{"id":1165940,"date":"2021-12-28T16:04:49","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T21:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1165940"},"modified":"2021-12-28T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T21:04:51","slug":"would-be-nice-presidential-historian-complains-time-capsule-found-in-robert-e-lee-statue-doesnt-contain-a-handwritten-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/would-be-nice-presidential-historian-complains-time-capsule-found-in-robert-e-lee-statue-doesnt-contain-a-handwritten-apology\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Would Be Nice\u2019: Presidential Historian Complains Time Capsule Found In Robert E. Lee Statue Doesn\u2019t Contain \u2018A Handwritten Apology\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwould-be-nice-presidential-historian-complains-time-capsule-found-in-robert-e-lee-statue-doesnt-contain-a-handwritten-apology%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1165940&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Historians discovered a time capsule within a recently-removed statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and as they reviewed the contents, presidential historian Michael Beschloss complained that it did not include \u201ca handwritten apology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Democratic Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/robert-e-lee-statue-removed-from-u-s-capitol-at-ralph-northams-request\/\">Ralph Northam<\/a> celebrated the find, noting that historians had been aware of its existence and had been looking for it. \u201cThey found it! This is likely the time capsule everyone was looking for. Conservators studying it\u2014stay tuned for next steps! (Won\u2019t be opened today),\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">They found it! This is likely the time capsule everyone was looking for. Conservators studying it\u2014stay tuned for next steps! (Won\u2019t be opened today) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3lWrsPGZd2\">pic.twitter.com\/3lWrsPGZd2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovernorVA\/status\/1475526531200004101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/richmond-virginia-ralph-northam-58937ca7afe26166f71c19eb3664dbc9\">time capsule<\/a> had already been recovered from the remains of the statue, which was removed earlier this year amid protests and complaints about the message being sent by keeping <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/largest-confederate-statue-in-u-s-comes-down-in-virginia\/\">confederate statues<\/a> on display.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/richmond-virginia-ralph-northam-58937ca7afe26166f71c19eb3664dbc9\">Associated Press<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-55 Component-p-0-2-46\"><em>A rust-colored 1875 almanac, a cloth envelope and a silver coin were found Wednesday in a time capsule that lay hidden beneath a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Virginia for more than 130 years.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-55 Component-p-0-2-46\"><em>As intriguing as the water-damaged items were, they\u2019re not what many were expecting to see after state conservators spent five hours gingerly prying the time capsule open. Even the mortar-encrusted lead box was a bit of a surprise.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-55 Component-p-0-2-46\"><em>Historical records led many to believe the capsule held dozens of objects related to the Confederacy as well as a picture of deceased President Abraham Lincoln.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The second time capsule, many hoped, would ultimately yield that photo. But as Beschloss live-tweeted the capsule\u2019s contents on Tuesday, his main complaint was that it contained no evidence of Robert E. Lee\u2019s remorse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime capsule from the removed Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond is being opened at this moment,\u201d he began his series of tweets.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Time capsule from the removed Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond is being opened at this moment: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ey7tiMAfH9\">pic.twitter.com\/Ey7tiMAfH9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeschlossDC\/status\/1475892288429694985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo far, this is not exactly National Treasure,\u201d he added, referencing the Disney film in which Benjamin Franklin Gates \u2014 played by Nicolas Cage \u2014 followed an invisible treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence and found the fabled treasure of the Knights Templar.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So far, this is not exactly \u201cNational Treasure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeschlossDC\/status\/1475895785942355976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould be nice if the Robert E. Lee time capsule now being opened included a handwritten apology,\u201d Beschloss <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeschlossDC\/status\/1475896749264887818\">continued<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The contents, according to Beschloss\u2019 commentary, included \u201ca coin mashed into cover of a Holy Bible\u201d and a Richmond city guidebook that Beschloss noted \u201cwould have been useful to Union Army liberators of 1865.\u201d There was no mention of the Lincoln photo that so many had hoped would be inside.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Found inside Robert E. Lee time capsule is a coin mashed into cover of a Holy Bible. For those who like metaphor, start your engines: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qDoX9lBZe3\">pic.twitter.com\/qDoX9lBZe3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeschlossDC\/status\/1475901799215378434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lee\u2019s time capsule includes a guide to city of Richmond. Would have been useful to Union Army liberators of 1865: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aTMkc6XVBy\">pic.twitter.com\/aTMkc6XVBy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeschlossDC\/status\/1475902598200844293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNote to pro-racist pro-Confederate insurrectionists who created the just-opened Robert E. Lee time capsule in the 1880s: If you\u2019re trying to make a time capsule interesting to future historians, don\u2019t stuff it with books, newspapers and currency that they will already have seen,\u201d Beschloss <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeschlossDC\/status\/1475908616611934208\">concluded<\/a>, making it clear that he was not impressed with the contents of the time capsule.<\/p>\n<p>He followed his time capsule thread with one last jab at \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeschlossDC\/status\/1475919606938230789\">National Treasure<\/a>,\u201d adding, \u201cAnd I am happy to vouch for the fact that there is no map, secret or otherwise, on the back of the Declaration of Independence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historians discovered a time capsule within a recently-removed statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and as they reviewed the contents, presidential historian Michael Beschloss complained that it did not include \u201ca handwritten apology.\u201d Virginia Democratic Governor Ralph Northam celebrated the find, noting that historians had been aware of its existence and had been looking &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1165940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1165940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1165940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1165940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1165940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}