very capable subordinates such as Jackson or Stuart, he began to have less success. As long as he was on the defensive, he almost always won. The two times ha attempted to invade the North, he.did not, and Gettysburg was a grievous and costly defeat. It should be noted that Union commanders suffered from the disadvantage of having to take the offensive in a form of battle that greatly favored the defense.

[@Manticore2024]

Does anyone know what happened to that pistol you talked about that Lee had on his saddle and after the war hung on his bed post?

[@laserbeam002]

I think it is in an Arlington Va museum

[@ukulelemikeleii]

I wonder what kind of pistol general Lee carried in his saddle holster? A Le Mat, perhaps?

[@michaelwilson9986]

Colt

[@BlairClifford]

Lee carried an engraved .36 caliber 1851 Colt Navy or one of the other clones that were manufactured in the Confederacy.

[@RGF19651]

Yes, and where is that pistol today? I hope it has not been “lost to history”.

[@alanaadams7440]

Lee's horse Traveler out lived Lee and was in the funeral procession tied to the back of the coach that carried Lee's body

[@77Cardinal]

Interesting that Fitzhugh goes out of his way to call out Halleck.

[@georgiapines7906]

I've always loved Gen. Lee; always will.

[@l.n.collier5181]

Old Fitzhugh, he could have used some editorial advice, eh? He bounces from glib-sounding political speculation to equine awe and lineage to what the well-dressed field marshall vibe should be and he never flinched from uttering prose so purple it'd make a grape jealous. Still, I always enjoy your exhuming these things and showing them to us. Thanks, Ron.

[@Mr4autiger]

you and ol' Fitzhugh sound like two peas in a pod.

[@donb7113]

Halleck was a moron and would have been a disaster for the union has he been put in place of Meade. Especially since grant, Hallecks former junior officer didn’t listen to what grant advised.

[@benjaminguilatcoiv]

Davis should've taken that resignation. Longstreet was the commander by whom the South may have had a chance of winning, if they had any at all.. with His appropriate prudence and his clear acceptance of the fact that bold Napoleonic charges just does not suit the armament that was already in the field at that time. But perhaps it's just as well, a much longer war would've only meant more deaths and suffering when the South really didn't have the capacity to avert defeat.

[@michaeldouglas1243]

Well put in my opinion. I agree with you 100%

[@lewdachris7721]

I think Lee learned that after Gettysburg but you’re right.

[@danielkitchens4512]

Longstreet failed at independent command in Tennessee and did not take Knoxville. Lee is one of the best military commanders in American history, and I would say Longstreet is the best corp commander on either side of the war. Would he be better than Lee No, but he would be the best option to replace Lee had Davis approved of Lee's resignation.

[@LanceStoddard]

Lee stank it up at Gettysburg, but got Fredericksburg, Second Manassas, and Chancellorsville right. Not sure if they could have held out longer with a different commander. Most of the CSA was lost to the Union except for Virginia and North Carolina by early 1865. A different commander may have been crushed at Chancellorsville anyway.

[@danielkitchens4512]

@LanceStoddard the Gettysburg campaign is a union victory, but it would be fair to say that the Gettysburg campaign was largely successful for the south in that it took the war out of Virginia and the army of Northern Virginia was able to collect resources and there was no summer campaign in Virginia in 1863 , Lee's army was not seriously engaged until the start of the overland campaign 9 months later, so yes the battle of Gettysburg was a defeat it also damaged Meads army to make it unable to carry out offensive operations for awhile. Lee is the only Confederate General to keep ground constantly it was always poor leadership out west that hurt the Confederate war effort, and Jeff Davis is responsible for leaving someone like Bragg, Johnston in command for so long and Hood was no Lee.

[@keithwhittington1322]

What a glowing description of a slaver.

[@laserbeam002]

Yeah, and a good man and soldier

[@keithwhittington1322]

@@laserbeam002 Yes, all good men have their slaves whipped.

[@frankmiller95]

@@laserbeam002 lmpossible to be both.

[@volslover1504]

​@@frankmiller95I beg to differ. Slavery wasn't right but Lee was not a bad man. He did more to further the peace effort after the war than anyone North or South. He believed secession to be wrong but given the same circumstances I would have taken his choice also. I would never fight against my family or neighbors for an oppressive government like Lincoln helped create.