. Westmoreland County, Virginia : parts I and II : a short chapter and bright day in its history. nerals, in his opinion of the English-speaking race. Lord Wolseley, speaking of him not only as the greatestsoldier of his age, but also the most perfect man I ever met,says in his personal memoirs: A close student of war all my (his^life, and especially of this Confederate War, and with a fullknowledge of the battles fought during its progress, repeatinghis judgment that General Lee was the greatest of all modernleaders, compares his campaign of 1863 with that of Napoleonsof 170n, Speaking of his
. Westmoreland County, Virginia : parts I and II : a short chapter and bright day in its history. nerals, in his opinion of the English-speaking race. Lord Wolseley, speaking of him not only as the greatestsoldier of his age, but also the most perfect man I ever met,says in his personal memoirs: A close student of war all my (his^life, and especially of this Confederate War, and with a fullknowledge of the battles fought during its progress, repeatinghis judgment that General Lee was the greatest of all modernleaders, compares his campaign of 1863 with that of Napoleonsof 170n, Speaking of his visit to General Lee, he says: I havetaken no special trouble to remember all h(> said to me then (1862)and during subsequent conversations, and yet it is still fresh inmy recollection. But it is natural that it should be so, for he wasthe ablest General, and to me seemed tbe greatest man I ever con-versed with ; and yet I have had the privilege of meeting VonMoltke and Prince Bismarck, and at least on one occasion had avery long and inten-(>ly interesting conversation with the 7^f^^^^ ^^^..^ 7 Cm/I / (. -- WESTMOhlJLAND tOLXT)\ \ IIOIIMA 73 General Lee was one of the few men who ever seriously iiiij)rcsseflme, and awed me, with their natural and inherent greatness. Fortyyears have come and gone since our meeting, and yet the majestyof his manly bearing, the genial, winning grace, the sweetness ofhis smile, and the impressive dignity of his old fashioned style ofaddress, Come back to me amongst the most cherished of myrecollections. His greatness made me humble, and T never feltmy own individual insignificance more keenly than I did in hispresence. His was indeed a beautiful character, and of him itmight truthfully be written : In righteousness he did judge andmake war. Says Lord Wolseley again: I desire to make known to thereaders not only the renowned soldier, whom I believe to havebeen the greatest of his age, but to give some insight into the char-acter of o
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