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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 3., The Confederate retreat from Gettysburg. (search)
than Pickett's division of Virginians did to-day in that grand charge upon the enemy. And if they had been supported as they were to have been,--but, for some reason not yet fully explained to me, were not,--we would have held the position and the day would have been ours. After a moment's pause he added in a loud voice, in a tone almost of agony, Too bad! Too bad! oh! Too bad! Of interest in this connection is a letter written by General Lee to Mr. Davis from Camp Orange on the 8th of August, 1863, and first printed in A piece of secret history, by Colonel C. C. Jones, Jr., in The century (old series) for February, 1876. In this letter General Lee speaks in the highest terms of his army, and says, in part: . . . We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters. Our people have only to be true and united, to bear manfully the misfortunes incident to war,