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The Daily Dispatch: August 19, 1863., [Electronic resource], Order from Gen. Lee to his army. (search)
Order from Gen. Lee to his army. --The following order has been addressed by Gen. Lee to the Army of Northern Virginia: Headq'rs Army Northern Va., August 13, 1863. General Orders, No. 83. The President of the Confederate States has, in the name of the people, appointed the 21st day of August as a day of fasting, and humiliation and prayer. A strict observance of the day is enjoined upon the officers and soldiers of this army. All military duties, except such as are absolutely necessary, will be suspended. The commanding officers of brigades and regiments are requested to cause Divine services, suitable to the occasion, to be performed in their respective commands. Soldiers! we have sinned against Almightily God. We have forgotten his signal mercies, and have cultivated a revengeful, haughty and boastful spirit.--We have not remembered that the defenders of a just cause should be pure in His eyes; that "our times are in His hands"--and we have relied