whos actually buried here in lynchberg, and through their actions you begin to see the construction of lee as something that was much bigger than just a normal human being. lee, for instance, never lost a battle. he only wore himself out whipping the yankees. all of these reasons why lee was perfect and there were other things that sort of -- there were other things that dragged him down. it was like tragic situations. get good-gettysberg. people whatnot to know why lee lost? someone asked george picket what he thought happened. did longstreet make the mistake in over here, over there? and picket responded he always thought the yankees had something to do with it, which i think hits the nail right on the head, whatever you think of picket. lee did make some mistakes, but george mead did some things right, too. as time goes along lee becomes a regional hero, then a sectional hero, and eventually in the 20th century he is treated by people like woodrow wilson as a national hero, the very best of a defeated section, the very best of a lost way of life. they conveniently forget to mention