General Robert E. Lee and his horse, Traveller A General and His Faithful Horse Few partnerships in American history are as well known as Robert E. Lee and his horse, Traveller. The gray horse carried Lee through most of the war, from the hills of western Virginia to the long road home from Appomattox. Lee
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“All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth.” — General Robert E. Lee Where the Quote Comes From General Lee wrote these words after the war, while he was president
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“Nothing fills me with deeper sadness than to see a Southern man apologizing for the defense we made of our inheritance. Our cause was so just, so sacred, that had I known all that has come to pass, had I known what was to be inflicted upon me, all that my country was to suffer,
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The bravery of Texans was established long ago. Most Americans know the story of the Alamo, defended without surrender, literally down to the last man. It is also true that the most decorated combat soldier during World War II was a Texan: Audie Murphy was not only awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, but all
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“The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form.” — attributed to President Jefferson Davis What Davis Meant Jefferson Davis believed the principle of self-government would outlive the Confederacy. This quote is widely attributed to Jefferson Davis, though its exact original source
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“Our country demands all our strength, all our energies. To resist the powerful combination now forming against us will require every man at his place. If victorious, we will have everything to hope for in the future. If defeated, nothing will be left for us to live for.” — attributed to General Robert E. Lee
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“Every one should do all in his power to collect and disseminate the truth, in the hope that it may find a place in history, and descend to posterity.” — General Robert E. Lee, letter to General P.G.T. Beauregard, 1865 Where the Quote Comes From General Lee wrote these words in a letter to General
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North Carolina was one of the last Southern states to leave the Union, and one of the most reluctant. Yet once it went, it gave more soldiers to the Confederacy than almost any other state, and it marched to war under a flag that still shapes the North Carolina state flag today. Fort Sumter on
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In Part II of this story we looked at how the design of the famous Southern Cross was conceived. Here we look at how the first flags were made. Once the design of the Confederate Battle flag had been worked out, the army needed some prototypes made. This task fell to three ladies of Richmond,
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