Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Lee” in article 6 of The Daily Dispatch: March 19, 1864., [Electronic resource]:
...high top boots, blue cloth and high felt hat, without adornment save a small cord around the crown.
Thus appeared our great chieftain, our hero patriot, our Christian soldier, our beloved Robert E Lee , as a railroad traveller.
Lynchburg Virginian.
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