Republicans freak out after university moves memorial for Confederate general's horse
Washington and Lee University in Virginia triggered outrage from right-wing commentators after it moved a memorial marker for Confederate General Robert E. Lee's horse, reported The Daily Beast on Wednesday.
"University officials removed two markers dedicated to the memory of Robert E. Lee’s horse, Traveller, in July, The College Fix reported. Lee was Traveller’s companion during and after the Civil War, and the horse died a few months after Lee’s death in 1871," reported Brooke Leigh Howard. "According to a July press release from Washington and Lee, the first plaque was on a stable, which was said to be Traveller’s last home. The other marker was a gravestone for the horse which was buried near the University Chapel, also the burial site for Lee and a national landmark ... Two other plaques that commemorated where Lee took the university’s presidential oath of office and where his office was located were also removed."
Washington and Lee University is itself named for Lee, who served as the institution's president following the Civil War....