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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 11. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 215 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 180 0 Browse Search
Colonel Theodore Lyman, With Grant and Meade from the Wilderness to Appomattox (ed. George R. Agassiz) 135 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 132 0 Browse Search
Robert Stiles, Four years under Marse Robert 100 0 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 92 0 Browse Search
John Esten Cooke, Wearing of the Gray: Being Personal Portraits, Scenes, and Adventures of War. 87 1 Browse Search
General James Longstreet, From Manassas to Appomattox 72 0 Browse Search
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 1. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.) 59 1 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 22. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 56 0 Browse Search
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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Memoir of Jane Claudia Johnson. (search)
ed almost indefinitely. Indeed, one who saw Robert Lee in the ripe maturity of his powers, under cin was induced to offer that high command to Colonel Lee. This tender so calculated to gratify an olities of their military genius, Washington and Lee —I name them in the order of time—had many poinime to realize the changed conditions. To find Lee in line of battle parallel to his lines of commculation, meaning by that the conviction of General Lee that the Confederate armies could not afforof that ill-starred 3d of July. Illustrating Lee's offensive strategy is the movement by which, hind the North Anna as his antagonist presumed, Lee barred the path of invasion in the old battlefiity he possessed in so large a measure, gave Robert Lee pre-eminence among men who in any other compration. Whether posterity will assign to General Lee the rank as a commander which the South classed the few years that remained on earth to Robert Lee. He lived amongst us, to all appearances,[23 more...]<
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 29. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The life and character of Robert Edward Lee. (search)
power to clothe your love and reverence for Robert Lee in adequate phrase—I have yet accepted your ed consort. Of Anne Carter, the mother of Robert Lee, no less than of Mary, the mother of Washinglares: For I knew that nothing could induce General Lee to deviate from the truth. Entering the f circumvallation were drawn at Petersburg, General Lee was constantly and consistently aggressive., with the swiftness of a practiced fencer, General Lee passed from the attitude of the assailed tono resemblance to any other attack delivered by Lee before or afterwards—for Malvern Hill, where Jaarrived for the rendering of that decision, General Lee was equal to it. Through no fault of his thity he possessed in so large a measure, gave Robert Lee pre-eminence among men who in any other compy Virginia matches him With the stately form of Lee. And here to-day, my countrymen, I tell you LeLee shall ride With that great rebel down the years— Twin rebels side by side! And confronting such a[23 more...