. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ..^e^!cI^^IM^^^^^. GENERAL IN WEST VIRGINIA, AUGUST, lS6l. (1/4) ROBERT EDWARD LEE. Events of the Years i8^g-62—Beginning of the Secession War—Lees Resignation from the United States Army—Appoint-ment to the Command of the Confederate Army ofVirginia—West Virginia Campaign—SouthernCoast Defences—Defence of Richmond. ... Holding the converse with a conviction as firm as an article of religious faith, I seetoo clearly to admit of denial that minds of the highest order of intellect, and hearts of thepurest integrity of purpos
. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. ..^e^!cI^^IM^^^^^. GENERAL IN WEST VIRGINIA, AUGUST, lS6l. (1/4) ROBERT EDWARD LEE. Events of the Years i8^g-62—Beginning of the Secession War—Lees Resignation from the United States Army—Appoint-ment to the Command of the Confederate Army ofVirginia—West Virginia Campaign—SouthernCoast Defences—Defence of Richmond. ... Holding the converse with a conviction as firm as an article of religious faith, I seetoo clearly to admit of denial that minds of the highest order of intellect, and hearts of thepurest integrity of purpose, have been brought to different conclusions.—John QuincyAdams, in a Debate upon States rights under the Constitution. By a singular chance, it befell that the last important dutyperformed by Colonel Robert E. Lee as an officer in the Army of theUnited States, was in connection with a dramatic event which mightbe called the lever de rideatt of the Civil War. This event wasnone other than the John Brown raid at Harpers Ferry. Brownstruck his blow for the liberation o
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