The Horse? Really? They couldn't even leave Traveller alone?

[1srelluc]

Traveller plaque on stables removed, grave marker to be replaced — The W&L Spectator


Tourists, visitors, and students will no longer be greeted by a plaque commemorating the last home of Traveller, the horse which served Robert E. Lee during and after the Civil War.

The plaque, formerly affixed to the Washington Street wall of the Lee House stable, was removed over the weekend. Pointing out the stable’s significance, it had been an established part of the campus milieu for nearly 100 years.

Washington & Lee University officials took down two other plaques across campus over the weekend, with plans to take down another.

The second and third plaque denoted two rooms in Payne Hall: one where President Robert E. Lee took his oath of office in 1865, and the other where his office was from 1865-68, before moving to the newly-constructed chapel.

The final plaque, placed over Traveller’s gravesite outside Lee Chapel, National Historic Landmark, is expected to be removed soon, according to Drewry Sackett, executive director of communications.








Traveller’s headstone removed, not yet replaced — The W&L Spectator





Way to beat a dead horse leftists.

The notion that "this faction/person did something wrong" does not mean "you must therefore expunge all monuments to them.".....That dog won't hunt. It won't even get off the porch.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

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Mindless assholes.

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[AyeCantSeeYou]

Erasing history - for what? People need to grow up!

 

[whitehall]

The bastards still can't get away with changing the name of the university. VMI apparently stopped mentioning the fallen New Market Cadets at roll call. The Institute is apparently pretending it didn't fight with the Confederacy during the Civil War.

 

[occupied]

History does not exist in memorials. For those who wish to know about Lee and the horse he rode in on can still access this information freely.

 

[1srelluc]

History does not exist in memorials. For those who wish to know about Lee and horse he rode in on can still access this information freely.

The country is a poorer place due to the existence of people like yourself.

 

[occupied]

The country is a poorer place due to the existence of people like yourself.

Why do you care? The confederacy has become so remote from our modern values it's difficult to even explain continuing to honor them. The people who want keep the confederate crap do not really have an argument,

 

[DudleySmith]

Why do you care? The confederacy has become so remote from our modern values it's difficult to even explain continuing to honor them. The people who want keep the confederate crap do not really have an argument,

Yankees murdered a million blacks during the war, yet you vermin keep trying to hide that fact they were kept in the South by your heroes, then went on to masscre all those indians you claim to feel sorry for the same way they massacred southerners and blacks. You really don't have an argument, just fake virtue signalling to hide your own sociopathic hatred.

 

[Flash]

LOL! A saddle horse is literally an animal slave. The Liberals should honor Traveler.

 

[excalibur]

Sick fu**s.

 

[occupied]

Yankees murdered a million blacks during the war, yet you vermin keep trying to hide that fact they were kept in the South by your heroes, then went on to masscre all those indians you claim to feel sorry for the same way they massacred southerners and blacks. You really don't have an argument, just fake virtue signalling to hide your own sociopathic hatred.

The confederacy lost the war and their apologists are out of arguments. There's a reason that many ancient statues were found in the water or garbage dumps. Eventually every hero is forgotten and room must be made for the new heroes. Doesn't mean any of those people honored with monuments were erased from history.

 

[Yarddog]

History does not exist in memorials. For those who wish to know about Lee and the horse he rode in on can still access this information freely.

Uhhhno. removing a horse's Grave marker is taking your wokeism bullshit a little too far.
This is America. After we have a civil war we come together and learn how to heal the wounds
no matter how long or slowly it takes ... but no..I forget Leftist Democrats work against that kind of thought.

The thing to remember is, those Civil war generals .... despite what the causes and roots of the war were..
Were, simply defending their home states. Everyone has a right to honor their war dead, especially in the U.S..... we show to the rest of the world that past animosities can be put aside and there is a place for everyone.

I get it though... the understanding of that type of thought is completely lost on the new generation of low level education people in charge, who are lead by the nose .. by popular culture and whoever is screaming the loudest. If someone shouts SLAVERY,, Democrats and Liberals will jump up to prove to everyone that they are the MOST against slavery... or racism etc etc.... and the removal of markers was just a knee jerk exersize , spurred on by radical college professors with their students or politicians trying to propel themselves forward at the expense of how Americans feel about each other.

 

[occupied]

Uhhhno. removing a horse's Grave marker is taking your wokeism bullshit a little too far.
This is America. After we have a civil war we come together and learn how to heal the wounds
no matter how long or slowly it takes ... but no..I forget Leftist Democrats work against that kind of thought.

