The family doesn’t deserve the honor of that name. Lee freed the slaves before the war. He never owned slaves except for an some in an inheritance which he promptly freed. He was A truly great and wonderful man on the wrong side of history. Understanding the dynamics of a complex situation helps us respect other people no matter what.
Robert E. Lee didnt own Arlington and never did. It was left to his wife by her dad who built it and then to Robert E. Lee's oldest son George Washington Parke Custis Lee who sued the government for its return and won in the 1870a and the government had to buy it or settle as they did with the Lee family or dig up all the bodies, etc. Lee never earned a dime from the plantation. it went to others. He NEVER owned his own home his enitre life and had only his army pay His wife was the only living direct dsecendant of Martha Washington and her grandson who build Arlington was his adopted son but the name never changed because of the parke custis estate requirements. For example, Washington didn't free his slaves because they were intermarried with Martha's who were, in truth, entailed to the Parke Custis estate and to free some would break up families. Lee never owned a slave and pretty much the clothes on his back. After the Civil War he was opposed to any monument being raised to him. I think he would be more interested in the Washington focus since it was built as a memorial to Washington by GW Parke Custis.. When Lee went South for his health (and it damn near killed him doing so) he found himself being the center of attention. Yet he made no speech, shook hands and was absolutely shocked by what he saw. and pretty much simply layed low where possible, going to his failure of a father's grave on the Georgia coast where he was burried at the time, Lee went to West Point because it was a free education, not because of a desire to be a military hero, He was an engineer and a good one at that. He led no large body of troops at any time and it wasn't until l862 when the commanding general of the Confederate Army defending Richmond was wounded and he was given command. His talents were recognized by the US but no huge armies had ever been raised in th US prior to the Civil War. The only reason he went to Texas just prior to the War was because he would get a promotion and more money, which wasn't a lot. When Lee's father in law died in l857 Lee was the executor and found the estate in trouble to say the least. He could have sold off slaves to pay the debts and bequests as was the practice of the time before freeing th rmainder but he did not, refusing to do so. So you know, Lee's brother Smith jioined the Navy as a cabn boy and was a Captain in the Navy and was with Perry in Japan. Smith Lee was the first Commandant okf Midshipmen when the US Naval Academy was founded. Smith joined the navy for same reason his younger brother did. He had no future otherwise. Lee's father was a revolutiionary war hero (Gen. Light Horse Harry Lee) who was a personal friend of washington. So much so he gave washington a bad check. A failure as a father and having abandoned his wife, Lee's invalid mother, Lee ended up taking care of her. Later his wife would also become an invalid. His sense of duty came from early expe;rience. His father, despite his financial and reputable failures, was a member of congress and was the one who said of the first president "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Lee said little of his father who he did not really know. Some will say he benefitted frm his connections but he did not. Similar to his being offered 50 thousand dollars a year salary to become president of an insurance company which he did not accept seeing doing so as mercenary . After the war while at church one Sunday in Richmond, a black man came forward for communion and the members and others held back as this had never happened. Without missing a beat Lee got up and knelt beside the man for the observance and everyone afterward followed. Lee didn't take advantage of any financial opportunity that would come his way aftere the Civil War other than the presidency of a broken down college, now Washington and Lee University. Some ask why? Lee had been superintendent at West point before the Civil War and was noted for upgrading its curriculum. it is said that Cadets treasured being invited to eat at the Superintendent's home where they ate off Washington's china, etc. beause Lee's wife owned everything that had belonged to Washington other than Mount Vernon itself which went to another of Washington's family. Most aren't aware okf this close relationship with the first president and first First family. Lee saw no issue with choosing to go with Va because that is what his father and George Washington himself had done before and during the Revolution. Some said the term "rebel" wasn't hated by southrners especially Lee and many others because their own parents and grandparents had borne the label before and during the Revolution. The label was seen as a proud one because their forebears bore the label with pride. And, like those in Virginia, it was the opinion at the time if a state voluntarily entered the Union it could voluntarily leave, an act threatened by New England states in l812, etc. So that issue was up in the air and the nation was only just over seventy years old when the Civil War erupted. Slavery was a state issue existing before the Union was created and like the abortion issue since Roe v. Wade was seen as a state issue. The entire issue was complicated by all manner of impacting issues including the fact that most northern banks had a vested interest in the value of human flesh since they controlled the economy. The greater part of the gross national product of the US before the Civil War was just that, human flesh. 4 million slaves who, when the War ended were left on their own for the most part to make their own way and the south itself was devastated. education, etc, even before the civil war wasn't what one sees today and we are often too busy seeing the situation then as if it were influenced by how we live today when that is far from the truth. Enough said.
I think they lost the house due to taxes and as like an F-U they used it as burial grounds for the civil war. (I could be wrong, I haven't seen it in over 20 years)
God bless general Lee!! Your name will always ring through this land!
What fuckung land?
What country was he fighting for?
@@charlesjurden5871 the whole country you Yankee p.o.s.
@@djwilliams3058 the Confederate states you big dummy
Erasing the past is evil. Do not.
The family doesn’t deserve the honor of that name. Lee freed the slaves before the war. He never owned slaves except for an some in an inheritance which he promptly freed. He was A truly great and wonderful man on the wrong side of history. Understanding the dynamics of a complex situation helps us respect other people no matter what.
he fought a war to preserve slavery
General Lee was a great American and role model of his time. If you attempt to rewrite history you're making a grave mistake.
