“Gen. Robert E. Lee was present, and, ignoring the action and presence of the negro, arose in his usual dignified and self-possessed manner, walked up the aisle to the chancel rail, and reverently knelt down to partake of the communion,… — Charles Bracelen Flood Copy Share Image
“Lee had a low opinion of black abilities, and thought that Virginia would be better off it its freed black population now migrated south… — Charles Bracelen Flood Copy Share Image
“His special gift was the ability to see the essence of a worthwhile suggestion and to relate it to what was already in existence… — Charles Bracelen Flood Copy Share Image
“Death seemed to lose its terrors and to borrow a grace and dignity in sublime keeping with the life that was ebbing away.” — Charles Bracelen Flood Copy Share Image
“The war had made some into libertines and some into serious, sober men.” — Charles Bracelen Flood Copy Share Image
“Lee crushed this idea in a few words. “If I took your advice, the men would be without rations and under no control of… — Charles Bracelen Flood Copy Share Image
“In rural and struggling Lexington, Virginia, Lee's new postwar home, one writer joked darkly dollars were so scarce that they had to be introduced… — Charles Bracelen Flood Copy Share Image
“Gen. Robert E. Lee was present, and, ignoring the action and presence of the negro, arose in his usual dignified and self-possessed manner, walked… — Charles Bracelen Flood Copy Share Image
“In a few minutes, Lee and Grant reached across to each other from their horses and shook hands. When they met again, Grant would… — Charles Bracelen Flood Copy Share Image
