. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ^g/jjihiiJSI .fv^iii^)*:* A>i:«**^!u(luii ^.•f:?! «kI. ROBERT E. LEE IN lS(;:i It was with the gravest misgivings that Lee began his invasion of the North in ISfi;!, He wastoo wise a general not to realize that a crushing defeat was possible. Yet. with Vicksburgalready doomed, the effort to win a decisive \ in the East was imperative in its impor-tance. Magnificent was the courage and fortitude of I/ees maneuvering during that longmarch which was to end in
. The photographic history of the Civil War : thousands of scenes photographed 1861-65, with text by many special authorities . ^g/jjihiiJSI .fv^iii^)*:* A>i:«**^!u(luii ^.•f:?! «kI. ROBERT E. LEE IN lS(;:i It was with the gravest misgivings that Lee began his invasion of the North in ISfi;!, He wastoo wise a general not to realize that a crushing defeat was possible. Yet. with Vicksburgalready doomed, the effort to win a decisive \ in the East was imperative in its impor-tance. Magnificent was the courage and fortitude of I/ees maneuvering during that longmarch which was to end in failure. Hitherto he had made every one of his veterans count fortwo of their antagonists, but at Gettysburg the odds had fallen heavily against him. Jackson,his resourceful ally, was no more. Longstreet advised strongly against giving battle, but I-eeunwaveringly made the tragic effort which sacrificed more than :i third of his splendid army.
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