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I might’ve missed this in the reading, but is there a reason why the women on the committee wanted all four feet of Lee’s horse to be on the ground?- Megan Mc. | I might’ve missed this in the reading, but is there a reason why the women on the committee wanted all four feet of Lee’s horse to be on the ground?- Megan Mc. | ||
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| + | I agree with Gallagher point in this chapter that some of the lost cause myths about why the south lost the war are not myths but simple facts. I think one thing that we should ask ourselves would there even be a lost cause debate if the North had won the war in 1862? Are some of the reasons why the lost cause arguments have been so persistent over the years because the war lasted as long as it did? Is Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia the reason it lasted that long? Logan T | ||
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| + | I think it’s interesting that writings about Lincoln reflect the time they were written in the same way writings about the Lost Cause do. I think the image of Lincoln answers another question we have asked in class. Is the image of Lincoln the real reason why Grant’s image is not as large as Lee’s? Is the reason why Grant is not the biggest hero of the Civil War simply because that role is taken by Lincoln? Logan T | ||
