Robert ELee and the Southern Confederacy, 1807-1870 . ted by my am sorry the vault is so dilapidated. You do not mention thespring, one of the objects of my earliast recollections. How myheart goes back to those happy days. A visit to Cumberland Island on the coast gavehim the first sight of his fathers tomb: The gar-den was beautifully enclosed by the finest hedge ofwild olive I have ever seen. As the Federal fleetsbegan to make attack, he said: The contest mustbe long, and the whole country has to go throughmuch suffering. In the midst of multiplied labours and anxieties,there was r
Robert ELee and the Southern Confederacy, 1807-1870 . ted by my am sorry the vault is so dilapidated. You do not mention thespring, one of the objects of my earliast recollections. How myheart goes back to those happy days. A visit to Cumberland Island on the coast gavehim the first sight of his fathers tomb: The gar-den was beautifully enclosed by the finest hedge ofwild olive I have ever seen. As the Federal fleetsbegan to make attack, he said: The contest mustbe long, and the whole country has to go throughmuch suffering. In the midst of multiplied labours and anxieties,there was restiveness, and, perhaps, jealousy amongsome of his subordinate ofificers. Yet Lee preservedhis calm, dignified bearing throughout, so that Gov-ernor Pickens was led to say, General Lee is aperfect head, quiet and retiring. His reserve isconstrued disadvantageously. Early in February the Federal movements weremore aggressive. Burnside passed inside PamlicoSound with a fleet and an army of twelve thousand,and captuted Roanoke Island. New Berne was in. MARY RANDOLPH CUSTIS, GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER OF MARTHA DANDRIDGE CcUSTIs) WASHINGTON, AND WIFE OF ROBERT E. UEE. 18621 Atlantic Coast Defenses. 131 their hands by the 14th, and Fort Macon by the26th. On February il a Federal force was estab-lished on Edisto Island. But the mainland was notreached in any vital point. Success had crownedLees policy of abandoning all exposed points asfar as possible within reach of the enemys fleet ofgunboats, and of taking interior positions where wecan meet on more equal terms. With an utterly inadequate force and poor equip-ments, Lee had neutralised the operations of a largeFederal armament on land and sea. His works con-tinued to stand the test of every assault. His innerlines were never shaken. But now the cloud ofwar was growing dark around Richmond, and ahasty message from President Davis, March 2,hurried him back to Virginia. On March 13, 1862,to General Lee was assigned the task of superintend-
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