Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
By Ty Seidule
Categories: History
Ty Seidule grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, revering Robert E. Lee, attended segregation academies and Washington and Lee University, and spent decades in the Army, eventually heading West Point's history department. Blending memoir and history, he examines how the Lost Cause myth shaped his upbringing, shows that slavery drove secession and Lee's choice, and traces how Confederate names on Army posts and West Point buildings arose largely in reaction to integration.
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