094 - After The Sound Of Bugles Faded: The Last Years of Robert E. Lee - Part 1

Threads From The National Tapestry: Stories From The American Civil War · Jan 26, 2026 · 44m

About this episode:

We begin a two part presentation that tells the story of a man who never truly sought fame and never wanted to be controversial, and yet his destiny casts such a long shadow that to this day, he may well be one of the most noted generals in American military history, and to more than a few, lurks as one who was and continues to be deemed a traitor. He began his military career at 18 years of age, when he entered West Point in 1825. We pick up his life when, after surrendering the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, he ceased to be a soldier and began his role as…