Robert E. Lee's Last Day in Uniform: Civil War Richmond

Join Mike Gorman of the Richmond National Battlefield Park as he details the historic photo taken of Robert E. Lee in Richmond after the conclusion of the Civil War. The photograph was taken by famed Union photographer Mathew Brady, and truly signified the end of the conflict.

[@jerroldbates7015]

What was going on in General Lee's mind when these photos were taken. Heart broken & devastated.

[@usnchief1339]

He was glad all of the death and destruction was finally over.

[@eliotreader8220]

it was nice how the park ranger showed respect while he was telling the story behind those two photos

[@justobrown7200]

Probably thinking about how he doesn't want to be incarcerated or hang for treason. He proudly told the cameraman let me take a picture so people know that I'm done with this s***

[@timmrogers8363]

General R.E. Lee, R.I.P. Lexington, Va. is Beautiful, and very Historical- V.M.I, etc! By moving from Washington D.C. to Lexington was a good move, President of a small (Washington Univ.), Far from the new US Prez Andrew Johnson! and the Vengeful U.S. REPS, after Lincolns Assassination, and as Lincolns Funeral Train travelled thru the North in its last stop in Illinois, the "Northeners became Emotional", The Topic of " Charging C.S.A. Leaders with Treason? from Abe Lincolns Generous terms till his death, to the Vengeful Afterwards! Time for Lee,(and others) to get far from D.C.? to quiet Lexington! and Lee, as President Increased Students from 40, to 400 students in short order, and today its W&L Univ! General Lee, resting at his Chapel, and his horse, Traveller is interred on the outside!

[@donaldbraugh2314]

Just tired and weary. Knowing he did his best but also failed at key moments. Faces of the dead soldiers he knew... What would His maker have for him now to do?

[@jameswoodfin4357]

I used to do the hvac maintenance in that building for the home owners association. I have stood in that very spot at the back door several times and just felt overwhelmed.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

How long ago was that James?

[@jameswoodfin4357]

@@wildestcowboy2668 Probably 8 years or so

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@jameswoodfin4357 sweet, I wish I could go there and have a picture taken. Be safe up there.

[@outdoorlife5396]

I was wondering does any one live in the building now. I use to do HVAC too lol

[@americanpatriot8996]

Me too - but then I realized I am from NY and never stepped foot here but wish I had.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

Ive found that most all Park Rangers who do KZbin Videos on Civil War Battlefields and such are always very passionate and well versed. These guys aren't your run of the mill park rangers watching your campsite hoping they might catch you drinking. No, these guys are passionate historians and love their jobs which makes our visits so exciting! Ranger John Gorman is doing pretty good too. Love the compassion brother!! Semper FI

[@willoutlaw4971]

There seems to be a thread of support among some of the Park Rangers for the treason of the South. The monuments they so proudly discuss as well as the treasonous leaders of Southern armies reveal a perverse admiration for the losers of the Civil War. Frankly, Sherman, Grant, and Sheridan didn't burn and kill enough in the South.

[@JohnnyRebKy]

Will Outlaw your a very disturbed and hateful person. I hope I don’t see you on national tv one day

[@Dom_510]

@@willoutlaw4971 The south was legally allowed to secede. It's in the constitution that if the people believe the government has too much power and is tyrannical then you have the right to leave and establish a new government. Those are literally the words of our founding fathers you moron.

[@samsmith3082]

Semper Fi brother!!!!!

[@hubertwalters4300]

@@willoutlaw4971 If they had done more,I doubt the country could have ever been united again,who knows it may have caused a guerilla warfare movement that could have gone on for twenty years or more, which could have worn down the federal government to the point that in frustration, they would have said,to heck with it,let's negotiate an end to this and let the South go it's on separate way, this could have had serious implications for the US in the 20th Century, especially as we know the history of the 20th Century with the rise of Communism and Fascism I base part of this on the US failure in the 20th Century to be able to win against a insurgent guerrilla war in Vietnam,while we were successful in putting down the Phillipino Insurrection 1899-1901,the Moros who are Muslims,are still there,and still causing problems but the US is not there,of course the difference is that the insurgent guerrilla forces in Vietnam had help from outside countries and as far as I know,the Moros didn't, I suspect any insurgent guerrilla war in the South would have received help from the outside as well.

