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# Douglas Southall Freeman

(1886–1953)   Military Historian

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Douglas Southall Freeman was a military historian.

## Quick Facts About Douglas Southall Freeman

Born May 16, 1886

Died June 13, 1953

Profession Military Historian

## About Douglas Southall Freeman

American journalist (1886–1953)... \| Douglas Southall Freeman was an American historian, biographer, newspaper editor, radio commentator, and author. He is best known for his multi-volume biographies of Robert E. Lee and George Washington, for both of which he was awarded Pulitzer Prizes.

##  Quotes by Douglas Southall Freeman

> [The man who wins is the man who hangs on just five minutes longer after everyone else has quit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-southall-freeman/the-man-who-wins-is-the-man-who-hangs-on-just-five-minutes-longer/)

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[Five](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/five/)

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> [I think the American people lose a large part of the joy of life because they do not live for generations in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-southall-freeman/i-think-the-american-people-lose-a-large-part-of-the-joy-of-life/)

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> [“We Virginians do not go to the storied shrines of the past to do worship but rather to gain inspiration.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-southall-freeman/we-virginians-do-not-go-to-the-storied-shrines-of-the-past-to-do/)

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