The thing to remember is, those Civil war generals .... despite what the causes and roots of the war were..
Were, simply defending their home states. Everyone has a right to honor their war dead, especially in the U.S..... we show to the rest of the world that past animosities can be put aside and there is a place for everyone.

I get it though... the understanding of that type of thought is completely lost on the new generation of low level education people in charge, who are lead by the nose .. by popular culture and whoever is screaming the loudest. If someone shouts SLAVERY,, Democrats and Liberals will jump up to prove to everyone that they are the MOST against slavery... or racism etc etc.... and the removal of markers was just a knee jerk exersize , spurred on by radical college professors with their students or politicians trying to propel themselves forward at the expense of how Americans feel about each other.

If this stuff ever meant anything honorable it was spoiled by 160 years of belligerent racist shitheads. The confederate legacy is one of hatred and injustice. Now you know why people want to take this shit down.

 

[AyeCantSeeYou]

If this stuff ever meant anything honorable it was spoiled by 160 years of belligerent racist shitheads. The confederate legacy is one of hatred and injustice. Now you know why people want to take this shit down.

Those that "forget" (read that as erase) the past will eventually repeat the mistakes others made. Now, granted, you may not be around long enough to see it happen, but it WILL happen. Count on it!

 

[occupied]

Those that "forget" (read that as erase) the past will eventually repeat the mistakes others made. Now, granted, you may not be around long enough to see it happen, but it WILL happen. Count on it!

History is in the documents, books and records of the past and in the continuing conversations surrounding the remnants of the past. A memorial is just one side of a story. Sometimes it's outright propaganda. This is the case with confederate memorials.

 

[1srelluc]

The confederacy lost the war and their apologists are out of arguments. There's a reason that many ancient statues were found in the water or garbage dumps. Eventually every hero is forgotten and room must be made for the new heroes. Doesn't mean any of those people honored with monuments were erased from history.

Like this "Saint Floyd" embassisment to the black ethnicity?

 

[1srelluc]

History is in the documents, books and records of the past and in the continuing conversations surrounding the remnants of the past. A memorial is just one side of a story. Sometimes it's outright propaganda. This is the case with confederate memorials.

Why do you hate memorials to US veterans?

Any time a Confederate memorial is defiled/removed it's the same as defiling/removing a USA vet memorial.

Confederate soldiers, sailors, and Marines that fought in the Civil war were made U.S. Veterans by an act of Congress in in 1957, U.S. Public Law 85-425, Sec 410, Approved 23 May, 1958. This made all Confederate Army/ Navy/ Marine Veterans equal to U.S. Veterans.

Sigh, most memorials in my AO (usually at the county courthouse and/or local cemetery) commemorates the men of that town/city/county that fought for the CSA. You seem to forget they were legally given US veteran status.

The cemetery in my town commemorates fallen men from several states and gave them a final resting place.

Identified Confederate graves are arranged around the circle perimeter. The unknown are buried in the center under a monument.

Soldiers Circle - Front Royal VA - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

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[Leo123]

History does not exist in memorials. For those who wish to know about Lee and the horse he rode in on can still access this information freely.

What a stupid comment. Of course history exists in memorials that's what they are all about. Remembering historical events.

 

[occupied]

Why do you hate memorials to US veterans?

Any time a Confederate memorial is defiled/removed it's the same as defiling/removing a USA vet memorial.

Confederate soldiers, sailors, and Marines that fought in the Civil war were made U.S. Veterans by an act of Congress in in 1957, U.S. Public Law 85-425, Sec 410, Approved 23 May, 1958. This made all Confederate Army/ Navy/ Marine Veterans equal to U.S. Veterans.

Sigh, most memorials in my AO (usually at the county courthouse and/or local cemetery) commemorates the men of that town/city/county that fought for the CSA. You seem to forget they were legally given US veteran status.

The cemetery in my town commemorates fallen men from several states and gave them a final resting place.

Identified Confederate graves are arranged around the circle perimeter. The unknown are buried in the center under a monument.

Soldiers Circle - Front Royal VA - American Civil War Monuments and Memorials on Waymarking.com

Waymarking.com is a way to mark unique locations on the planet and give them a voice. While GPS technology allows us to pinpoint any location on the planet, mark the location, and share it with others, Waymarking is the toolset for categorizing and adding unique information for that location.

www.waymarking.com

No one cares about memorials to the soldiers who died. It's the leaders of the treason that do not deserve to honored with memorials.

 

[Leo123]

No one cares about memorials to the soldiers who died. It's the leaders of the treason that do not deserve to honored with memorials.

If they'd have won, would you be for tearing down monuments of the North?