I wanted to see the house but unfortunately that wasn't the purpose of this video.
I got to see it in my early 20's and I also was hoping this was going to be a tour video. 🙄
Robert E. Lee didnt own Arlington and never did. It was left to his wife by her dad who built it and then to Robert E. Lee's oldest son George Washington Parke Custis Lee who sued the government for its return and won in the 1870a and the government had to buy it or settle as they did with the Lee family or dig up all the bodies, etc. Lee never earned a dime from the plantation. it went to others. He NEVER owned his own home his enitre life and had only his army pay His wife was the only living direct dsecendant of Martha Washington and her grandson who build Arlington was his adopted son but the name never changed because of the parke custis estate requirements. For example, Washington didn't free his slaves because they were intermarried with Martha's who were, in truth, entailed to the Parke Custis estate and to free some would break up families. Lee never owned a slave and pretty much the clothes on his back. After the Civil War he was opposed to any monument being raised to him. I think he would be more interested in the Washington focus since it was built as a memorial to Washington by GW Parke Custis.. When Lee went South for his health (and it damn near killed him doing so) he found himself being the center of attention. Yet he made no speech, shook hands and was absolutely shocked by what he saw. and pretty much simply layed low where possible, going to his failure of a father's grave on the Georgia coast where he was burried at the time, Lee went to West Point because it was a free education, not because of a desire to be a military hero, He was an engineer and a good one at that. He led no large body of troops at any time and it wasn't until l862 when the commanding general of the Confederate Army defending Richmond was wounded and he was given command. His talents were recognized by the US but no huge armies had ever been raised in th US prior to the Civil War. The only reason he went to Texas just prior to the War was because he would get a promotion and more money, which wasn't a lot. When Lee's father in law died in l857 Lee was the executor and found the estate in trouble to say the least. He could have sold off slaves to pay the debts and bequests as was the practice of the time before freeing th rmainder but he did not, refusing to do so. So you know, Lee's brother Smith jioined the Navy as a cabn boy and was a Captain in the Navy and was with Perry in Japan. Smith Lee was the first Commandant okf Midshipmen when the US Naval Academy was founded. Smith joined the navy for same reason his younger brother did. He had no future otherwise. Lee's father was a revolutiionary war hero (Gen. Light Horse Harry Lee) who was a personal friend of washington. So much so he gave washington a bad check. A failure as a father and having abandoned his wife, Lee's invalid mother, Lee ended up taking care of her. Later his wife would also become an invalid. His sense of duty came from early expe;rience. His father, despite his financial and reputable failures, was a member of congress and was the one who said of the first president "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Lee said little of his father who he did not really know. Some will say he benefitted frm his connections but he did not. Similar to his being offered 50 thousand dollars a year salary to become president of an insurance company which he did not accept seeing doing so as mercenary . After the war while at church one Sunday in Richmond, a black man came forward for communion and the members and others held back as this had never happened. Without missing a beat Lee got up and knelt beside the man for the observance and everyone afterward followed. Lee didn't take advantage of any financial opportunity that would come his way aftere the Civil War other than the presidency of a broken down college, now Washington and Lee University. Some ask why? Lee had been superintendent at West point before the Civil War and was noted for upgrading its curriculum. it is said that Cadets treasured being invited to eat at the Superintendent's home where they ate off Washington's china, etc. beause Lee's wife owned everything that had belonged to Washington other than Mount Vernon itself which went to another of Washington's family. Most aren't aware okf this close relationship with the first president and first First family.
Lee saw no issue with choosing to go with Va because that is what his father and George Washington himself had done before and during the Revolution. Some said the term "rebel" wasn't hated by southrners especially Lee and many others because their own parents and grandparents had borne the label before and during the Revolution. The label was seen as a proud one because their forebears bore the label with pride. And, like those in Virginia, it was the opinion at the time if a state voluntarily entered the Union it could voluntarily leave, an act threatened by New England states in l812, etc. So that issue was up in the air and the nation was only just over seventy years old when the Civil War erupted.
Slavery was a state issue existing before the Union was created and like the abortion issue since Roe v. Wade was seen as a state issue. The entire issue was complicated by all manner of impacting issues including the fact that most northern banks had a vested interest in the value of human flesh since they controlled the economy. The greater part of the gross national product of the US before the Civil War was just that, human flesh. 4 million slaves who, when the War ended were left on their own for the most part to make their own way and the south itself was devastated. education, etc, even before the civil war wasn't what one sees today and we are often too busy seeing the situation then as if it were influenced by how we live today when that is far from the truth. Enough said.
The house was owned by Mrs Robert E Lee, the former Mary Ann's Randolph Custis Lee.
Typical. Rewrite history by erasing the name of the owner of the house.
Really dude ?
I think they lost the house due to taxes and as like an F-U they used it as burial grounds for the civil war. (I could be wrong, I haven't seen it in over 20 years)
Okay Mr. Park Service Man! I see you boo!
That house has Uranium bomb underneath , general Lee would stuff that union off.
Must everything nowadays "tell a story"? Apparently so.
A spit my people face walking with devils
What?