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General Robert E. Lee
General Robert E. Lee (USMA, 1828) (1807-1870) Confederate general,
born in Stratford, VA. He trained at West Point, and in the Mexican
War became chief engineer of the central army in Mexico (1846). He
commanded the US Military Academy (1852--5), was a cavalry officer on
the Texan border (1855--9), and in 1861 was made commander-in-chief of
the Virginia forces. He was in charge of the defences at Richmond, and
defeated Federal forces in the Seven Days' Battles (1862). His
strategy in opposing General Pope, his invasion of Maryland and
Pennsylvania, and other achievements are central to the history of the
war. In 1865, he surrendered his army to General Grant at Appomattox
Courthouse. After the war, he became President of Washington College
at Lexington.
The son of a Revolutionary War hero, Robert E. Lee was a model cadet.
So much so, in fact, that he was dubbed the "Marble Statue" for his
nearly perfect record while at the academy. He was always ranked first
or second in his class and never earned a single demerit during his
four years at West Point. After serving with distinction in the
Mexican-American War, he went on to distinction in his native
Virginia. At the onset of the Civil War, he resigned his commission in
the US Army and took command of the Army of Northern Virginia. His
string of victories throughout that war earned him praise on both
sides of the Mason-Dixon Line and he has since earned a well-earned
reputation for excellence in the art of war. Lee's surrender to
Ulysses Grant at Appomattox Court House ended the Civil War and he was
finally pardoned of all wrong doing by President Jimmy Carter.
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Farewell to the Army of Northern Virginia
by Robert E. Lee
After four years of arduous service, marked by unsurpassed courage and
fortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled 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 that I have consented to this result
from no distrust of them; but feeling that valor and devotion could
accomplish nothing that could compensate for the loss that would have
attended the continuance of the contest, I determined to avoid the
useless sacrifice of those whose past services have endeared them to
their countrymen. By the terms of the agreement, officers and men can
return to their homes and remain until exchanged.
You may take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from the
consciousness of duty faithfully performed, and I earnestly pray that
a merciful God will extend to you his blessing and protection.
With an unceasing admiration of your constancy and devotion to your
country, and a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous
consideration of myself, I bid you all an affectionate farewell.
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"I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself."
-Robert E. Lee
"My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian."
-Robert E. Lee
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