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The Spectacle National Park Service Arlington House U.S. Department of the Interior The Robert E. Lee Memorial The Spectacle Christmas at Arlington “Home for the holidays” meant Arlington at Christmas, for the Lees. Robert E. Lee felt this was a time when families should be together and, whenever possible, he and his family returned to Arlington to share the season with Mary’s parents. Lee’s occupation as an Army Engineer favored winter vacations, when the work was shut down by weather. Frequently, hardships of travel and health had to be overcome to reach Arlington at Christmas. But, despite these challenges, Robert was away from Mary at Christmas only during the war in Mexico from 1846-1849 and in 1860 when he was stationed in Texas. Starting in 1831, the first year of the Lees’ marriage, Robert was at Arlington 20 out of a possible 30 Christmases while the family lived there—a phenomenal White Parlor decorated for Christmas record for a soldier on active duty for all those years. Mr. Custis supervised the placement of the Christmas at Arlington became very child yule log. A piece of the log from the previous oriented. Books, dolls, boots, skates, and a The observance of Christmas at Arlington Christmas was used to ignite the highly tool chest were among the gifts exchanged was most immediately influenced by the decorated log of the new season. This old on this day. deep religious convictions of Mrs. Custis and Norse and Anglo-Saxon custom was an Mr. Custis’ love of George Washington, important part of the Arlington Christmas Christmas 1846 found Robert E. Lee away Mount Vernon and all associations with that celebration. from his family and Arlington at Christmas house that had been his home until his for the first time in 15 years. From his tent Grandmother, Martha Washington, died in Christmas day itself began with ‘Christmas near a small Mexican town he wrote to 1802. The fact that the Washingtons had gifting’ of family members, guests and Custis and Rooney on Christmas Eve: chosen the Christmas season 1758-59 to be servants followed by morning prayer and married made their wedding anniversary, breakfast. Then, weather permitting, the “I hope good Santa Claus will fill my January 6th an important part of the family attended services at Christ Episcopal Rob’s stockings tonight, that Arlington celebration. Church in Alexandria where Robert and Mildred’s, Agnes’s, and Annie’s may Mary had worshiped since childhood. After break down with good things. I do not Christmas at Arlington began on December exchanging season’s greetings with town know what he may have for you and 17, when Mr. Custis had the greens brought friends and family the carriage would return Mary, but if he only leaves for you one in. The pine, ivy, holly and myrtle filled to Arlington in time for the feast. The half of what I wish, you will want for Arlington and were kept fresh through the celebration continued until Robert had to nothing. I have frequently thought if I twelve days of Christmas. Mistletoe was return to duty in January. had one of you on each side of me suspended from lanterns and arches. Any riding on ponies, such as I could get unsuspecting loiterer, found beneath, was As the Lee family grew with the births of you, I would be comparatively happy.” required to forfeit a kiss. On Christmas Eve, seven children between 1832 and 1846, (continued on page 2) Volunteer’s Monthly Newsletter - Volume IV, Number 12 - December 2003 Christmas at Arlington (continued) Robert wrote separately to ‘My Dearest detained by the snow and ice on the From 1852-1854, Colonel Lee’s position as Mary’ on Christmas Day and he described rails. We found your grandfather at the Superintendent of the Military Academy at his Christmas dinner. The table was Washington depot, Daniel and the old West Point required the elder Lees’ presence decorated with pine and oranges and bottles carriage and horses, and young Daniel during the holidays, so they were away from of wine. The feast featured roasted turkey on the colt Mildred. Your mother, Arlington for Christmas. In 1856, Lee was and chicken and, among other good things, grandfather, Mary Eliza, the little absent from the Arlington Christmas eggnog. He had made use of the Mount people and the baggage, I thought load celebrations once again after he was Vernon flatware which Mr. Custis had sent enough for the carriage, so Rooney transferred to Texas with the Second United with him. It was placed at the Commanding and I took our feet in our hands and States Cavalry. However, his thoughts were Officer’s place and admired by all. He walked over . .The