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While not all of us may hold with certain theories of the afterlife, maybe a few of you are trusting enough with your money and dignity to give Miss Lizzie a try? This one happened to be at the Civil War Museum.

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General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue

Behold a photograph of the General Robert E. Lee statue, a hallmark of Monument Avenue. Lee, famous for his superlative strategy and willingness to win in the Seven Days Battle and the Battle of Chancellorsville, is the only person in United States history to be offered the command of two opposing armies. In 1862, he led the Army of Northern Virginia through many heated battles including the Battle of Gettysburg. He eventually surrendered at Appomatox Court House on April 9, 1865, but not before the opposing army learned to respect and in many cases deeply revere his resolve.

The Lee monument debuted on May 29, 1890 at the intersection of Monument and Allen, and it was the first statue to line the storied avenue. The statue faces south, which acts as a navigation guide to drivers if they’re ever driving down the monument and need to find their sense of direction. Lee’s statue is an “equestrian” monument; that is to say that it rises high above the street as he holds the reigns to the head of his bowing and humbled horse.

Lee held the horses he rode on to very high standards, and he would not tolerate anything less than perfection. He had many favorite horses, and any horse which was unable to “keep up with Lee” was quickly handed off to another soldier.

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