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England (United Kingdom) (search for this): chapter 1.19
e armies of the South, it only served to gain him friends at the North, for Lee, the soldier, was lost in Lee, the Christian. He was so truly great that he had no weaknesses to hide. He did not wrap himself in the mysteries of his great office, for the humblest private could approach him with confidence. He loved us all. What a man was he; so great, so kind, so wise! Frank Stringfellow. Virginia. Bishop A. M. Randolph. General Wolseley, commander-in-chief of the armies of Great Britain, himself a nobleman and perhaps the leading military critic of our age, closes a remarkable article upon General Lee with these words: When Americans can review the history of their last great rebellion with calm impartiality, I believe all will admit that General Lee towered far above all men on either side in that struggle. I believe he will be regarded not only as the most prominent figure of the Confederacy, but as the Great American of the nineteenth century, whose statue is well w
Wilmington (Delaware, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.19
ive, admirable. In his dignity there was no affectation, in his self-respect no petty egotism, in his judgment no unjust depreciation of others. He was great in the noblest qualities of human nature. C. A. Dana. New York. Hon. Thomas F. Bayard. I would not give my dead Ossory for any living son in England, was the proud cry of a bereaved English mother. We would not give our dead Lee for any living soldier, is the proud response of every true Virginian. Thomas F. Bayard. Wilmington, Del. Charles Dudley Warner. To my mind the greatness of Robert E. Lee lay in the admirable balance of his powers and the integrity of his character. In the long run the world recognizes this harmony of qualities in large endowment as superior to excessive brilliancy in one direction. Besides, he had the genius to be loved. As a soldier he commanded everywhere respect and admiration, and history must say that he excited less personal enmity than almost any other conspicuous acto
New Orleans (Louisiana, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.19
Palmer. It may be regarded one of the compensations of all our suffering and loss in the late civil war to have given to the world, to be embalmed in its history, such a type of the ideal man as was Gen. R. E. Lee. Hence-forth, he belongs not to us alone, joyfully as we treasure his memory, but to the country and mankind, the great example of true manliness and of all human virture, equally great in disaster and defeat as in the triumph of successful achievement. B. M. Palmer. New Orleans, La. D. M. Stone, Editor New York Journal of commerce. The memory of Robert E. Lee. To those who knew thee not no words can paint! And those who knew thee know all words are faint! Moore, Sensibility. O, he sits high in all the people's hearts. Shakspeare, Julius Coesar. such souls leave behind a voice that in the distance far away Wakens the slumbering ages. Taylor, Phil von Arl. O, mortal man! be wary how ye judge! Dante, Vision of Paradise, among the sons of me
Hartford (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.19
ind the greatness of Robert E. Lee lay in the admirable balance of his powers and the integrity of his character. In the long run the world recognizes this harmony of qualities in large endowment as superior to excessive brilliancy in one direction. Besides, he had the genius to be loved. As a soldier he commanded everywhere respect and admiration, and history must say that he excited less personal enmity than almost any other conspicuous actor in a civil war. Charles Dudley Warner. Hartford, Conn. Senator John W. Daniel. A splendid intellect and a great heart in a noble form—instinctive rectitude, modest unselfishness, artless courage—this was General Lee, the friend of humanity. Such a character no people, age or clime can claim as wholly their own. It is a possession and glory of the human race. John W. Daniel. Washington, D. C. From Henry Watterson. I cannot answer your command for a sentiment in commemoration and in homage of the great Lee better than
Wilmington, N. C. (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.19
ary commander. To a handsome and noble personal appearance, combined with finished grace and dignity of manner, was added great ability and courage, thorough military training and calm judgment, which no good or bad fortune could disturb. I regarded and do now regard him as the best ideal type of an American citizen, gentleman, and soldier. John H. Reagan. Washington, D. C. Cardinal Gibbons. General Lee was a hero of whom the whole nation is proud. James Card. Gibbons. Wilmington, N. C. Charles A. Dana, Editor New York sun. Robert E. Lee was a man of ideal personal character. He was always a gentleman, always sincere, always true, always considerate of others. His moral elevation was especially manifest in the readiness and calmness with which he bore disaster. Defeat never shook his equilibrium. Misfortune was never followed by any relaxation of his principles. His intellectual resources were prompt, broad, comprehensive, admirable. In his dignity t
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 1.19
