This past week Politico reported that the Naming Commission tasked with recommending new names for military bases that honor Confederate leaders will also recommend that West Point remove a portrait of Robert E.
Thank you for bringing Ty Seidule’s informed opinion to this discussion. For those who don’t know of him, Seidule is a “retired United States Army brigadier general, the former head of the history department at the United States Military Academy, the first professor emeritus of history at West Point, and the inaugural Joshua Chamberlain Fellow at Hamilton College.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Seidule And one of four representatives of the US Department of Defense to the Naming Commission. Like me he is a Virginian and like me he is recovering from a lifetime devotion to the hateful lost cause. Amazing that we could say “lost” with such pride, isn’t it? You’ve lived in Virginia, and you know.
You have taught us to look for the dates on any rebel memorials, so I knew 1951 was suspect when first reading about this. And I agree with you completely about the Black man leading what appears to be Traveler (what other house could it be if that color?).
Thank you for bringing Ty Seidule’s informed opinion to this discussion. For those who don’t know of him, Seidule is a “retired United States Army brigadier general, the former head of the history department at the United States Military Academy, the first professor emeritus of history at West Point, and the inaugural Joshua Chamberlain Fellow at Hamilton College.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty_Seidule And one of four representatives of the US Department of Defense to the Naming Commission. Like me he is a Virginian and like me he is recovering from a lifetime devotion to the hateful lost cause. Amazing that we could say “lost” with such pride, isn’t it? You’ve lived in Virginia, and you know.
You have taught us to look for the dates on any rebel memorials, so I knew 1951 was suspect when first reading about this. And I agree with you completely about the Black man leading what appears to be Traveler (what other house could it be if that color?).
Another great and timely letter - Chag Sameach!
I should have included his background in the post. Thanks for doing it for me. :-)
Excellent read.
Thanks, Gary. Glad you enjoyed it.