Life of Robert Edward Lee . attox CourtHouse, April 9. Issues his Farewell Address to his troops,April 10. Is elected President of Washington College,Lexington, Va. (now Washington and Lee University), Au-gust 4. Enters upon his duties September 18. Declaresthat he will never forsake the South. 280 LIFE OF ROBERT EDWARD LEE 1869 Publishes a new edition of the memoirs of his father,Light Horse Harry Lee. 1870 He visits the South in the spring, March and April, torecover his health. His special desire is to see the graveof his daughter. Goes to Cumberland Island, Ga., wherehis father is buried.
Life of Robert Edward Lee . attox CourtHouse, April 9. Issues his Farewell Address to his troops,April 10. Is elected President of Washington College,Lexington, Va. (now Washington and Lee University), Au-gust 4. Enters upon his duties September 18. Declaresthat he will never forsake the South. 280 LIFE OF ROBERT EDWARD LEE 1869 Publishes a new edition of the memoirs of his father,Light Horse Harry Lee. 1870 He visits the South in the spring, March and April, torecover his health. His special desire is to see the graveof his daughter. Goes to Cumberland Island, Ga., wherehis father is buried. Visits the early home of his mother,Shirley, on James River. Dies at Lexington, October AS GENERAL IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY KtONTlSPIbCK LIFE OF ROBERT EDWARD LEE BY HENRY E. SHEPHERD, , New York and Washington THE NEALE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1906 ? ?>?. > .-» i * » THE NEW YORKPUBLIC LIBRARY 3I3284A ASTOR, LENOX AND T1LDEN FOUNDATIONS R 1937 L -> AASV) Copyright, 1906, byTHE NEALE PUBLISHING COMPANY « * To the Women of the Confederacy, WHOSE EAITH HAS NEVER FALTERED, WHOSE ZEAL HAS NEVER GROWN COED, EVEN THOUGH MEN HAVE PROVED RECREANT TO THE CAUSE; WHOSE HEROISM ELICITED THE HIGHEST ADMIRATION OE LEE, I DEDICATE THIS VOLUME, IN THE HOPE THAT IT MAY LIVE WITH THE MEMORY OETHEIR GLORY AND THE ETERNITY OE HIS FAME. H. E. S. CONTENTS Part I. Robert Edward Lee, ,... 13 II. Lee as a Man, 27 III. Lee as a Soldier, 55 IV. Lee as a Husband and Father, 123 V. Lee at Lexington, 153 VI. If Lee Had Succeeded, 245 Outline of Principal Events in the Life of Lee, .... 275 ILLUSTRATIONS FacingPage. Robert Edward Lee as General in the Confederate States Arlifeofrobertedwa00shep
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