[@gshockley100]

You can really feel the love that he has for the history that he is presenting❤️

[@peanut71968]

Thank you Mr Ranger, well done!

[@liamophronnsias]

Lovely piece, excellently narrated. The enthusiasm for their subject of the rangers in these posts is wonderful.

[@keithharvey7478]

Very nice post. I always thought the pictures were taken on the front porch, I'm glad I know now!

[@bonanzatime]

Keith Harvey 😂 me too.

[@terwandersingh3605]

I hope no one is ever tested his loyalty like the way Lee was tested. What a price he had to pay. The word honour is beyond definition.

[@markgrice8214]

Lee and honour are two words that should not be together. He was a vicious mean slaver who was a traitor to his country. Honour? He would not do a prisoner exchange because he viewed black Union soldiers as subhuman, condemning thousands (CSA and USA) to their death in squalid camps.

[@terwandersingh3605]

@@markgrice8214 how can one judge a value system that existed in a different period. I only spoke of the price paid for the honour, on a system of a different period. This value system was accepted by a big section of society then.

[@TheLAGopher]

George Thomas faced the same moral dilemma and choice to honor his oath to the United States Constitution and Army. It would be interesting seeing a mini series sh on wing how two men who grew up in the Virginia slave owner class would made very different choices about defending such a social order.

[@GeorgeWashingtonX]

I like this ranger's passion. It sounds like he's getting emotional when he describes Lee's return to a destroyed Richmond to retire from war (around 1:51 ). We need guys like this ranger, preserving Civil War legacies. Good work.

[@highlighterthefirst7803]

Wow you are right.

[@dsambernardo]

Totally agree

[@deanmason5900]

It's a shame all Park Rangers are not like this one , the two best Park Rangers I ever met were at Vicksburg ,born ,and raised locally they represented their hometown with the same pride as they did the battlefield.

[@GeorgeWashingtonX]

@@deanmason5900 Amen.

[@sandersd8945]

What he omitted was that ole Robert had to sneak into his own backyard to take a picture in that loosing uniform again sneaking into his own backyard that's a coward move in the end.

[@dhiumtw7]

This is fantastic. I appreciate your enthusiasm. Hope to one day stand where you stood in this video. Thanks for posting.

[@RubyBandUSA]

You are a fantastic presenter Mike Gorman

[@bonanzatime]

I can't believe those same 'patio' bricks have held up outside over 150 years.?? It's Unbelievable. ... I'm a brick mason.

[@scarakus]

They don't make them like they used to... Everything is crap these days, even the bricks..

[@bonanzatime]

nik Bahtin apples to oranges

[@bonanzatime]

Scarakus not true (regarding bricks...most of the time). They couldn't make bricks as 'uniformly' as they do today. -- Those Are Not 'Original Bricks' Period. .. The vertical walls of the house, Yes. The horizontal flat patio, No.

[@scarakus]

I'm not if or what they sealed bricks with back in the day, i just know I've been doing maintenance on a 40 yo brick building, which was neglected for 20 years, and those bricks are crumbling.

[@bonanzatime]

Scarakus it happens.

[@kippaxkid57]

Great passion from that ranger guy! Although im in England ive always found the ACW to be more interesting than our own Civil war,so i have read and learnt so much from books and utube,ld love to do a battlefield tour but wouldnt know best where to start. Surely R E Lee was the most strategic General you guys have had

[@michaelratliff905]

Start in Kentucky, both Lincoln and Davis were born there,...

[@kippaxkid57]

Really, thanks i wasnt aware of that,was there any significant battles in that area? I will do a bit of research on it,thanks again from rainy Manchester

[@cinemabookstudio1263]

And Stonewall Jackson!

[@Ja2808R]

As a RVA native of 36 years (my whole life.) I can only slightly comprehend. What a beautiful city, history, and legacy. I can only touch; the history vibrates upon. Howling autumn leaves crinkle as Hundreds of thousand souls head. My own thoughts disappear. Emotions overcome. Moonlight. Faint silence. For then, and only then can they speak. Richmond is in my DNA. Rest in peach to those, give peach to those who aren’t. Long live the Capital. Forever in my heart.

