This is the statue inside the Lee Chapel. The flags are regimental flags, and some are still on the original tree branches from the war.The statue shows Lee at rest on a cot in the battlefield. His boots are showing, and he has his sword laying beside him, tucked under his left arm and leg. The cot is covered with a leather blanket. Up close, this is the most beautiful and realistic statue I have seen. Below this statue, next to the museum, is the family tomb. (photo courtesy of Jim L.;Burden,TX - from http://www.civilwaralbum.com/misc/lexington_va2.htm ) 

The Final Day of the Tour

Friday morning came quick, and we got packed and ready for our final day of the tour. Dad and I went down for the continental breakfast, which turned out to be very good. It was very close to being a full breakfast buffet. After everyone had eaten, we loaded our luggage and boarded the bus. Our first stop would be the cemetery where Jackson is buried. We walked through to the Jackson grave and monument, where Harry gave a quick lecture.

From there, we went down to Jackson's church and stepped inside for another quick lecture. We left the church and proceeded to the President's, or Lee House at Washington and Lee University. This home was built when Lee accepted the position of President of Washington College(later Washington and Lee). Fortunately one of our group was an alumni of the school, and he was able to arrange for a private tour of the house for us. Groups are usually not allowed in the home, as it is occupied by the current school president. We were able to stand in the same bay window where General Lee spent his last days on a cot, after suffering a stroke at dinner one evening. They were very gracious, and after the tour, the president's wife and an assistant served us lemonade and cookies!

After the Lee House tour, we went into the Lee Memorial Episcopal Church, where Lee and Mary attended. Harry gave a lecture, and we went on down to the Lee Chapel and Museum. This is where the Lee family tomb is. The museum is downstairs, and Lee's horse, Traveller, is buried next to the chapel.

The photos are below, down to the 'non-historical marker' photo.

Lee Chapel and Museum. Upstairs, in the rear of the chapel, is the Lee statue. Directly below it, next to the museum, is the Lee family tomb. The section of the chapel that houses the statue and tomb was an addition made upon Lee's death. Traveller is buried just the right of the chapel, near the rear corner.

Lee Memorial Episcopal Church 

Lee church 

Stained glass in the Lee church  

Lee House at Washington and Lee University 

The Lee or President's House at Washington and Lee University 

Group in the Lee House dining room. Where I am standing(2nd from the left) is the bay window that General Lee spent his last days after having a stroke in this dining room. They put him on a cot here so that he could have a good view of the campus grounds. 

Group members listening to the guide in Lee House 

Dining room in Lee House 

Painting done by Mary Custis Lee. This was a beautiful painting.

Painting of General Lee in the President's, or Lee House 

Inside the house 

Outside the President's House 

Lemonade and cookies after the tour 

This was the stable for Traveller and Lady when Lee lived here. 

The organ in Jackson's Lexington church 

Harry lecturing at Jackson grave 

Dad and I at Jackson grave 

Dad and I in front of Jackson grave 

Statue at Jackson grave 

Statue silhouette at Jackson grave 

Jackson grave. Some biographies of Jackson spoke of his love for lemons, hence the lemons tossed onto the site by visitors.

Grave marker in the Lexington Cemetery 

Historical markers are on many buildings in Lexington. This was on one of them.