. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ^ to attack his communica-tions, to offer battle to suchportion of his army as might be turned upon him; or to plant himselfon the flank and in the rear of his retreating columns. The resultsin each case abundantly sustained General Lees estimate of hisantagonist ; McClellan was left behind paralyzed, and Pope met, de-feated and driven back panic-stricken to Washington. When General. PORTRAIT TAKEN JUST AT- SOLDIER, CITIZEN AND CHRISTIAN PATRIOT. 375. Lee met McClellan at Sharpsburg he was not aware that possessio
. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ^ to attack his communica-tions, to offer battle to suchportion of his army as might be turned upon him; or to plant himselfon the flank and in the rear of his retreating columns. The resultsin each case abundantly sustained General Lees estimate of hisantagonist ; McClellan was left behind paralyzed, and Pope met, de-feated and driven back panic-stricken to Washington. When General. PORTRAIT TAKEN JUST AT- SOLDIER, CITIZEN AND CHRISTIAN PATRIOT. 375. Lee met McClellan at Sharpsburg he was not aware that possession of Special Order No. 191; now historic, or was fullyadvised of his plans, yet notwithstanding McClellans advantage imthis particular, he was unable to more than partially defeat theexecution of the plans of General Lee, which the finding of thatorder revealed to him. At Sharpsburg it may well be said thatGeneral Lee was blind, and had thrown his cards down on theboard with faces up and exposed to McClellans view while he didnot know it. General Lee would certainly have captured General Burnsideand his great army had he not been removed from the commandof the Army of the Potomac along the Rappahannock. Hookersmeasure was accurately taken at Chancellorsville, and he receivedthe same treatment there which had been given McClellan at Har-risons Landing on the James. With an army less than half ofHookers, General Lee left Hooker behind him, alt
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