Robert ELee, man and soldier . result. Wlien Lee visited Richmond,a little later, the authorities informed him that the warwas substantially over—the fight was won. Lee knewbetter. And the others were to have a rude awaken-ing. Lee knew that his resources were being steadilyexhausted, and that those of the enemy were inex-haustible. Lee was at this time at the zenith of his fame as asuccessful general, yet was never more modest. Hisletter of Christmas Day, 1862, to his wife is full of thespirit of the man in his most intimate moments. Hewrites: I will commence this holy day by writing toyou. M
Robert ELee, man and soldier . result. Wlien Lee visited Richmond,a little later, the authorities informed him that the warwas substantially over—the fight was won. Lee knewbetter. And the others were to have a rude awaken-ing. Lee knew that his resources were being steadilyexhausted, and that those of the enemy were inex-haustible. Lee was at this time at the zenith of his fame as asuccessful general, yet was never more modest. Hisletter of Christmas Day, 1862, to his wife is full of thespirit of the man in his most intimate moments. Hewrites: I will commence this holy day by writing toyou. My heart is filled with gratitude to God for theunspeakable mercies with which He has blessed us inthis day; for those He has granted us from the begin-ning of life, and particularly for those He has vouch-safed us during the past year. What should becomeof us without His crowning help and protection? Oh!if our people would only recognize it and cease fromvain self-boasting and adulation, how strong would be _ SCALE OF MILES. ; Fredericksburg—Position of Union and Confederate ForcesON December 13, 1862 FREDERICKSBURG 263 my belief in final success and happiness to our what a cruel thing is war to separate and destroyfamilies and friends, and mar the purest joys and hap-piness God has granted us in this world, to fill ourhearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors,and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world!I pray that on this day, when only peace and good-willare preached to mankind, better thoughts may fill thehearts of our enemies and turn them to peace. Ourarmy was never in such good health and conditionsince I have been attached to it. I believe they sharewith me my disappointment that the enemy did notrenew the combat on the 13th. I was holding backall that day and husbanding our strength and ammu-nition for the great struggle for which I thought I waspreparing. Had I divined that was to have been hisonly effort, he would have had more of
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