The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30

Lee. They know him 10 BE- brave have seen him trict
and thin that all goes well while lac remains 20 conduct
matters He Is 81 10 lose spirit and inspires the
same confidence 10 Others His kndlness OF manner 10
his men has increased this confidence He takes great
care OF bis men, and ever very particular In his
attention to their wants on the march. He would not
suffer them to be hurried without necessity, gave them
sufficient opportunities for rest and refreshment and
would inquire among them at the end OF the day how
they had stood the march, and receive any suggestions
Tor making that OF the day less rksome When the
march was necessarily hard II his custom TO
send back couriers when the point aimed
hand to encourage his weary with tho intelligence.
His men said to love to record these stories Of hs
devotion to them Ono Of the popular OF the
rebel camp lately found Its way into the newspapers and
was thus told by the Richmond Whie:--
gentleman who was In tho train from this city to
Petersburg very cold morning long ago. tells his
attention was attracted by the Efforts of young soldier
with his arm in sling to get his overcoat on. His
teeth AS well as his sound brought into
roso from his seat advanced TO him. and very carefully
and endery assisted him. drawing the gently
his wounded arm and butonng up comfortably; then
with few kind and pleasant words, returning 70 his
seat Now the officer in question was not clad In gor
geous uniform, with a brilliant wreath upon the collar
and multitude of git Ines upon the sleeves resembling
the famous labyrinth of Crete but he was clad in SO
mple suit OF gray" distinguished from the garb OF
civilian only by The three stars which every Confederate
colonel In the service by the reguat Is entitled to
wear And yet he was no other than chief general
Robert Lee who not Drawer and greater than he is
rebel bographer nir. Polardl gives the following
estimate Of the character OF he man -
No one had ever accused General Ice OF "genius"
scdate methodica man. putting duty before everything
else illustrating the unsesh and Christian ord OF vr
tue almost sublime in bis magnanimty, and uniting
with these qualities fair intellectual ability and
ceent prac al Judgment this modern copy Of Washing
had nothing with which dazzle mankind but much
with which TO win It's sober admiration 1t has often
been remarked how entirely limited by professional
tnc the circle Of intellectual accomplishments In the
old army OF the United States Thirty years IN this school
had not made General Lee an admirable Crichton."
q few common places, he knew nothing OF literature,
and never attempted to draw lustrat from history
Of accomplishments in one so famous to
admiration by the charming simplicity of q man who
knew but little outside of the line OF his duty but in that
was preemnently able and thoroughly heroic. II may
be said OF him that he Of those few seldepre-
ciating men whose magnanim ty not sentimental
and whose modesty was not unmanly
PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
The following description Of Gen. Lee Is OF from
rebel source-the correspondent OF the Charleston
Courier
You cannot imagine palmer or more transformations
looking than tho commanderin- chief Of tho Con-
federatc armies-General Lee. Take human form,
knit together full in its proportions and yet without SUI
perauity-add to it wcl-shapcd squarely b tilt head
with front whose every lire is marked with energy and
gent s, pair of keen dark eyes-brown In tho parlor
but black in the fei-th,t to embrace everything
az glance; a handsomely shaped nose, such as Napo
leon lkod TO see on his generals; mouth indica-
two OF an iron will, and countenance whose
natural expression is one of gentlencss and be-
neyolenca cover the head mouth and lower part of the
lace with heavy growth of short gray hair invest the
whole figure With grace, and unassumng conscious
OF strength purpose and position let IL speak TO
you In voice whose tones Of politcness vary
whether uttered to the highest the lowest in rank and
you have as fun and complete description as can give
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