General Lee is, almost without exception, the handsomest man of his age I ever saw. He is fifty-six years old, tall, broadshouldered, very well made, well set up — a thorough soldier in. appearance; and his manners are most courteous and full of dignity.... The Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 - Page 28by Samuel Adams Drake - 1891 - 178 pagesFull view - About this book
| Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle - History - 1863 - 366 pages
...General Longstreet introduced me to the Commander-in-Chief. General Lee is, almost without exception, the handsomest man of his age I ever saw. He is fifty-six...thorough soldier in appearance; and his manners are most courteous and full of dignity. He is a perfect gentleman in every respect. I imagine no man has... | |
| Scotland - 1863 - 828 pages
...introduced me to the Cominander-inChief. General Lee is, almost without exception, the handsomest roan. of his age I ever saw. He is fiftysix years old, tall, broad-shouldered, very well made, well set up— a thorough soldier in appearance; and his manners are most courteous and full of diguity. He... | |
| Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 400 pages
...General Longstreet introduced me to the Commander-in-chief. General Lee is, almost without exception, the handsomest man of his age I ever saw. He is fifty-six...up—a thorough soldier in appearance; and his manners .ire most courteous and full of dignity. He is a perfect gentleman in every respect. I imagine no man... | |
| Sir Arthur James Lyon Fremantle - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 324 pages
...General Longstreet introduced me to the Commander-in-chief. General Lee is, almost without axception, the handsomest man of his age I ever saw. He is fifty-six...old, tall, broad-shouldered, very well made, well set up — a thorough soldier in appearance; and his manners are most courteous and full of dignity. He... | |
| Edward Alfred Pollard - Confederate States of America - 1864 - 414 pages
...Gen. Longstreet introduced me to the Commander-in-chief. Gen. Lee is, almost without exception, the handsomest man of his age I ever saw. He is fifty-six...old, tall, broad-shouldered, very well made, well set up — a thorough soldier in appearance; and his manners are most courteous and full of dignity. He... | |
| William Parker Snow - Confederate States of America - 1866 - 576 pages
...foreign writer, in speaking of him at this date, says : " General Lee is, almost with out exception, the handsomest man of his age I ever saw. He is fifty-six...old, tall, broadshouldered, very well made, well set up — a thorough soldier in appearance — and his manners are most courteous, and full of dignity.... | |
| Confederate - Confederate States of America - 1867 - 596 pages
...man of his a.^e I ever saw," saya an English writer, who passed some iime with him in the field. " He is fifty-six years old, tall, broad-shouldered, very well made, well set up — a thorough soldier in appearance;, and his manners are most courteous, and full of dignity.... | |
| Duane P. Schultz - History - 2002 - 486 pages
...rank formed a wreath on his collar. Colonel Fremantle of the Coldstream Guards described Lee as the handsomest man of his age I ever saw. He is fifty-six...old, tall, broad-shouldered, very well made, well set up, a thorough soldier in appearance; and his manners are most courteous and full of dignity. He is... | |
| John Cox - History - 2009 - 185 pages
...Arthur Freemantle described his first impression of him: General Lee is, almost without exception, the handsomest man of his age I ever saw. He is fifty-six...thorough soldier in appearance; and his manners are most courteous and full of dignity. He is a perfect gentleman in every respect, I imagine no man has... | |
| Richard Rollins - History - 2005 - 436 pages
...Longstreet introduced me to the commander-in-chief General Lee. Lee is, almost without exception, the handsomest man of his age I ever saw. He is fifty-six...old, tall, broad-shouldered, very well made, well set up — a thorough soldier in appearance; and his manners are most courteous and full of dignity. He... | |
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