No, this is not a real Robert E. Lee quote. It is a "Robert E. Lee as envisioned by Donald Trump" quote, which is in some ways even more bizarre.
It's over ~~Anikin~~Robert E. Lee, I have the high ground.
-- Abraham Lincoln
this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2024
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“The War of Northern Aggression turned against the Confederacy when me boys fought uphill. I forgot about hills. Wow, that was a big mistake.”
t. Robert E. Lee
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In retrospects one of the most coherent things he said this year.
A lot of military leaders have won battles with uphill attacks. While it's a consideration it's not what usually gets cited as what *caused the loss. The biggest factor was arguably underestimating the union forces.
Edit: my autocorrect man