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"GENERAL R. E. LEE."
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
I approached him and said, "Do you think it would be possible for me to see General Robert E. Lee, the President of the University?"
— from The Art of Public Speaking by J. Berg (Joseph Berg) Esenwein
The Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee commanding, was on the south bank of the Rapidan, confronting the Army of the Potomac; the second, under General Joseph E. Johnston, was at Dalton, Georgia, opposed to Sherman who was still at Chattanooga.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
'But, before you go,' rejoined Emily, 'let me ask you—Had Signor Montoni left Count Morano, when you quitted the hall?' 'O no, ma'am, they were alone together.'
— from The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Ward Radcliffe
Well, my guest to-day is from such a place, Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in the beautiful Southland, with memories of good old General Robert E. Lee and of that brave soul, John Brown who, like every good Booster, goes marching on—” There were two especially distinguished guests: the leading man of the “Bird of Paradise” company, playing this week at the Dodsworth Theater, and the mayor of Zenith, the Hon.
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis
GENERAL R. E. LEE.
— from Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
[146] General references: Eliphas Levi, Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie (Paris); Paracelsus; A. E. Waite, The Occult Sciences (London, 1891).
— from The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by W. Y. (Walter Yeeling) Evans-Wentz
They shall cause to be observed toward you the honors, grace, rewards, exemptions , licenses, preeminences, prerogatives, and immunities, and all other things which you ought to possess and enjoy as our warden and keeper of the said fortress; and which must be kept for you in the same way as they are possessed and held by the wardens and keepers of the fortresses of these our kingdoms entirely and completely, so that no omission shall be made to you.
— from The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898—Volume 34 of 55, 1519-1522; 1280-1605 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century by Antonio Pigafetta
[2] LITTLE FOLKS' PLAYS OF AMERICAN HEROES GEORGE WASHINGTON BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ABRAHAM LINCOLN ULYSSES S. GRANT ROBERT E. LEE JOHN JOSEPH
— from Robert E. Lee: A Story and a Play by Ruth Hill
When riding from the field of battle with General Robert E. Lee on the previous day, I informed him that he would be assigned to the command of the army, vice General Johnston, wounded, and that he could make his preparations as soon as he reached his quarters, as I should send the order to him as soon as arrived at mine.
— from The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2 by Jefferson Davis
GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE.
— from The Blue and the Gray; Or, The Civil War as Seen by a Boy A Story of Patriotism and Adventure in Our War for the Union by Annie Randall White
[285] S. Gregorii Registrum Epistolarum, Lib. VI.
— from Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 11 (of 20) by Charles Sumner
It had a very long white face, with great round eyes like an owl’s and black hair standing on end to a great height.
— from St. Andrews Ghost Stories Fourth Edition by William Thomas Linskill
The Virginia State Historical Society is housed in Richmond in the building used by General Robert E. Lee as a residence during the Civil War.
— from The Washington Historical Quarterly, Volume V, 1914 by Various
I had never asked a commission of the Confederate government, but the warfare I had been conducting had attracted the attention of Gen. Robert E. Lee, who not only complimented me in general orders published to the army, but at his request the President of the Confederate States sent me a commission as captain, with authority to organize a company of cavalry.
— from Mosby's War Reminiscences; Stuart's Cavalry Campaigns by John Singleton Mosby
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