R.E. Lee: A Biography, Volume 2C. Scribner's Sons, 1935 - Biography & Autobiography |
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... President deemed it better to accept unmerited censure in silence than to expose to the enemy the weakness of the South . " The attack on Benjamin was so bitter that it manifestly would soon force the President to supplant him , but ...
... President deemed it better to accept unmerited censure in silence than to expose to the enemy the weakness of the South . " The attack on Benjamin was so bitter that it manifestly would soon force the President to supplant him , but ...
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... President to return that night . The next morning , as Davis and Lee rode back toward Richmond , the President spoke of their discussion . Loath as Lee was to criticise a fellow - soldier , he was compelled to confess that he had been ...
... President to return that night . The next morning , as Davis and Lee rode back toward Richmond , the President spoke of their discussion . Loath as Lee was to criticise a fellow - soldier , he was compelled to confess that he had been ...
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... President , " he said ( not Mr. President ) , “ I am delighted to see you . " They shook hands ; Davis looked about him ; his glance rested on Jackson , whom he had never met . " Stonewall " bristled at the sight of the President ...
... President , " he said ( not Mr. President ) , “ I am delighted to see you . " They shook hands ; Davis looked about him ; his glance rested on Jackson , whom he had never met . " Stonewall " bristled at the sight of the President ...
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A. P. Hill advance Anderson Army of Northern arrived artillery attack Banks batteries battle Beaver Dam Creek Boonsboro Borcke Bridge brigade Burnside campaign Carolina cavalry Chancellorsville Chickahominy cited hereafter Cold Harbor Colonel column command Confederate corps cross D. H. Hill Dabney Davis division enemy enemy's Ewell Federal field fire Fitz Lee flank force Ford Fredericksburg front Gordonsville ground guns Harpers Ferry headquarters Hill's Hood Huger ibid infantry Jackson James Johnston June Lee rode Lee's Dispatches Longstreet Magruder Malvern Hill Manassas manœuvre Maryland McClellan McLaws Mechanicsville miles morning move movement night Northern Virginia offensive officers orders Pope Pope's position Potomac President R. E. Lee railroad Rapidan Rappahannock rear regiments reinforcements retreat Richmond ridge river sent Sharpsburg Shenandoah Valley side soldiers soon staff Stuart Taylor troops Valley Virginia Central Railroad Warrenton White Oak Swamp Willis Church woods wounded