Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, whose audacity and operational skill prolonged the Confederate cause against far greater numbers until Appomattox.
"It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it."
"Duty is the sublimest word in our language."
It is well that war is so terrible, otherwise we should grow too fond of it.
— Robert E. Lee
Duty is the sublimest word in our language.
