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Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative, Chapter 23: the fall of 1864 (search)
, but the employees of the departments under Custis Lee, the marines and sailors of our little fleet8000 men, with six generals— Ewell, Kershaw, Custis Lee, Dubose, Hunton, and Corse—all captured. d a small supply of rations. Here we found Gen. Lee. While we were getting breakfast, he sent fo occurring between his father, Gen. Wise, and Gen. Lee at Farmville at this time, which I quote:— beard with a coarse towel as we approached. Gen. Lee, exclaimed my father, my poor brave men are lerything like defiance by his kindness. . . . Gen. Lee inquired what he thought of the situation. Sof any man killed hereafter is on your head. Gen. Lee stood for some time at an open window lookinghe fields, and made no response. Well might Lee say, My burdens are heavy enough! Gen. Wise haan hour, it brought also a letter from Grant to Lee, as follows: — April 7, 1865. Generalf Northern Virginia. U. S. Grant, Lt.-Gen. Lee, at that moment, happened to be near Mahone's l[9 more.