General Lee Quotes

• I fancy that no good ideas upon that campaign will be mentioned at any time that did not receive their share of consideration by General Lee.

  James Longstreet

  Ideas, Campaigns, Fancy

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• Attention, Texas Brigade! The eyes of General Lee are upon you. Forward, march!

  Maxcy Gregg

  War, Eye, Texas

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• General Lee, I have no division.

  George Pickett

  Division

  "Fictional character: George Pickett". "Gettysburg", www.imdb.com. 1993.

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• In her opinion, Alexander Graham Bell and Clarence Birdseye are the two greatest Americans that ever lived excluding Robert E. Lee. She believes we never lost the War Between the States, that General Lee thought General Grant was the butler and just naturally handed him his sword.

  Fannie Flagg

  War, Believe, Two

  Fannie Flagg (2012). “Daisy Fay And The Miracle Man”, p.58, Random House

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• General Lee, this is no place for you. These men behind you are Georgians and Virginians. They have never failed you and will not fail you here. Will you boys?

  John Brown Gordon

  War, Boys, Men

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• I do not want to make this charge. I do not see how it can succeed. I would not make it now but that General Lee has ordered it and expects it.

  James Longstreet

  War, Want, Succeed

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• The natural disposition of most people is to clothe a commander of a large army whom they do not know, with almost superhuman abilities. A large part of the National army, for instance, and most of the press of the country, clothed General Lee with just such qualities, but I had known him personally, and knew that he was mortal; and it was just as well that I felt this.

  Ulysses S. Grant

  Country, Army, People

  Ulysses S. Grant (1990). “Ulysses S. Grant: Memoirs & Selected Letters: Library of America #50”, p.129, Library of America

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