[@berry.styles]

Well presented! Very moving and incredible to think about

[@raimondvanwezel1041]

Very beautiful presentation. Well done.

[@davide9658]

As a Virginian I can tell you that Marse Robert is one of the most beloved and respected men in our state's history of which there are many. I am proud of the fact that my ancestors fought under him. Although historical revisionists, vandals, progressives, Marxists, etc., have tried to denigrate and distort his story my view of him is unchanged. I am sure I am not alone in that regard.

[@pnyarrow]

A really great presentation!

[@zippyzipster46]

This guy is a watchdog of history. Too bad too many aren’t listening.

[@TheByteknight]

From what I understand, Lee wasn't interested in being photographed, but Brady convinced Lee's wife to do it, who then convinced her famous husband to pose for it.

[@jefferygrady3181]

A very powerful story well told by the ranger! Lee was a very intelligent man! I am not surprised at him doing that! To bad that today Robert E LEE and all things confederate have been forever banished in the teaching in our schools! History happened and must not be erased!

[@matthewdavid6134]

It's not being erased from schools, maybe from monuments, but not from schools, however its been recontextualized with our modern understanding of the motivations of the Civil War: Slavery and segregation.

[@davidlawrence3645]

What are you talking about? Where? In what school district has it been forbidden to teach the history of the Confederacy and the Civil War? Where? I challenge you to cite one instance of such a thing.

[@KenseiSwords]

This is absolutely amazing.

[@markchoate9021]

Excellent video and I appreciate the presenter's passion.........How incredibly sad it is that just a few weeks prior to my writing this, in this same city of Richmond, those who would pervert, erase and distort history have just taken down Lee's magnificent statue on Monument avenue. I am glad that the General is not alive to see this and many other atrocities carried out.

[@markstaley5714]

Lee was on record there would be no memorials or remembrances to the war. If he were alive he would be furious. Also FYI, the memorial was not built until after Lee's death.

[@hubertwalters4300]

@@markstaley5714 Remember, these barbarians who took down Lee's statue, also took down statues of Lincoln and Grant,if they could,I believe they would have replaced them with statues of Lenin,Marx and Stalin,they are Marxist revolutionaries,they always want to tear down history and rewrite history from a Marxist point of view,I guarantee you that these people know little or.nothing about Lee,Grant or Lincoln,otherwise they would have known that Grant and Lee were on the Union side and ended slavery.

[@jochenbecht6191]

Thanks my friends. Take care and god bless.

[@mswolf3595]

So awesome! Thank you for posting.

[@unknownrider3071]

The war wasn't over when Lee surrendered his roughly 10,000 men, nor when this picture was taken. About 100 miles south of Appomattox Court House (the actual place of Lee's surrender) Gen. Sherman and his 100,000 troops were chasing Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's 50,000 troops. Johnston didn't surrender until the end of April. There was more fighting after that as well.

[@warrenokuma7264]

That man had class.

[@jcommbe1514]

@@wardfrancesphd2142 You have a PhD so I'd assume you know how to read. Why not start reading what almost every biographer has written about him. God you are a perfect example how a college education has become worthless in the USA

[@jeffbaxter8770]

@@wardfrancesphd2142 what a goddam dumb question. Duh.

[@RaDHeyward]

Been to that house several times, but the back is always closed off to the public. Great Video!

[@paulelliott3220]

Fascinating and expertly told

[@danielwatson3985]

OMG but the Park Ranger is a splitting image of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle! He could play him in a heartbeat hands down. Perhaps he should consider doing some acting and someone in one of the studios should consider it. The comedian John Pinette was set to play the role in a movie but passed on before they could begin filming. On this video... this is terrific! To see the spots where Lee was on that day, and where he lived is truly wonderful. Thanks so much for posting it.

[@rsykesjr]

Thank you for sharing that.

[@TheConfederate1863]

Nicely told! Thx for great video

[@jonpage4029]

Enjoyed this discussion. Very informative

[@sammyvh11]

They made things to last in 19th century.

