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English: General Robert Edward Lee's farewell to his soldiers

Identifier: makersofworldshi00nort (find matches)
Title: Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: World history. (from old catalog) Biography
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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, crossed the fords above. Leaving about 9000 men in Fredericksburg, Lee marched, on MayI, to meet Hookers advance, which he encountered, attacked anddrove back to Chancellorsville. Dividing his force, he sent Jacksonwith one division of the army to strike Hooker in the rear.In the fighting that followed, Jackson received a mortal wound fromthe fire of his own men; but in the end the Northern army wasdriven with great Joss from the field. jMeantimc- Sedgwick had carriedthe position at Fredericksburg, and had in turn been driven across the
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440 (iKNERAL ROBERT E. LEE. river by Lee. The.se contest.s raised the confidence of General Leesarmy to the highest pitch, and he again resolved to carry the scene ofactive operations to Northern soil. Tlie campaign of 1864 began with the advance of the Northern armyunder General Grant, who crossed the Rapidan on Ala)- 4 with 120,000men. Lees opposing force was about 60,000, and he attacked his adver-sary with his usual promptitude and courage. Lees plan of striking theilank of Grants army as it passed through the Wilderness has been pro-nounced above critcism, yet Grants persistent hammering and superiorforce told the inevitable tale. Its no use killing these fellows; half adozen take the place of every one we kill ; is said to have been acommon remark in Lees army at this time. Pages might be filled with the touching scenes of the great com-manders surrender. General, cried one of his men, take back theword surrender; it is unworthy of you and of us. I have a wife andchildren in Geo

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