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__________________ "I want to bury myself in a den of books. I want to saturate myself with the elements of which they are made and breathe their atmosphere until I am of it."
--Lew Wallace, 1885
__________________ "Facts are stubborn things, and whatever may be our inclinations, or the dictums of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."
Yes I like the letters too. I've been printing them out and taking the to bed to read. They show you what kind a man Lee was. I did know he thought that much of Jackson. He really was his right arm. I haven't seen Longstreet mentioned yet. He said what he liked about Jackson was he could hint on what he wanted Jackson to do and Jackson would do it with out arguing.
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8thvacav
__________________ "I want to bury myself in a den of books. I want to saturate myself with the elements of which they are made and breathe their atmosphere until I am of it."
--Lew Wallace, 1885
In Robert Edward Lee you will or have found a true southern gentleman and a soldier of few peers. Plus he was a very competent civil engineer. The city of St. Louis owes much of it's riverfront to R.E. Lee. Was he too nice for war? Opinions?
No, sir. I don't think Gen. Lee was too nice for a capable military general. In my humble opinion, Gen. Lee was a Christian first or allocated his faith to God first, and was a hesitant but VERY capable military leader. Sometime, Christians are taken incorrectly as 'weak' or 'too nice.' This is a misconception in Gen. R.E. Lee's case. This man had a nose like a bloodhound for a good fight. After the battle of Fredericksburg, I doubt any Federal commander thought Gen. Lee was 'too nice.'I think Lee had a good balance, or moderation, as he put it.
I'm up to 1865 after the war in R E Lee;s letters and he hasn't mentioned Longstreet yet. I wonder why? Could it be that he didn't think that much of Longstreet or am I reading something thats not there.
8thvacav
__________________ "I want to bury myself in a den of books. I want to saturate myself with the elements of which they are made and breathe their atmosphere until I am of it."
--Lew Wallace, 1885
Did Lee mention others of his generals? Did he omit mentioning generals other than Longstreet. If he mentioned other generals, were any of those still living?
I would expect him to avoid the post-war effort to blame Longstreet, and that might be a reason he didn't mention Longstreet. His treatment of others of his command may be clues.
Ole
__________________ I never knew a man who wished to be himself a slave. Consider if you know any good thing that no man desires for himself. A. Lincoln
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