to the Southern people, and hence to the whole country. J. M. Schofield. Washington, D. C. Admiral Porter, of the Navy. No man should hesitate to bear teof citizens who admired his private character. David D. Porter, Admiral. Washington, D. C. Gov. Campbell, of Ohio. As a Northern man, and a member of thaeal type of an American citizen, gentleman, and soldier. John H. Reagan. Washington, D. C. Cardinal Gibbons. General Lee was a hero of whom the whole nateir own. It is a possession and glory of the human race. John W. Daniel. Washington, D. C. From Henry Watterson. I cannot answer your command for a sentithe sun, Made him but greater seem, not greater grow. William L. Wilson. Washington, D. C. Rev. Dr. Moses D. Hoge. The public career of Robert E. Lee for approve; More brave for this, that he hath much to love. W. H. Milburn. Washington, D. C. A. K. M'Clure, Philadelphia times. General Robert E. Lee will
Appomattox (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.19
Southern people, and hence to the whole country. J. M. Schofield. Washington, D. C. Admiral Porter, of the Navy. No man should hesitate to bear testimony to the reputation of General Robert E. Lee as one of the greatest soldiers of the civil war. But for his generalship the Southern Confederacy would no doubt have sooner broken up, and he kept his army together under circumstances that would have appalled almost any other leader. General Lee accepted the situation after Appomattox in the true spirit which characterized all his actions, and I feel sure that when he died he had the respect of every Northern soldier and sailor, to say nothing of the thousands of citizens who admired his private character. David D. Porter, Admiral. Washington, D. C. Gov. Campbell, of Ohio. As a Northern man, and a member of that wing of the Democratic party which readily conceded anything to prevent war, yet cheerfully risked everything to preserve the Union after war had co
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.19
upon every recurrence of his birthday. As a distinguished American has said: They are worthy to be inscribed upon the pedestal of his statue. A. M. Randolph. Richmond, Va. Congressman William L. Wilson, of West Virginia. The world has already enrolled General Lee in the small number of its greatest captains. It is faencourage others to the pursuit of whatsoever things are just and true and lovely and of good report, and thus lift humanity to a higher plane. Moses D. Hoge. Richmond, Va. Professor J. J. White, Lee's intimate friend. Robert E. Lee-Supremely good and great among men. J. J. white. Washington and Lee University, Lexingtnoblest illustration: The man of amplest influence, Yet clearest of ambitious crime; Our greatest, yet with least pretence; Great in council and great in war, Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. John B. Newton. Monumental Rectory, Richmond, Va.
United States (United States) (search for this): chapter 1.19
Lee's Birthday: eminent men of the United States send sentiments for the day—ministers, soldiers, statesmen and scholars each bring an offering. January 19, 1890. —The Birthday of Robert E. Lee. The Richmond State wishes to gather from leading citizens all over the United States a brief sentiment deemed appropriate to the occasion. You will very much oblige us by sending by return mail a contribution that you may deem suitable. Such was the request sent out to a number of promineUnited States a brief sentiment deemed appropriate to the occasion. You will very much oblige us by sending by return mail a contribution that you may deem suitable. Such was the request sent out to a number of prominent men in various walks of life. Here are the answers: General J. M. Schofield, commander of the United States Army. I will say that it was the well-known character of the Southern soldiers, of which that of General Robert E. Lee was the highest type, which made it possible for the Union army to regard the Confederates not as rebels to be ether punished or pardoned, but as honorable antagonists, worthy to become trusted friends when they had laid down their arms. Thus this high char
Providence, R. I. (Rhode Island, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.19
me to think worse of them, nor indisposed me to serve them; nor in spite of failures, which I lament; of errors, which I now see and acknowledge, or of the present aspect of affairs, do I despair of the future. The truth is this: the march of Providence is so slow and our desires so impatient, the work of progress is so immense and our means of aiding it so feeble, the life of humanity is so long and that of the individual so brief, that we often see only the ebb of the advancing wave, and arecter of such strength, symmetry and attractiveness as to form an ideal which at once gratifies the intellect and satisfies the heart. Men thus endowed by nature and by grace form the models most worthy of imitation and become the bequests of Providence to coming ages. By the admiration they command and by the affection they attract, they inspire and encourage others to the pursuit of whatsoever things are just and true and lovely and of good report, and thus lift humanity to a higher plane
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