...never whipped us, Sir, unless there were four to one.' Or, as Lee put it to his troops at Appomattox, 'the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources'.' Grant insisted that, while he did command vastly greater numbers of men, the South enjoyed a major...

...After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of North Virginia, has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the brave survivors of so many hard fought battles who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have...

...Orders No. 9, his farewell to his troops: After four years of arduous service, marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia...resources. I need not tell the survivors of so many hard-fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to this result...

...Army of Northern Virginia April 10, 1865 After four years of arduous service, marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia...overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the brave survivors of so many hard fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have...

...following General Order No. 9 to his men:' After four years of arduous service, marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia...overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the brave survivors of so many hard-fought batdes, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have...

...by Lee) the following day. "After four years of arduous service," it began, "marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia...overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the brave survivors of so many hard-fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have...

...Lee's "Farewell Address" to his troops was: "After four years of arduous service, marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia...compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources." The address, General Orders No. 9, was actually written by Charles Mitchell, a member of Lee's staff....

...Northern Virginia, April 10, 1865. " A A FTER four years of arduous service, marked by unsurL\ passed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern •*....resources. I need not tell the survivors of so many hard-fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last, that I have consented to this result...

...to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the survivors of so many hard-fought battles, who have remained steadfast to the last,...result from no distrust of them: but, feeling that valour and devotion could accomplish nothing that could compensate for the loss that would have attended...

.../y^___— -— ^ affectionate farewell. " AFTER FOUR YEARS of arduous service, marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia...overwhelming numbers and resources. I need not tell the brave survivors of so many hard-fought battles, General Lee, pictured here on His favorite Horse, was...