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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A reminiscence of Sharpsburg. (search)
s ordered to fall in to march to the front. A little after they had begun marching in column of fours by the right flank, the men at the head of the column saw General Lee standing with bared head and calm but anxious expression under the shade of an apple tree close beside their line of march. As they passsed he said, loud enougsurrounded them; so that by nine o'clock there was scarcely one of them to be found in the line, excepting those who belonged to the division. This speech of General Lee's, which I have never seen recorded, and which this reminiscence is written to preserve, is, I think, fully equal to that of Napoleon at the Pyramids of Egypt, preserve, is, I think, fully equal to that of Napoleon at the Pyramids of Egypt, Soldiers! from those pyramids forty centuries contemplate your actions. The two speeches are eminently characteristic of the two men. The watchword and guiding principle of the Frenchman being Glory, that of Lee, Duty. J. S. Johnston, Mobile, Ala.
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Professor Worsley's lines to General Lee. (search)
Professor Worsley's lines to General Lee. By J. William Jones. As there has been some dispute as to the authorship of the following beautiful lines, which were first published by me in Personaluently seen them in the fly leaf of Worsley's translation of the Iliad, which he presented to General Lee, and by permission of the family, not long after the General's death, my friend, Professor E.mouth, Not Homer's, could alone for me Hymn well the great Confederate South, Virginia first, and Lee. P. S. W. I found in General Lee's letter-book the following beautiful letter in reply to thiGeneral Lee's letter-book the following beautiful letter in reply to this graceful compliment from the English scholar: Lexington, Va., February 10, 1866. Mr. P. S. Worseley: My Dear Sir:--I have received the copy of your translation of the Illiad, which you so at respect, your obedient servant, [Signed] R. E. Lee. I add also another letter from General Lee to Professor Worsley, written a month later, and very appropriately inserted in this connecti
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Lee to the rear. (search)
General Lee to the rear. By Professor W. W. Smith, of Randolph Macon College. [In our narrative, in our January, 1880, mber, of three occasions on which the men vociferated to General Lee to go to the rear, we promised to give in some future isNor fairer land had a cause so grand, Nor cause a chief like Lee. We go, comrades, to drop a flower upon the graves of th he lays his hand upon the bridle-rein of his commander, General Lee, this, sir, is not your place; we will drive these peopl; will you boys? No I no! bursts from the eager lines, General Lee to the rear! General Lee to the rear; we can't do anythGeneral Lee to the rear; we can't do anything till General Lee goes to the rear, and while one reverently leads the iron-grey back through the opening line, right wherGeneral Lee goes to the rear, and while one reverently leads the iron-grey back through the opening line, right where your Guards were standing, the ringing voice of Gordon sounded forward. Not with noisy shout nor rapid rush, but with st mouth to mouth, the watch-word for the battle, Remember General Lee is looking at us ; aye, and depending on us too, was the
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 8. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), General Forrest's operations against Smith and Grierson. (search)
will perceive that it was a brilliant affair, and that it accomplished my wishes in effectually preventing General Sherman availing himself of his cavalry in his contemplated operations. That success destroyed his campaign. Dispatches from General Lee's forces, just received, are of a very gratifying character. He has overtaken the enemy, on the west of Pearl river, in a very exhausted state, from a want of provisions and forage, and a long and hurried march, and is cutting up the rear of his column. I have hopes of destroying also some of his boats that have gone up the Yazoo towards Grenada. Ross's brigade, of Lee's division, is on the river below them, and will be reinforced, and I have another brigade above them. The result of the campaign has been thus far satisfactory, and we have not as yet seen the end of it. I shall send General Forrest, without delay, into the western district, to break up the Federal elections proposed to be held there within the next ten days, and