Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 394
fthe Southern Confederacy, General Lee devoted allhis energies to the task of organizing the forces ofthe State and putting it in a proper condition of de-fence. . . . It was not until the autumn of 1861, that he wasassigned to duty in the field, when he was sent tosupervise and harmonize… … glibly, how fields should be won, censured General Leefor this failure. In the absence of all official documents,all of which have been lost or destroyed, it would bepalpably unjust to cast any blame on himfor the conduct of this cam-paign. . . . Whenstanding by the gravewhich had just closedover…
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