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... Lee's sky , and he sees them . There is an undertone of despondency in his letters to his family . In these slow - paced , fatherly epistles we find him relying on Providence , the last refuge of dis- couraged generals . § 3 The roots ...
... Lee's sky , and he sees them . There is an undertone of despondency in his letters to his family . In these slow - paced , fatherly epistles we find him relying on Providence , the last refuge of dis- couraged generals . § 3 The roots ...
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... Lee ought to follow Davis as President ; but Lee , when he heard of this , declared that he did not possess the requisite training to be President , and would not accept the office under any circumstances . Such modesty is both ...
... Lee ought to follow Davis as President ; but Lee , when he heard of this , declared that he did not possess the requisite training to be President , and would not accept the office under any circumstances . Such modesty is both ...
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... Lee's army . The Confederate chieftain replied that he did not consider the situation hopeless , but he would like ... Lee's path . Grant says : I know that I Lee's army was rapidly crumbling . occupied a hotel almost destitute of ...
... Lee's army . The Confederate chieftain replied that he did not consider the situation hopeless , but he would like ... Lee's path . Grant says : I know that I Lee's army was rapidly crumbling . occupied a hotel almost destitute of ...
Contents
MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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