Day 203:

Jan 19- Robert E. Lee’s Birthday, A Celebrated hero of the Mexican-American War, and the American South during the Civil War, he was honored by even his enemy, General Grant, and by Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Johnson. Mistreated by Northern Extremists, he presented himself as always a gentleman, and worked tirelessly for the reconciliation of both sides. In his honor, this poem.

Title: The southern gentleman

Who would oppose such things in the south?

Who would help his troops with deed and mouth?

The Southern Gentleman.

A hero of many wars it’s said

He mourned the loss of so many dead.

The Southern Gentleman.

Presidents thus called on him to lead

In war and peace in honor and deed

The Southern Gentleman.

Reconciling, the tasked peacekeeper

His land was taken by hate seekers

The Southern Gentleman.

His land, Arlington Cemetery

Washington-Lee University

A teacher, leader, his legacy

I remember Robert Edward Lee

The Southern Gentleman.