Robert E. Lee - The New York Times
In the coming months his agility and elusiveness continually baffled superior Union forces, often turning their offensive drives into desperate defensive stands. Gettysburg to the End of the War Lee's reputation had now grown to the point that he and his army had become a major source of national unity in the Confederacy
Efforts to divert Union forces with operations in the Shenandoah Valley, including several strikes northward across the Potomac, forced Lee to contemplate how best to continue the war by abandoning the Confederate capital. Johnston, and immediately embarked on a series of skillful offensive operations that repelled the Union forces outside Richmond in the Seven Days Battles in June and July 1862
Biography for Kids: Robert E. Lee
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Did You Know? Confederate General Thomas Jonathan Jackson earned his famous nickname, "Stonewall," from his steadfast defensive efforts in the First Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas). Such a spectacle was not unusual in the army then and afterward--the rough fighters were often men of profound piety--and on this occasion the sight before him seems to have excited deep emotion in Lee
He will not be disturbed by United States authorities as long as he honors this agreement and obeys the laws where he lives.' VOICE TWO: Grant gave the paper to Lee. But even his extraordinary skill could not save the South from the industrial power of the North and its mighty armies -- armies that were well-fed and well-equipped
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Hill, after waiting until the afternoon of the 26th for the movement of Jackson to accomplish the intended purpose, pushed across the river at Meadow Bridge and drove out the force that occupied Mechanicsville. On the other hand, if we include tile capture of the garrison at Harper's Ferry, Lee had inflicted greater loss upon the enemy than he had himself suffered
Robert E. Lee - Conservapedia
You will take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from the consciousness of duty faithfully performed; and I earnestly pray that a merciful God will extend to you his blessing and protection. Years later Robert would continue relations with the Washington family by marrying a distant cousin, Mary Anne Randolph Custis, the great granddaughter of Martha Washington and heiress to several plantations
Surrender At Appomattox
With his habit of advancing to the forward echelons, Grant wore a privates' issue, his only insignia being a general stars' on twin hand-sewn epaulets on the shoulders. General Longstreet, a friend of Grant's before (and after) the war, tried to convince Lee otherwise, but stopped when he realized Lee was not listening
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Lee wrote a letter supporting his son's story, but before the letter arrived the commandant ruled in the boy's favor, meting out a punishment of 8 demerits. While his business with Lee went fairly quickly, his business with Stephens was much more drawn out, for he was here to discuss Virginia's entry into the Confederate States of America
http://www.amazon.com/Appomattox-Last-Robert-Northern-Virginia/dp/0760348170Haskew, a researcher, writer, and editor of many military history subjects for over twenty years, puts the hardship and deprivation suffered by this Army's soldiers while defending their home and ideals into proper perspective. Not only are Grant, Lee, Davis and Lincoln covered but lesser characters are covered as well including Joshua Chamberlain, Philip Sheridan, James Longstreet and several others
I will meet you, or will designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point agreeable to yell, for the purpose of arranging definitely the terms upon which the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia will be received. LEE: The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle
Appomattox: How did Ulysses S. Grant become an embarrassment of history and Robert E. Lee a role model?
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Appomattox Courthouse
It is interesting to note that McLean had moved to Appomattox after having survived the First Battle of Bull Run, much of which took place on his property in Manassas, Virginia. Duval of Philadelphia and his publisher, Joseph Hoover (both experienced professionals who by then surely knew better), the dramatic appeal of the ride along the old stage road must have seemed irresistible
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With an increasing admiration of your constancy and devotion to your country, and a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous consideration of myself, I bid you an affectionate farewell. Because at that moment Grant was still a few miles from Appomattox Court House, and could not receive direct communication from him, Lee sent flags to Meade in the rear and to Sheridan in the front, requesting a suspension of hostilities until he could communicate directly with Grant
Robert E. Lee surrenders - Apr 09, 1865 - HISTORY.com
Forced to abandon the Confederate capital of Richmond, blocked from joining the surviving Confederate force in North Carolina, and harassed constantly by Union cavalry, Lee had no other option. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1743 to a minister who died when he was four, Wadsworth was raised by his uncle, Matthew Talcott, a ship-owner from Middletown,..
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Read More McLean House (surrender site) The house provided a well furnished parlor ideal for the generals to meet and to begin ending America's largest war
To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army, but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desired to know whether your proposals would lead to that end. It began a conversation and a relationship." Likewise, the element of actual face time--as opposed to phone calls or virtual chats--can help build trust
General Horace Porter described the scene: "We entered, and found General Grant sitting at a marble-topped table in the center of the room, and Lee sitting beside a small oval table near the front window, in the corner opposite to the door by which we entered, and facing General Grant. After a series of notes between the two leaders, they agreed to meet on April 9, 1865, at the house of Wilmer McLean in the village of Appomattox Courthouse
The Surrender - Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia allowed the Federal Government to redistribute forces and bring increased pressure to bear in other parts of the south resulting in the surrender of the remaining field armies of the Confederacy over the next few months. Sherman near Durham, North Carolina (now Bennett Place State Historical Park); on May 4th General Richard Taylor, the son of 12th President of the United States, Zachary Taylor, surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama; on June 2nd General Edmund Kirby Smith surrendered the Confederate Department of the Trans Mississippi to Major General Canby; and on June 23rd General Stand Watie surrendered Confederate Cherokee Indian forces in Oklahoma
Civil War for Kids: Robert E. Lee Surrenders at Appomattox
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Appomattox Courthouse Robert E Lee Surrenders to Ulysses S Grant
As Gordon's men began to skirmish with the Federal Infantry, two Cavalry divisions converged on the Confederate lines alongside infantry of Griffin's V Corps. In the meantime, the majority of Lee's forces were setting up a temporary camp one mile north of Appomattox Court House -- the small town lying between the Confederates and the station
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