This is a photograph that I'm sure you have never seen before!
Yes, it's where you think it is! I was honored to sit in the chair,
although it was a day when General Lee would have preferred
to "face a thousand deaths, rather than see General Grant"
Robert E. Lee is not complete unless he is riding his
great war-horse, Traveller. I first saw this horse in 2003 and could
hardly
believe my
eyes because he looked so much like to Lee's favorite mount.. This
"Traveller" was VERY high spirited and when he felt me
on his back, he
really wanted to run. It was a real challenge to have him pose for
the "Artist"
(Taken at the Tinker Homestead
& Farmers Museum in Henrietta, NY.)
One of the things I like to do most is
meet and pose with reenactors Thanks to Lloyd Arquitte who
identified James Strickland (Right) and Thomas Vecceo (left)
Here I am at Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University, in
Lexington, Virginia. At the back of the chapel on the right is the
Crypt of Robert E. Lee and the rest of the immediate Lee family.
Also Lee's beloved War Horse, Traveller, is buried at the end
of the walk next to the chapel. This "Gen'l Lee" sure surprised a
few W&L students the day this picture was taken!
cI had the honor to ride with Miss Scarlet, Mr. Butler and
their entourage in the Gettysburg 2003 Remembrance Day
Parade. They were most gracious and the people along
Baltimore Street and Steinwehr Ave. were wonderful!
Dick Crozier (in civvies) with President
Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg, Pa. Mr.
Lincoln is the proprietor of Abe's Antiques
in Gettysburg.
At Gettysburg I am shaking hands with my new friend, Federal General Ulysses S. Grant.
He told me we had met before in Mexico, but try as I might I could not recall a
single feature! General Grant and I have a program called "A Day at Appomattox".
I also offer a "one man play" that I wrote which presents General Robert E. Lee
and the many challenges of his life. I hope someday you have a chance to hear them.
A young visitor talks with General Lee. (she was so sweet!) Children
seem to enjoy meeting the "General" and just like the original General
Lee, he enjoys meeting them too!
(Barbara Bedell Photo)
Above is a picture with Virginia Governor Tim Kaine
(on right) and Richmond Mayor Rudy McCollum (on left)
in the parlor of the Stewart/Lee House, 707 E. Franklin St.
Richmond, Virginia. Mrs. Lee stayed here for
the last year of the war and the General came here
after Appomattox. General Lee stayed here for
about 2 months and then left to become President of
Washington College in Lexington, VA.
I was honored to be "General Lee" at the rededication
of the Stewart/Lee House in Richmond. Here I'm talking
to Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine a few moments after the
ribbon was cut. (on the column) On the right is Kathy Ronnau
who is the Administrator of the Home Builders Association
of Virginia. The HBAV presently occupies 707 East Franklin St.
and were the guiding force behind the renovation to General
Robert E. Lee's former home.
Note:
This HBAV URL link isn't a historical site.
HBA of Virginia
Above is a 2003 picture of "General Lee"
and Author David Bridges at a Hunting
Party at the Woodmont Hunting Lodge
in Hancock, Maryland. David wrote the
biography of his CW ancestor, Major James
Breathed, of General JEB Stuart's
1st Virginia Cavalry & 1st Stuart Horse Artillery
Note: More pictures in the future.
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