CLASSIC: Did Robert E. Lee hate Confederate Memorials?

About this episode

The episode explores General Robert E. Lee's complex feelings towards Confederate memorials after the Civil War.

In this week's Classic episode, the guys return to a strange, oft-overlooked aspect of the Civil War. From 1861 to 1865, the United States of America was a country divided. More than a century later, it remains America's bloodiest war. After the cessation of conflicts and the surrender of the Confederate army, General Robert E. Lee found himself constantly approached to endorse numerous different memorials, statues and other structures. There was just one problem -- he apparently hated them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• Civil War
• Robert E. Lee
• Confederate Memorials

Keywords

• memorials
• statues
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Places: the United States of America, America

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