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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Ceremonies connected with the unveiling of the statue of General Robert E. Lee, at Lee circle, New Orleans, Louisiana, February 22, 1884. (search)
all human story, The path of Duty be the way to glory! Historical sketch of the R. E. Lee Monumental Association. The R. E. Lee Monumental Association of New Orleans had its origin in that grand outburst of tributary grief at the death of Lee, which, while it covered his tomb with the votive offerings of the good and wise of all civilized nations, prostrated the people of the Southern States of this Union in peculiar and unutterable woe. The Association was organized November 16th, ct, there was such an assemblage of the people as has never been seen in the Southern States. The seats were filled with ladies, while the circle and even the streets approaching it were crowded by the multitude eager to do honor to the memory of Lee. Amongst the many distinguished persons in attendance were the President of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, his daughters, and Misses Mary and Mildred Lee, daughters of the great soldier and patriot, in whose honor the monument was ere
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A visit to Beauvoir—President Davis and family at home. (search)
atification that I had had the privilege of seeing at his home, eating with at his table, and mingling in free social intercourse with the great statesman, the peerless orator, the gallant soldier, the stainless Christian gentleman, the devoted patriot, whom, with one voice, the Confederate States called to be their chief, who never betrayed their trust, but who was true in war, and has been true in peace—who did not desert during the war and has not deserted since. What true Confederate—what true citizen of any section of the country—can fail to join in the earnest prayer that Heaven's choicest blessings may rest upon that beautiful home at Beauvoir — that his last days may be his best days, and that he may finally rest in peace, wear the fadeless crown of victory, and rejoice in the plaudit of the Great Captain—Well done, good and faithful servant—when he shall join Lee and Jackson and others of our Christian soldiers in that bright land where war's rude alarms are n
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address of honorable B. H. Hill before the Georgia branch of the Southern Historical Society at Atlanta, February 18th, 1874. (search)
ring these discussions. I know he consulted with General Lee fully, earnestly, and anxiously before this removashamed of my own unworthiness if I did not venerate Lee. I would scorn my own nature if I did not love Davis.and admire both. There are some who affect to praise Lee and condemn Davis. But, of all such, Lee himself wouLee himself would be ashamed. No two leaders ever leaned, each on the other, in such beautiful trust and absolute confidence. with the good in the great hereafter, then Davis and Lee will meet where wars are not waged, and slanderers arntents at home and in high places, took more men from Lee's army than did Grant's guns. The same agencies creations simply because of military talents or success. Lee was right. It is contrary to the very genius and sahad adopted and acted upon the grand truth uttered by Lee, he would have lived deeper in the affections of his outhern wisdom and fidelity. The graves of Davis and Lee will become Meccas for journeying, sorrow-stricken pi
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Address delivered by Governor Z. B. Vance, of North Carolina, before the Southern Historical Society, at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, August 18th. 1875. (search)
igns. Dead men do tell tales, and tales which cannot be disputed. Almost the only commands in Lee's army which were intact and serviceable at Appomattox, were North Carolina brigades, and the sta in the State, five months supplies for sixty thousand men, and that for many months previous General Lee's army had been almost entirely fed from North Carolina. Public sentiment rigidly forbadeetter condition, hailing from old North Carolina, were standing by the great Virginia chieftains, Lee and Johnston, when the bugle sounded the melancholy notes of surrender, than from any other Stateroposition made to me was that I should take steps to withdraw the North Carolina troops from General Lee's army, which would force him to surrender and thus end the war. It may be that my friend's rd nor would negotiate any treaty which involved the destruction of his own government, and as General Lee would only hold out a few days or weeks longer, it was deemed important by those gentlemen to
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The campaign from the Wilderness to Petersburg—Address of Colonel C. S Venable (formerly of General R. E. Lee's staff), of the University of Virginia, before the Virginia division f the Army of Northern Virginia, at their annual meeting, held in the Virginia State Capitol, at Richmond, Thursday , October 30th, 1873. (search)
were across the river with him on the 5th. General Lee had less than fifty-two thousand men of alle beginning was revealed one great point in General Lee's bold strategy, and that was his profound and presented itself in his pathway. That General Lee's bold strategy was very unexpected to the nt reminiscences of the previous campaign. General Lee soon sent a message to Longstreet to make aanic, entirely across the plank road, where General Lee and the gallant Hill in person helped to rartillery pits on the left of the road where General Lee was giving directions and assisting Generalg his troops. It was here that the incident of Lee's charge with Gregg's Texas brigade occurred. e brave men and their magnificent behavior, General Lee spurred his horse through an opening in there line, as it rushed on, the cry, Go back, General Lee! go back! Some historians like to put thiurning operation on the evening of the 7th, General Lee, with firm reliance on the ability of a sma[7 more...]
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Long's memoir of General R. E. Lee. (search)
secretary and confidential staff-officer of General Lee, and afterwards as Chief of Artillery of th the rising soldier of the army. The life of Lee from the Mexican war to the breaking out of the clearly the invaluable service rendered by General Lee as commander-in-chief of the Virginia forces a man—and the remainder of the memoirs of General Lee's military career are therefore the work ofpters as follows: West Virginia Campaign, where Lee sacrificed his own reputation rather than to sa Gettysburg was lost, not by any mistake of General Lee or any failure on the part of his brave boyf our lines, the retreat, and the surrender—General Lee as a soldier, gives the estimate of an ableoubt the propriety of padding the book with General Lee's official reports, which have been frequenpers] and Colonel Charles Marshall, who was General Lee's military secretary after General Long wen G. W. Custis Lee, at West Point, but which General Lee said, at the time, he never wrote, General [27 more...]<
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Field telegrams from around Petersburg. (search)
General Early reports on the 8th that McCausland had arrived in Hardy, having sustained very little loss. Statements in Northern papers of his defeat untrue. Some commander should relieve Ransom. I think it best to send Fitz. Lee's senior brigadier. Will do so if you approve. R. E. Lee, General. Petersburg, Va., 10th August, 1864. General Wade Hampton, Stony Creek: If Sheridan's command has gone, move at once with all your division (exclusive of Dearing) north of James river. General Lee will relieve your pickets. Call at headquarters for orders. R. E. Lee, General. 10th August, 1864. Colonel S. W. Melton, A. A. G., War Office, Richmond: Don't let the proposition for the relief of the poor people here be lost sight of. The Chief Commissary states that he has heard of no action in the matter. W. H. Taylor. Petersburg, Va., 10th August, 1864. General R. S. Ewell, Commanding Chaffin's Bluff. I think the camp at Dutch Gap is probably the marines. Could not Ca
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 14. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Book notices. (search)
sought to be made by the narrative is that Grant encountered Lee with about equal forces, and steadily drove him back until hd—that Grant was always eager to push the offensive and that Lee persistently refused to fight except behind heavy entrenchments—that Lee's losses were nearly, if not fully as heavy as Grant's, and that Grant's campaign was a splendid success which rAs soon as Grant with his immense host, crossed the Rapidan, Lee moved out and attacked him—Lee made no move in the campaign fair fight—Grant did more entrenching on that campaign than Lee, and his entrenchments were (because of greatly superior facmense odds in numbers and resources against which he fought, Lee out-generalled Grant at every point, whipped him in every battle, and finally forced him, after losing more men than Lee had, to sit down to the siege of Petersburg, which position he mincoln, and Grant, and Sherman, and Sheridan, but Davis, and Lee, and Sidney Johnston, and Stonewall Jackson, and Stuart, an