GDG- Lee wounding?

[Clarence W. Hollowell, Jr.]

Well put.
 
Clarence Hollowell"Those who come after us will fill up the canvas we begin."Thomas Jefferson> From: kkamills at embarqmail.com> To: gettysburg at arthes.com> Subject: RE: GDG- Lee wounding?> Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:36:07 -0500> > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:> > > Mike:> > Had Grant been in at the begging, he would have suffered the same fate as> all the other Generals along the way. Grant inherited the finely tuned AOP> that was built by McClellen, Hooker, Meade and the other Generals along the> way. Had Grant been at the beginning, he would have had to contend with a> green army just like all the others and would have suffered the same fate. > > Grant inherits a great army in 1864 and all the parts of it. Grant also> gets a lot of on the job training from 1861 - 1864. > > Thanks> Andy> > -----Original Message-----> From: gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com [mailto:gettysburg-bounces at arthes.com]> On Behalf Of cygnus> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:37 PM> To: GDG> Subject: Re: GDG- Lee wounding?> > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:> > > I always took the stories of his sickness as someone trying to make excuses > for him, to make him look like he almost won the battle even though... He > was probably a great general but the pedestal he is on is almost ridiculous > , nearing the level of the Stonewall Jackson idolism. I've never seen a > horse with so many muscles as Jackson's statue at Manassas . Jackson looks > like popeye. How do you think the war would have gone if Grant was placed> > in charge at the beginning instead of McClellan ?> > Mike> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave and Deb Ward" <dlwdaw at hotmail.com>> To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:31 PM> Subject: Re: GDG- Lee wounding?> > > > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:> >> >> > I have always heard he was sick during the battle. Wounded, I have never > > hear that story. If he was, I think that more would have been said over > > the years.> >> > Dave Ward> >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <jlawrence at kc.rr.com>> > To: "GDG" <gettysburg at arthes.com>> > Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 9:20 PM> > Subject: Re: GDG- Lee wounding?> >> >> >> Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:> >>> >>> >> Some people claim he was really sick during the battle. Lot'sf stories on> > >> Lee.> >>> >> I do know his daughter was arrested and fined $5.00 in 1902 for violating> > >> Jim Crow laws. She sat with so0me black people on a train.> >>> >> TLTL.> >>> >> Rergards,> >>> >> Jack> >> ---- Kerry Webb <kwebb at alianet.alia.org.au> wrote:> >> > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:> >> >> >> >> >> > Joe Blair wrote:> >> > > Esteemed GDG Member Contributes:> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > Hello from a professional lurker,> >> > > I was reading an article in North South Magazine yesterday that was> > >> > > dealing with the old hooves off the ground in equestrian statues > >> > > issue. It basically said that the only rule is: there is no rule. But> > >> > > it noted that R.E. Lee had been wounded in battle. I am unaware that > >> > > he had. What's the story? Was he wounded in the Mexican War perhaps? > >> > > Scratching my head. TY> >> > >> >> >> >> > According to > >> > http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/getttour/sidebar/leebio.htm> >> > he was slightly wounded at the Battle of Chapultepec.> >> >> >> > Kerry> >>> >> > ----------------------------------------------------------------> >> > You may unsubscribe by going to > >> > http://mailman.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg> >> >> >> > You can add yourself to the GDG map at: > >> > http://www.frappr.com/gettysburgdiscussiongroup> >> >> >> > View archived posts from May 2004 - present at > >> > http://mailman.arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg/> >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------------> >> You may unsubscribe by going to > >> http://mailman.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg> >>> >> You can add yourself to the GDG map at: > >> http://www.frappr.com/gettysburgdiscussiongroup> >>> >> View archived posts from May 2004 - present at > >> http://mailman.arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg/> >>> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------> > You may unsubscribe by going to > > http://mailman.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg> >> > You can add yourself to the GDG map at: > > http://www.frappr.com/gettysburgdiscussiongroup> >> > View archived posts from May 2004 - present at > > http://mailman.arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------> You may unsubscribe by going to> http://mailman.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg> > You can add yourself to the GDG map at:> http://www.frappr.com/gettysburgdiscussiongroup> > View archived posts from May 2004 - present at> http://mailman.arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg/> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------> You may unsubscribe by going to http://mailman.arthes.com/mailman/listinfo/gettysburg> > You can add yourself to the GDG map at: http://www.frappr.com/gettysburgdiscussiongroup> > View archived posts from May 2004 - present at http://mailman.arthes.com/pipermail/gettysburg/
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