“Then the Union forces burned the University of Alabama.' Uncle Wiggens opened and closed his fists, wriggling his fingers. I think they… — Kristin Levine Copy Share Image
“A young women asked Lee what he would do. Lee replied, "I shall welcome him into my home, show him all the… — Clint Johnson Copy Share Image
“Richmond's newspaper questioned how a senior general could not even get two of his own generals to cooperate with him. They nicknamed… — Clint Johnson Copy Share Image
“We were almost back to the jail with our second load, and I was just beginning to think we might pull this… — Kristin Levine Copy Share Image
“Saw the face of Robert Lee. Incredible eyes. An honest man, a simple man. Out of date. They all ride to glory,… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“They rode for a while in silence, a tiny island in the smoky stream of marching men. Then Lee said slowly, in… — Michael Shaara Copy Share Image
“None of this means of course that Robert E. Lee wasn't influenced by his father, or didn't inherit some of his better… — Michael Korda Copy Share Image
“Vegetables were almost nonexistent, and what passed for meat was either rancid or pure fat. The men were surviving on crackers and… — Jeff Shaara Copy Share Image
“Uncle Wiggens ain't really my uncle, everyone just calls him that. He's over eighty and fought in the War Between the States.… — Kristin Levine Copy Share Image
“On Lee as commander: "He had a cheerful dignity and could praise them (his men) without seeming to court their favor.” — Shelby Foote Copy Share Image
“Harvey Hill expressed no regrets for his mulishness and no sympathy for what Lee was seeking to accomplish. “Genl. Lee is venturing… — Stephen W. Sears Copy Share Image
“Lee replied: "Tell your friends it is unworthy of them as women, especially Christian women, to cherish feelings of resentment against the… — Clint Johnson Copy Share Image
