. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . ey dined. Of course,the General was too polite to eat meat in the presence of guests who had de-clined it. But later in the afternoon, when they had all gone, feeling veryhungry, he called his servant and asked him to bring him a piece of bread and ROBERT E. LEE. 671 meat. The darkey looked perplexed and embarrassed, and after scratching hishead some time said in a deprecating tone, Lord, Mas Robert, dat meat whatI sot before you at dinner warnt ours. 1 had jest borrowed dat piece of mid-dlln from one of de couriers to season de
. The library of American history, literature and biography .. . ey dined. Of course,the General was too polite to eat meat in the presence of guests who had de-clined it. But later in the afternoon, when they had all gone, feeling veryhungry, he called his servant and asked him to bring him a piece of bread and ROBERT E. LEE. 671 meat. The darkey looked perplexed and embarrassed, and after scratching hishead some time said in a deprecating tone, Lord, Mas Robert, dat meat whatI sot before you at dinner warnt ours. 1 had jest borrowed dat piece of mid-dlln from one of de couriers to season de cabbage in de pot, and seein as youwas gwine to have company at dinner, I put on de dish wid de cabbage forlooks. But when I seed you an none of de genelmen toche it I eluded you allknowed it was borrowed, and so after dinner I sont it back to de boy what itbelong to. Is mighty sorry, Mas Robert, I didnt know you wanted some, forden I would a tuck a piece offn it anyhow fore I sont it home. In the latter part of 1861, General Lee was sent to the coast of South. LIBBV IRISON IN It>S4, BEIUKE US REMOVAL TO CHICAGO. Carolina, where he planned the defenses which so long proved impregnable toall attacks of the Union forces, and which were held until the northward marchof Shermans army in 1865 compelled the evacuation of Charleston. Lee thenreturned to Virginia, and in June, 1862, he took command of the Confederateforces defending Richmond. On June 26th. he met McClellan at Mechanicsvilleand Gainess Mill; and then began that long and terrible series of batdesbetween his forces and the Army of the Potomac, which so splendidly displayedhis magnificent abilities as a commander. In defensive warfare he w^as almostinvincike. He defeated McClellan on the Peninsula. Burnside at Fredericks-burg, and Hooker at Chancellorsville. Not until Grant took command in 1864had a general been found who could successfully cope with Lee; and even 672 GETTYSBURG AND AFTER. Grant accomplished Lees final
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