No, this is not a real Robert E. Lee quote. It is a “Robert E. Lee as envisioned by Donald Trump” quote, which is in some ways even more bizarre.

  • N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 days ago

    “The War of Northern Aggression turned against the Confederacy when me boys fought uphill. I forgot about hills. Wow, that was a big mistake.”

    t. Robert E. Lee

  • BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    A lot of military leaders have won battles with uphill attacks. While it’s a consideration it’s not what usually gets cited as what *caused the loss. The biggest factor was arguably underestimating the union forces.

    Edit: my autocorrect man