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The Daily Dispatch: March 17, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Mobile. (search)
Gen. Lee. The appointment of Gen. Lee Commander-in-Chief is one which we hail with great satisfaction. In the old army he was justly regarded as second only toGen. Lee Commander-in-Chief is one which we hail with great satisfaction. In the old army he was justly regarded as second only to Gen. Scott, and we believe that was the opinion of the Lieutenant General himself. As an engineer officer, he has confessedly no superior, and in every respect, we The same objection that was made to Gen. Washington has been alleged against Gen. Lee--too much caution; but it proved an advantage in the first Revolution, and mayns General in the Federal ranks in Buell, and he has been the most sucessful. Gen. Lee is a man of great modesty of character, but extraordinary energy, courage, andew, except by their results, what had been accomplished. The public never saw Gen. Lee, but they saw the fact that lines of defences arose round their frontiers whicr, and the purity, disinterestedness and dignity of his life, should ensure to Gen. Lee the entire confidence of the Army and the People of the South. That the c