Robert E. Lee's Orderly - by Al Arnold (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Two years after the original book, author, Al Arnold writes more about his journey and gives a prescription to racial reconciliation through the eyes of his slave ancestor. A Southern journey through the eyes of a modern Bkack man who holds to his Christian values as he tells about his discovery of his Confederate Heritage.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>New Chapters: </p><p>History Lessons In Black & White</p><p>The Mystical Black Confederates </p><p>Meaningful Contact</p><p>A Black & White Letter to the Church </p><p>Al Arnold is a descendent of a slave, Turner Hall, Jr. "Uncle Turner," as he was known in his later years, served in the Confederate army as a body servant for two Confederate soldiers and an orderly for Robert</p><p>E. Lee. As a slave, Turner Hall, Jr. was owned by another prominent Civil War general, Nathan Bedford Forrest.</p><p>Al began researching his ancestor's life in 2008. At a family reunion, he saw a newspaper caption indicating his ancestor, Turner Hall, Jr. served Robert</p><p>E. Lee as an orderly in the Civil War. To Al's amaze- ment, his research found a proud Black Confederate who held both Civil War generals in high esteem, even well after the war. At the age of ninety-five, Turner Hall, Jr. cherished a gift from Nathan Bedford Forrest as one of his most treasured possessions.</p><p>Al was further intrigued that his great-great- grandfather was a celebrated man in his community of Hugo, Oklahoma. Blacks and Whites commemorated him as Hugo's "most distinguished citizen" as a result of his Civil War service. Turner Hall, Jr. lived to be a hundred and four years old. He attended the last Civil War reunion in 1938 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Newsreel cameramen captured him displaying his reunion medals as an example of the typical Black Confederate.</p><p> </p><p>viii</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 1940, he was interviewed as a Black Con- federate by a nationwide talk radio show in New York City. Turner Hall, Jr. left a trail for his family that Al has uncovered. Al shares his personal journey into his Confederate heritage as a modern Black man. He makes a connection through the life of his ancestor and embraces the premises that history should unite us instead of divide us. He argues that African Americans dishonor their ancestors by attempting to destroy Confederate heritage and by neglecting the historical impact that slaves had on both sides of the Civil War. These are the honest thoughts of a modern Black man who has wrestled with his Confederate heritage while being a Black Christian man in America and who is connected to two famous Civil War generals.</p><p> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>July 4, 2018</p><p>Verified Purchase</p><p>Format: Paperback</p><p>A very well written book detailing the journey of a black man who discovered his family heritage and immersed himself in his research to document his ancestors service in the Confederacy during the War Between the States. Definitely an eye opener for those unaware that such men existed in our American history. Bravo to the writer!</p><p> </p><p>A different version of history</p><p>February 10, 2019</p><p>Verified Purchase</p><p>I met Mr Arnold at a gun show a couple years ago. He was a very interesting fellow to talk to and very proud of his ancestors association with the Confederacy.....the history we are taught is not always the complete truth. Mr Arnold's research has shined a light on a portion of history that has been kept in the dark. He has proof that there is a different side to the "political correct" version.</p><p>April 10, 2019</p><p>Al, </p><p> I had the pleasure of meeting you at the Military show in Memphis in March.</p><p>I purchased the extended edition from you and looked forward to reading it.</p><p>What I was not expecting, even though you hooked me right out of the gate, was the magnitude of emotions I went through while reading the book.</p><p>This isn't a fictional novel. It's a straightforward story about your great great grandfather and what I was to see was your take on...life, the world around us today, and history. My emotions and reactions ranged from angeer, to laughter, to astonishment, to despair, to inspired, and... at one point...I even found myself crying.</p><p>Jeremy, Arlington, TN</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><br>
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