Sacred Trust Talks 2016 - Myths about Lee’s Surrender 

United States Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.) taking care of business in Virginia. Thank you for your service.

I have always loved how much attention is paid to Lee. Grant has always been so much more fascinating and more noble and humble.

Very good lecture. Thanks to the speaker

That same homeowner, Wilmer McLean, also owned the property at Manassas, where the first battle was fought.

I also have a cousin who served in the 120 NYVI and died on the second day at Gettysburg. Captain Lansing Hollister.

Great presentation. Very informative and enjoyable. I'd love to do a battlefield tour of the Civil War. Have nothing like that in our history.

A couple of comments, first, thanks to the speaker for a very insightful presentation. Around 54:00 - 55:00 he speaks of Meade not being in the room when the surrender takes place and only refers to the difficulties of logistics. Grant was a very political man and was already looking to his life after the war and he knew the importance of that meeting in the consciousness of the nation. Grant had no desire to share the glory of such a singular event. Also, Meade was largely a figure head, he commanded the AoP but he did what he was told to do. Meade was both the hero & villain of Gettysberg, severely criticized for his inaction, brought before congress and never really regained his good name. (IMO criticism of his inaction after Gettysberg is justified, had Meade had the fighting spirit of Grant, Lee, Jackson or Forrest he could probably have ended the war in July 1863) My second comment is about the possibility of a guerilla war instead of surrender, Davis gets a lot of unjustified accusations for calling for guerilla war. He did not and even tho this speaker does not specifically say he did, what he did say seemed ambiguous enough to leave some listeners with the impression he did. Again, he did not. When he told Gen Johnston to continue fighting, he was talking to a general at the head of an army. Pres Davis never called for guerilla fighting (even if he considered it he ultimately came to agree with RE Lee on the matter. One of Davis' aides recorded after the war that he had said in winter / spring of 1865 "Guerillas become brigands and ANY gov't is better than that."

The last man to be killed in The War Between the States was from either Illinois or Indiana at The Battle of Palmetto Ranch East of Brownsville,Texas near the Rio Grande river in May of 1865. By the way,the Confederate troops won that battle.

An informative talk by an engaging speaker - thanks for sharing

Lee soldiers and ifgicirts kept their horses and sidearms I think

I think I finally understand the Simpson middle name enigma; that I always thought contradicting to the added middle initial by a West Point staffer story.

I loved that school room game, while in school , unfortunately it goes on in the real world

9:00 The speaker cleared his throat for the last time, so far as I'm concerned.

How do you know ,you wasn't their

In ten more years, truths will continue surface.

Did General Lee get to keep his sword?

the confederacy lost the war, but was allowed to win the peace...

Lee only left his beloved Virginia twice during the Civil War. Once at Antietam and the second time at Gettysburg. Both times he and his so called Army of Northern Virginia were soundly whipped and came close to annihilation. Lee refused to support his fellow Southerners at Vicksburg or any other battle outside of Virginia. Lee lost.

I find it ironic that thee surrender ceremony occured on a Sunday afternoon and five days later on Friday evening (which happened to be the Christian holy day of Good Friday) was when Lincoln was killed by Booth. What a loss!

And the introduction was read by an illiterate Suzy-Q.

I could care less what a yankee has to say about General Lee.