. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ichmond. While the South had been lulled to sleep, as it were, by thebattle of Manassas, the North, greatly aroused at the disaster, hadprepared to prosecute the war still more vigorously. The military-resources of the South had been plainly underestimated. It wasnow obvious that the North had to fight with a dangerous adver-sary, and that the people of the South were entirely in earnest. SOLDIER, CITIZEN AND CHRISTIAN PATRIOT. 205 General McClellan, who had now been removed from his postof commander-in-chief of the armies of t
. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ichmond. While the South had been lulled to sleep, as it were, by thebattle of Manassas, the North, greatly aroused at the disaster, hadprepared to prosecute the war still more vigorously. The military-resources of the South had been plainly underestimated. It wasnow obvious that the North had to fight with a dangerous adver-sary, and that the people of the South were entirely in earnest. SOLDIER, CITIZEN AND CHRISTIAN PATRIOT. 205 General McClellan, who had now been removed from his postof commander-in-chief of the armies of the United States, andassigned to the command only of the army to operate against Rich-mond, landed his forces on the Peninsula, as we have said, and, afterseveral actions of an obstinate description, advanced toward theChickahominy, General Johnston, the Confederate commander, de-liberately retiring. Johnston took up position behind this stream,and, toward the end of May, McClellan crossed a portion of hisforces and confronted him before the Confederate IN THR TRENCHKS. 3o6 GENERAL ROBERT EDWARD LEE,
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