. Leading American soldiers. region of the severe strain he had passed through had made himprematurely old, and in 1868 it became plain that his strengthwas fatally undermined. For two years more he graduallyfailed. On the 28th of September, 1870, after a day spentin the discharge of administrative duties, he returned homefor the evening meal. He stood at the head of the table toask a blessing according to his custom, but remained speech-less, and slowly sank into his chair. He was tenderly movedto his bed and there, surrounded by the anxious love of the 310 LEADING AMERICAN SOLDIERS
. Leading American soldiers. region of the severe strain he had passed through had made himprematurely old, and in 1868 it became plain that his strengthwas fatally undermined. For two years more he graduallyfailed. On the 28th of September, 1870, after a day spentin the discharge of administrative duties, he returned homefor the evening meal. He stood at the head of the table toask a blessing according to his custom, but remained speech-less, and slowly sank into his chair. He was tenderly movedto his bed and there, surrounded by the anxious love of the 310 LEADING AMERICAN SOLDIERS whole South, he lingered until the 12th of October. In hislast minutes he was dimly visited by the mighty shades of hisfaithful comrades, for the last words he murmured were:Tell Hill he must come up. Thus died this great soldierand great man, one of the greatest produced by his race, anhonor to Virginia, an honor to the United States, of which hewas bom and of which he died a citizen, and an honor to theAnglo-Saxon
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