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Stephen Davis

Stephen Davis, of Cumming GA, is a native Virginian who's been studying Robert E. Lee since the 4th Grade. He is the author of ten books on the War for Southern Independence. Just out is I Thank the Lord I Am Not a Yankee: Selections from Fanny Andrews's Wartime and Postwar Journals (Mercer University Press, 2023). Steve's at work now on a faux-autobiography of Lee, imagining what the General might have written about his life ca. 1867-68 during his presidency of the College.  Years ago, in a visit to St. Paul's in Richmond, his host asked if he would care to sit in the pew that General Lee customarily occupied. Steve declined, saying, "I am not worthy."

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Why Lee Still Matters

In Richmond, there’s a movement afoot to rename the Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge. At Charlottesville, a statue to the Confederate general was removed last year. In Abilene, Texas, Lee Park, named after the general, has been changed to that of a local football coach. The list could go on and on, as we’ve all seen. But let’s step back…
Stephen Davis
January 25, 2023