Robert ELee and the Southern Confederacy, 1807-1870 . L_. t^ Ml \, 1847] The Mexican War. 2>1 turned, wrote Lee, my eyes reverted to him,and I stood by his gun whenever I was not wantedelsewhere. Oh! I felt awfully, and am at a losswhat I should have done had he been cut downbefore me. I thank God that he was saved. Hepreserved his usual cheerfulness, and I could see hiswhite teeth through all the smoke and din of thefire. Concerning the firing against the fortress,Lee wrote: The shells thrown from our batterywere constant and regular discharges, so beautifulin their flight and so destructi
Robert ELee and the Southern Confederacy, 1807-1870 . L_. t^ Ml \, 1847] The Mexican War. 2>1 turned, wrote Lee, my eyes reverted to him,and I stood by his gun whenever I was not wantedelsewhere. Oh! I felt awfully, and am at a losswhat I should have done had he been cut downbefore me. I thank God that he was saved. Hepreserved his usual cheerfulness, and I could see hiswhite teeth through all the smoke and din of thefire. Concerning the firing against the fortress,Lee wrote: The shells thrown from our batterywere constant and regular discharges, so beautifulin their flight and so destructive in their fall. Itwas awful! My heart bled for the soldiers I did not care so much for, but it wasterrible to think of the women and children. The middle of April, 1847, saw General Scottsarmy upon the march of over two hundred milesnorth-westward to the city of Mexico. In the passof Cerro Gordo, Santa Anna massed his army togive battle. Lee was sent forward by General Scottto make reconnaissances along the front and aroundthe left
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