[@davidbelisle8014]

Very well done. I know you are in a U.S uniform, I was too at one time. But I feel you are a Confederate at heart. May God bless Virginia and the troubles we are going through. Thanks, David

[@websterlee7708]

I just shared this with my brother who is also a Robert E. Lee. Well done young fella!👍

[@jameskerby3377]

Great The guy giving the talk made it so interesting. Gen.Lee was a Gent and knew the game was up and not prepared to simply lose more lives for a Lost Cause. His surrendering puts him on the list of Great People In History. Thanks again to The Guide who made it such an interesting tour of Gen.Kee's home. Jame's H.Kerby 🇬🇧 UK Army ...RCT. Retired

[@joebutterman3084]

I understand that General Lee at first declined to sit for Brady so Brady went to Mrs Lee and with her assistance the General was convinced to sit. Not quite the story we are told here. It wouldn't have hurt to mention the staff officers name.

[@michaelzahnle5649]

Lt. Colonel Walter Herron Taylor Jr., 6th Virginia Infantry. He joined Lee's staff in 1861 as a 1st Lieutenant.

[@joebutterman3084]

Thank you. I knew his rank and surname.

[@humbertoflores2545]

Very interresting, best regards from Lima Perú.

[@cabinarrow]

I am a decendant of Robert E Lee and I am apaulled that his statues are being removed by people who want to erase history. He was a good man who lived in a time of slavery. Until someone walks his shoes, they will never know how he lived and what he thought.

[@ishmaeldarjean2757]

He stood for slavery which is one the reasons the war was fought. Why should the citizens of Virginia continue to pay homage to a man that wanted nothing more for slavery to continue?

[@mintlatte9934]

He was a traitor and should have been hanged.

[@progmetalJorge]

@@ishmaeldarjean2757 he stood for slavery so much that freed his own slaves.

[@progmetalJorge]

@@mintlatte9934 there's a reason he's acknowledged as an honorable gentleman by many outstanding people in the US and the world and you're just a random literal-who ignorant angry commenter on YT.

[@dub806]

@@ishmaeldarjean2757 wrong...he was actually not pro-slavery. He never spoke out against it either though. We do not have the same mindset as the people did then. We can never walk in their shoes or understand their hearts.

[@4Score747]

Thank you!

[@jesterboykins2899]

And they’re trying to erase it as quickly as they can. We cannot let them erase our history.

[@FlynBrian]

Nicely told!

[@charlotteosborn2700]

The people that were in the civil war should all be remembered that they fought for us and to be praised feel for the soldiers that got killed let them rest in peace

[@jameskerby3377]

In God we Trust All fought for a cause And that...IS THIER RIGHT. The surrender by Gen.Lee speaks volumes... he knew the war was lost and not prepared to simply send more guys to thier deaths. Let all who fought and died RIP for The Rest of Time. J H Kerby 🇬🇧 UK Army ....RCT ...Retd.

[@richardsimms251]

Excellent

[@jeffbaxter8770]

Very good vid. Thanks.

[@darkhorse1968]

Thanks for this video!

[@flaminglaughter]

Thumbs up. Thanks!!!

[@darrellborland119]

Excellent, from one history buff to another.

[@MaverickSteffen]

I don’t think the photograph was ever intended to bring harmony to the country, but rather serve as a nice piece for Lee to look at. Longstreet was framed for trying to bring the country together after the war, while people like General Grant criticize Lee for his lack of such effort. Had he included an American flag in the photo, Lee would probably be remembered much differently - more of a unifier.

[@erwin669]

After the war an officer that had served under Lee came to him and asked if he should swear the loyalty oath to the Union. Lee answered that he should swear the oath as a good citizen should. The former officer went and swore the oath. The officer's father upon hearing that has son had sworn loyalty to the Union cursed him and called him a traitor to which the officer replied "General Lee said I aught to do it". His father then replied "Well, if General Lee said you should then you probably should." Lee encouraged those who served under him to return home and become good citizens, he just wasn't vocal about it.

[@jamesfox8191]

Perhaps but Lee did in fact urge Southerners to come together and return to the Union. Also, his post war role was to serve as president of Washington College/ University subsequently to become Washington and Lee University. He was also approached on more than one occasion to allow use of his name for various (questionable) business ventures but he refused. At same time Grant headed one of the most corrupt administration in US History. The cause of the Southern rebellion was wrong, both in terms of slavery and the confederation type of government. But during that time, many Southerners considered their "country" to be their state and to which they had their greatest loyalty..

