My Virginia

It is with great grief and sadness in my heart that I write this. The Lee Chapel at Washington And Lee University, has remained true to its identity as til of late. However, most recently, The Confederate battle flags which hung (not predominantly I might add), in the back the chapel, have been abruptly removed. They were replica flags, but have been in tact there for many years. Because of a few students who protested (now graduating and moving on from the college), the flags were removed without question from Faculty and Staff. The Sons of Confederate Veterans held a protest this past weekend. The cowardly staff of Washington and Lee made a Facebook post that would close their chapel in that light- afraid of the actions to be taken from the protestors. This, of course, had nothing to do with the Sons of Confederate Veterans. As far as many know, no violent threats were made. All correspondence to the faculty and staff was about the dismay of many that the battle flags were removed th...

Today, January 19th, would mark the 207th birthday for Robert E. Lee. A terrific military leader, patriot, and scholar.  He was born at Stratford Hall in Westermoreland County, Virginia, on January 19th, 1807. Continuing in the military tradition of his father, Lee entered West Point in 1825 and graduated second in his class in 1829. He was an outstanding student and one of the top ranks of his class. When it came for the arguments for Southern Independence, Lee was not in favor of succession immediately, but he decided he could not take arms against his people and his homeland of Virginia. On April 18, 1861 Lee was offered field command of the United States Army. On the following day, he received word that Virginia had seceded from the Union; he submitted his letter of resignation from the United States Army on April 20. Three days later, Lee accepted the position of commander of Virginia forces. His decision to defend Virginia was legendary, and since then, Lee  h...