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  May I Quote You, General Lee?
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Edited by Randall Bedwell
They are men of history and of legend, the South's great generals: Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and Stonewall Jackson. The way of life they defended is gone forever, but their names and words endure. And while each of them was a loyal son of the South, many of their statements reveal them to have been individuals who were overwhelmed by the events of their time, and understandably so. They were literate, well-educated, thoughtful men, and the collection of statements in each of the books in this series shows the complexity of their thoughts and motivations, unfiltered by our modern preconceptions of what sort of people they were.
The May I Quote You, General? series is an apt testament to what is, perhaps, our most literate war. The statements in each of the books speak of duty and principle, faith and doubt, bravery in the face of battle, hard choices, the qualities of leadership, patience, reunion, and reconciliation. Running throughout each volume is the theme of how reluctant each of these men was to take up the sword against their northern countrymen.
Knowing the odds were against them, they put their careers, their fortunes, and their very lives on the line. "Never take counsel of your fears," advised Jackson. "Get there first with the most," said Forrest. "Don't get scared, now that we have got them whipped," counseled Longstreet. "It is well that war is so terrible, else men would learn to love it too much," observed Lee.
84 pages, softcover, ISBN 1-888952-34-2, Cumberland House Publishing, 1997.
What's related:
• May I Quote You, General Grant?
• See the Lee and Grant exhibition
• See The Story of Virginia online exhibition
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