[@michaellaverty1844]

Well done Ranger.

[@scottfulps2065]

Excellent video.

[@johnwayne6501]

I like to know more about Lee's family tree. How does one goes about who is still alive from his descendants?

[@johnmonroe7378]

john wayne His 4 girls- Agnes- Annie-Mildred & Mary never married or had children. The 3 boys-Custis-Robert,Jr. & 'Roony'..all survived the war, and Roony&Rob had children. All of General Lee's descendants are though those Lee men.

[@FranciscoAlvarado-words]

Keep Lee, Robert E. In your mind, some forgotten Man, once belong in his Army said about Lee, "General Lee have just entered The Battle Field to Command his Army (in his Horse Traveler), He looks like God" - "The Truth Will Make You Free"

[@mrsellenj.a1740]

I am EllenJ Pickett, Robert E Lee Pickett's great great granddaughter i am mixed with blackfoot Cherokee and Cherokee love wins in the end of the Pickett legacy and yes we Pickett's still exists

[@aarongreen27yearsago96]

Andrew Jackson Bradley 7th Tennessee Infantry Company B. Confederate States Army

[@disco07]

Well, that was interesting. Mathew Brady was a photographer, that's true. The thought that Brady conspired with Lee behind some conjecture of the imagination is deep speculation. Liked your video though. I see the photograph as just a matter of historical documentation. Mathew Brady's specialty.

[@glendascott856]

Robert.e.lee is my frinds great uncle:).

[@jayhallman6666]

Midnight Minecraft/Derrick Scott Robert Duvall is kin to him too.

[@jayhallman6666]

Midnight Minecraft/Derrick Scott Robert Duval is kin to Robert E Lee. Duval is a descendent. Duval even played Lee in Gods and Generals. You can kinda see the resemblance.

[@bonanzatime]

Jason Hallman Robert Duvall is descendant of Robert E. Lee. OR he was looking in the mirror and said to himself, 'I kinda resemble Robert E. Lee', and then put in Wikipedia, 'I am descendant of Robert E. Lee' . Now it's 'official'.😂😉 ..... just like half of Hollywood in Wikipedia are descendants of 'The Mayflower'. .. Yeah, what a coincidence.🤔

[@tomarsandbeyond]

@@jayhallman6666 He is not a descendant of Robert E Lee. A cousin.

[@johnmonroe7378]

Jay Hallman Cool!

[@texaco5589]

thank you so much from France .

[@GeraldBradner]

My understanding is that Brady sort of sprung himself on Lee, and that Mary Custis convinced Lee to cooperate in the name of history.

[@stonewalljack100]

Well done.

[@hambam7533]

the park service needs to buy it so we can tour the house like mt vernon and springfield

[@dannyl2598]

Thank you for keeping history from being erased. Great job.

[@stevenjohnson8507]

An interesting caveat of this picture of General Lee is two-fold. One, it was taken in his backyard, and during the same shoot as those of the General flanked by his two sons. Oh yeah, and it also was the first day General Lee arrived home from the war. It is my present understanding that the General was naturally modest and it required some persuasion at the time for him to invest the time necessary for remaining still to ensure the success of producing the desired result.

[@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia]

Marse Robert !!!!!!!!!!! Rest in the perfect Peace of Jesus Christ.

[@lincolnapacheavila8058]

THE UNION WON

[@brianc2619]

If the government we have today is what you consider "winning", then I sincerely question your sanity.

[@kristinballancemusic]

My hero. ❤

[@charleswalter7564]

Look at Richmond now I say Richmond in the pictures look better

[@TheBatugan77]

You lost, Bobby. Now, pack your bags. Hit the bricks.

[@Jesusiscominglookup]

Deo Vindice

[@matthewdavid6134]

@3:57 how does showing Lee in uniform post war show that the war is over?

[@morehyeshiahtorahlessons5545]

Do not cry...Though as a black man and I read and speak on the matters of Jefferson having over 600 slaves and Jackson having over 200 slaves and Taylor having over 60 slaves and Davis the son-in-law of Taylor upholding slavery and the matter of Franklin and Isaac having a large slave trading economy in Tennessee...I am sad too. So I say that to say...Do not cry...

