TY SEIDULE
speaks about his book:
"Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause"



presentation to the
Civil War Round Table of the District of Columbia 
Via Zoom
on June 22, 2021

About the Topic:

In a forceful but humane narrative, former soldier and head of the West Point history department Ty Seidule's Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the myths and lies of the Confederate legacy―and explores why some of this country’s oldest wounds have never healed.

Ty Seidule grew up revering Robert E. Lee. From his southern childhood to his service in the U.S. Army, every part of his life reinforced the Lost Cause myth: that Lee was the greatest man who ever lived, and that the Confederates were underdogs who lost the Civil War with honor. Now, as a retired brigadier general and Professor Emeritus of History at West Point, his view has radically changed. From a soldier, a scholar, and a southerner, Ty Seidule believes that American history demands a reckoning.

In a unique blend of history and reflection, Seidule deconstructs the truth about the Confederacy―that its undisputed primary goal was the subjugation and enslavement of Black Americans―and directly challenges the idea of honoring those who labored to preserve that system and committed treason in their failed attempt to achieve it. Through the arc of Seidule’s own life, as well as the culture that formed him, he seeks a path to understanding why the facts of the Civil War have remained buried beneath layers of myth and even outright lies―and how they embody a cultural gulf that separates millions of Americans to this day.

Part history lecture, part meditation on the Civil War and its fallout, and part memoir, Robert E. Lee and Me challenges the deeply-held legends and myths of the Confederacy―and provides a surprising interpretation of essential truths that our country still has a difficult time articulating and accepting.

Source: Amazon.com  

About the Speaker:

Brigadier General Ty Seidule (retired) served in the U.S. Army for thirty-six years.  He is Professor Emeritus of History and former head of the Department of History at the United States Military Academy at West Point, where he taught for two decades. He serves as the Chamberlain Fellow at Hamilton College. 

Aside from Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause, Seidule has published numerous books, articles, and videos on military history including the award-winning West Point History of the Civil War. He also serves as the Vice Chair of the National Commission on Naming. 

Seidule graduated from Washington and Lee University and holds a PhD from the Ohio State University.  


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