snow impeded with his wife and children, as he wrote to continued to remember with Mary the the carriage as well as us, and we them from afar: Christmases they had shared. reached here shortly after it. The children were delighted at getting “The time is approaching when I trust “We have had many happy Christmas’ back, and passed the evening in many of you will be assembled around together, and this is the first time that devising pleasure for the morrow. the family hearth at dear Arlington, to we have been entirely separated at this They were in upon us before day on celebrate another Christmas. Though holy time since our marriage, and Christmas morning, to overhaul their absent, my heart will be in the midst of though I have been absent on two or stockings. Mildred thinks she drew the you, and I shall enjoy in imagination three other occasions on the day itself, prize in the shape of a beautiful new and memory, all that is going on. May yet have not been far distant and doll; Angelina’s infirmities were so nothing occur to mar or cloud the always arrived during the holy days. great that she was left in Baltimore and family fireside, and may each be able to We have therefore nothing to this new treasure was entirely look back with pride and pleasure at complain of and I hope it has not unexpected. The cakes, candies, their deeds of the past year and with interfered with your happiness, books, etc., were overlooked in the confidence and hope to that in surrounded as you are by father, caresses bestowed upon her, and she prospect. I can do nothing but hope Mother, children and dear friends. I was scarcely out of her arms all day. and pray for you.” therefore trust you are well and happy Rooney got among his gifts a nice pair and that this is the last time I shall be of boots, which he particularly Again, only a few days before Christmas, he absent from you during my life. May wanted, and the girls, I hope, were wrote: God preserve and bless you till then equally pleased with their presents, and forever after is my constant books, and trinkets. “I have been recalling dearest Mary prayer.” Your mother, Mary, Rooney, and I the many happy Christmases we have went into church, and Rooney... skated had together, and the pleasure I have This family, like many others, would not be back along the canal (Rooney having enjoyed with you, your dear parents reunited until the end of the war. Their next taken his skates along for the and the children around me. I ought Christmas together would be celebrated purpose,) and we filled his place in the not therefore to repine at an between assignments for Lee, in 1848, at carriage with Miss Sarah Stuart, one of occasional separation from you, but be Arlington. M.’s comrades, Minny Uoyd was grateful for what I have had, and be detained at home to assist her mother prepared to keep this solitary and Christmas 1849 found the Lees settled in at dinner but your Aunt Maria alone My prayers and thoughts will be Baltimore where Robert was working on the Fitzhugh brought her and Miss with you and all will receive my fervent construction of Fort Carroll. They returned Lucretia Fitzhugh out the next day, salutations. I hope nothing will be to Arlington for every Christmas until 1852. and Wallace Stiles and his brother omitted that I could have done, to The celebrations were grand, as Lee arriving at the same time, we had quite make each one happy.” described in a letter to his eldest son, Custis, a table-full... who was absent in 1851. I need not describe to you our Lee was back at Arlington for Christmas in amusements, you have witnessed them 1857, on leave from the army to manage the “We came on Wednesday morning. It so often; nor the turkey, cold ham, affairs of the Arlington plantation, in the was a bitter cold day, and we were kept plum pudding, mince-pies, etc. at wake of Mr. Custis’s death. Duties connected waiting an hour in the depot at dinner. I hope you will enjoy them with the estate would keep him at Arlington Baltimore for the cars, which were again, or some equally as good... “ through Christmas the following year. 2 The Spectacle ............................................................................................................................... Christmas at Arlington From the Office on the Other (continued) Side of the Wall In the spring of 1860, Lee returned to Texas and stayed there through the following Kendell has asked me to pinch hit for him Slave Quarters. We’ll keep you informed as winter. As Christmas, 1860 approached, Mrs. this issue. It’s December, and the holidays, the dig and its study continue.
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