[@woodrow1037]

War is horrible. Civil war is even more so. I pray it never comes to this country again.

[@markherron1407]

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[@bertcampbell8687]

Why is it not open to the public? If other sites are open so should this one be. Historians need to stop squirreling away items that belong to the people of this country.

[@markallred1953]

This is a marvelous look back at the history. Was this house not subject to the conflagration of Richmond, with only the back door still in place? HAS THE BULDERS ASSOCIATION rebuilt it?

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

We can't speak on the inside of the house, but the structure is the same building from 1865.

[@johnmonroe7378]

Mark Allred Mark, the fire was only 1 1/2 blocks when a sudden April rainstorm helped put it out. The girls were terrified for their mother, who was a invalid, who refused to leave the house. That storm saved Mary Custis Lee's life. She was Marha Washington's Great-Great-Grandaughter.

[@gregjackson5426]

Fantastic piece of history. IF AOC has her way, it will be demolished.

[@republichik]

This is galaxies apart from the "history" the agitators and change-agents keep spouting as they seek to erase the name of my alma mater, Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida. NINE schools are targeted for name changes in our county. The process has been quite an eye-roller. Our school has graduated 93 classes, about 35,000 alumni. The school board has determined that ONLY local alumni may have a voice in the process. It's been bizarre theater thus far. The school board vote in June decides the fate of the school names. What follows has yet to be determined.

[@Andrewsky347]

Is he still alive?

[@joejohnston3591]

Like the Pennsylvania woman who upon seeing the General on his way to Gettysburg said, "Oh i wish he was ours!"

[@fredricunderhill204]

Imagine the best cadet ever to attend West Point having to surrender to the worst. That must have been a long 6 day ride for General Lee.

[@konig606]

Lee was only 2nd in his class, 29 points behind Charles Mason (the all-time record-holder). Grant was 17th of 39 in his and set the equestrian high-jump record for a generation, far from the worst even in his own class. In fact, that's on par with Stonewall Jackson, who also finished 17th in his class.

[@ltsmanley]

It is often sited the REL received no demerits during his time at West Point, so did five other cadets that graduated with him.

[@fredricunderhill204]

Itsmanley, 2nd place and no demerits certainly would have beaten me.

[@crimony3054]

And what's the message? Lee was not starving.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

He probably did it as a final snub to Lincoln.

[@jfontanez1838]

They been knocking down so much CSA history that it’s sad hope they don’t knock this place down

[@dougroth6892]

One of the greatest Generals in the world! CSA. Never forget!

[@shivtim]

Never forget the fight to preserve slavery?

[@Donjasoni]

@@shivtim Never forget so that we learn history and historical context so that our children don't end up being naïve tools for political agendas.

[@Donjasoni]

@@shivtim Oh! and that we can honor and respect a man that fought for his home, was an incredible general, and that we possess the maturity to be able to simultaneously look back 156 years in the past, sometimes without the proper historical context, and not while we certainly do not agree with the institution of slavery in retrospect, realize there were many complexities to the issue, one of which being that slavery was not the sole reason General Lee fought for the southern states. We can only hope that generations from now virtue-signaling people won't judge us through the lens of the politics of the future. If not, we are all subject to failure, are we not? We learn, grow and mature from the lessons of history, not from judging it!

[@shivtim]

@@Donjasoni That sure is a whole lot of words for "I'm a white supremacist."

[@jpCps01]

Lee seemed to be tall.

[@philemery5644]

According to his memoirs, from his own words he don’t look like that at all! His own words stated he’s Swarthy (Dark) Look this up if you don’t believe!

[@dennish8702]

Didn’t I read in the latest book on Lee’s last days of the war that he didn’t want to do the picture and Mrs. Lee convinced him that he had to do it for history?

[@johnmonroe7378]

Dennis H Yes. He told Brady: "Mr. Brady, that is impossible!" Then Mrs. Lee & Custis persuaded Lee to sit, and stand, for those 6 photos. He doesn't smile because he is still depressed, angry & humiliated from the defeat & surrender at Appomattox, just 6 days earlier. Agnes said that her exhausted Daddy slept for 22 hours. The other officer is Lt. Colonel Walter Taylor, who was Lee's adjutant for 4 years. His book on Lee is an excellent read.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

It seems to me like it was one last snubbing 2 Lincoln. Wouldn't it be more appropriate to wear civilian clothes in what is supposed to be the start of peace?

