The man, the legend, the general: Robert E. Lee

That's right. Drink it ALL in.

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That handsome devil up there is none other than the Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and rumor has it that he was quite the lady killer in his time.  In a close examination of his private letters, Rob revealed his flirtatious side to many women.

(more like this, amirite?)

Despite the need to express his love of women, it is believed that he was always faithful and devoted to his wife, Mary.   Mary even seems to have been a good sport about her husband’s bad habit, as she wrote witty attachments at the end of some of his letters.  On one, she expressed her hopes that Rob wouldn’t try to pass himself off as a widower at a party he was going to.

Because that gets all of the ladies…?

P.S.  I like Mary. She’s sassy.

Stay tuned for more civil war trivia, and don’t forget to mark your calendars for The Encyclopedia Show Austin: CIVIL WARS on November 10th!