. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ges that he wept tears of shame after the general had gone26 GENERAL ROBERT EDWARD LEE, on, to think that he had tried to wound the feelings of so noble an enemy. Nearby Stratford House, the birthplace of General Lee, stand several large hickory trees, which bear nuts as large as walnuts. During the recentencampment of theGrand Army of theRepublic at Wash-ington, numbers ofthe veterans visitedAlexandria, sixmiles below on thePotomac. An enter-prising person estab-lished a stand nearold Christ Church,where photographsof the gene
. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ges that he wept tears of shame after the general had gone26 GENERAL ROBERT EDWARD LEE, on, to think that he had tried to wound the feelings of so noble an enemy. Nearby Stratford House, the birthplace of General Lee, stand several large hickory trees, which bear nuts as large as walnuts. During the recentencampment of theGrand Army of theRepublic at Wash-ington, numbers ofthe veterans visitedAlexandria, sixmiles below on thePotomac. An enter-prising person estab-lished a stand nearold Christ Church,where photographsof the general andabout a bucketful ofthese nvits wereoffered for sale. Allwere readily sold tothe veterans of theNorth, anxious toobtain souvenirs ofthe Southern gen-eral. It is said thesupply was notnearly equal to thedemand. Thissimple incident shows how the veterans of the North regard the soldier against whose genius they had battled so bravely. The Chancellorsville campaign illustrates General Lees calm self-reliance in executing hazardous manoeuvres. Lee, writes H. TAKEN AT THE FITZHUGH RESIDENCE, ALEXANDRIA, SOLDIER, CITIZEN AND CHRISTIAN PATRIOT. 403 Swinton, with instant perception of the situation, now seized themasses of his forces, and with the grasp of a Titan swung theminto position as a giant might fling a mighty stone from a gaining his new position, however, he found his opponent helda stronger one. Consulting with General Jackson, he explainedthe relative positions of the armies and asked, How can we get atthese people, general ? You know better than I, replied hislieutenant; tell me your plans and I will do my best to carrythem out. Lee then described his plan and, as it was outlined,it is said, Jacksons eye kindled, for he appreciated the boldness ofthe proposed manoeuvre. But he simply replied: Very well, sir;my men shall move at daybreak. While this flanking movementwas being executed by Jackson, General Lee remained with some14,000 men
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