[@dennish8702]

John Monroe John, sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the recommendation on Taylor’s book. Will pick it up. Thanks.

[@jcommbe1514]

@@TheMrPeteChannel Brady wanted Lee in uniform numbnutz

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

@@jcommbe1514 Nobody tells Lee what to do if one had respect for him.

[@SouthernGentleman]

“While we see the Course of the final abolition of human slavery is onward, & we give it the aid of our prayers & all justifiable means in our power we must leave the progress as well as the result in his hands who Sees the end” - Robert E Lee 1856

[@Endgame707]

Robert E Lee Was Polish 🇵🇱

[@SouthernGentleman]

​@@Endgame707 No. His ancestor Richard Lee I, emigrated from Shropshire, England, to Virginia in 1639.

[@Endgame707]

@@SouthernGentleman Robert was born in Poland in 1807 in 1811 he moved to America this fact has been ignored by the USA 🇺🇸 probably because of anti polish mindsets

[@crippledcrow2384]

Lee didn't own the Richmond home.

[@billtsirtsis7060]

Add President Eisenhower as another great American!

[@kylematthews7819]

Lee and Brady collaborated. They did not conspire.

[@ericdillon7467]

Well, if he's dead, I'll put my uniform back on....

[@shivtim]

Would be a shame if that house accidentally burned down.

[@troywheeler1238]

Growing up in Richmond Virginia I would have proudly took up arms against the confederate army and their cause to preserve slavery.

[@SouthernIndependence]

Lol dork

[@briangoldy8784]

Rangers Voice is Cracking explaining, Lee's Final return too, . Richmond..........My Mother was born in Richmond. . been there many times.....Tampa, Florida...........

[@daver2492]

goodbye America

[@timsterrett2417]

Didn't Grant give amnisty to Lee when he surrendered and rode off.

[@konig606]

No, Grant gave Lee and his army paroles, which in military terms made them essentially POWs who could return home instead of being interned. The power of amnesty and pardon rested with the President and Congress, not with any general in the field. Sherman offered amnesty to J.E. Johnson's army a few weeks later and Grant had to go and explain to him that that wasn't allowed. Lincoln had made rather clear that he intended leniency, but nobody was sure what Andrew Johnson's intentions were at the time, especially given the anger in the Union over Lincoln's assassination.

[@bonanzatime]

Andrew Johnson was even More lenient to the South than Lincoln. ..not sure if Booth was thinking of that in his intension to kill the president.? probably not. just a hothead Hollywood type.

[@konig606]

@bonanzatime Unlikely, since Booth sent an accomplice named George Atzerodt to kill Johnson that same night, but Atzerodt lost his nerve and didn't even make the attempt.

[@willoutlaw4971]

Grant did not have the authority to give amnesty to any of the murdering, treasonous rebels. Unfortunately, the rebels, including Davis and Lee, were not immediately hung for treason.

[@jcommbe1514]

@@willoutlaw4971 You are awfully noisy for an ignoramus

[@tinkerbell9757]

Where is the beautiful statue now its unbelieveable that it was removed !

[@Booka60]

The Ranger is passionate for the history, and did a good job recreating the moment. The problem is, Robert E. Lee was guilty of Treason, and knew it. He requested that there NEVER be a statue of himself, or any honor bestowed on him after his death, for his shame, and crime. How soon they forget.

[@rebelsoul5980]

Lincoln illegally and treasonously implemented a Federal Nationalized Democracy. The Union was established as a constitutional Confederate Republic in 1776. The North(union) conquered not only sovereign Confederate Territory, but also sovereign Native American Territories. The last Confederate General to surrender was a Cherokee Native American. All the Natives fought with the Confederacy because the father's of the Confederacy believed in private property right's. Now we live in a Federal Democracy where we pay the government to live on our earth🤔 You have been indoctrinated into a pro-union mindset through year's of indoctrination, ask any older natives what they think about the civil war, you might learn something true❌

[@sloanchampion85]

God bless General Lee