The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-23

The subject Of the latest volume IN .u'
Great Commanders series, eIlteu p,y.nlr,I
eral James Grant Wilson, II no
I,ea." II is conceded that one ol Ia Ia
fnrorost Indications Of genius ON t'e
part Of 4 commander Is the shHl VIZ,
ne shows I'm the selection 'i MS 800
lust so. General wilson NJ r,,bIs
high order of genius In the a'HI" 80,
yor in This Great Commanders series In
the selection Of the writers Vt VS., So,
raphlcs. In no instance ''h -. laen
where a better selection Coul nav -
made TOR the special and '8lt''ir E',
contemplated lu this series AuN 80. wv
volume may this bc SAID more % ''f 49,,
OF the one under notice IT - ~
nv Gou,rll Fitzhugh Lee, Il Htp"'N ~,
the great commander. member oi ne
family. ana his cavalry c'uittna.,.'r.
throughout the war ana VINO l"'' ,
knew him as no outsider cpul'. ~ -
soldier who served under ann NJ u"N ~
stnnd his ,frlt,giCal conduct OF ms 3i
my and aided in eNr'uiliE many H..
plans The gallant genera, on ..', ~, -
mas here given us popular hIoSldp" 80
me great soldier which oitor. an lLu
mate picture OF every side of AlS ne HuH
affords one OF the most inlere,dH~ 'o.-
umes that has been issued IN l"' 7'i l 'r.
IL could hardly be possible Tor any "u.
IN d,spIav better Judgment n lrtnh5
with fIe life and military career ~ zen
pral Robert Edward Lee ihdh mas 'tu,
eral FitZhugh Lee. In the most d''"l'u
sympathy " llu MS Ali'i' 200
associations, as we'll as devoted I" -. t
cause OF the COnfeleraCy from h2H'st
convictions, there Is not IN tui' HoI"'nr
the slightest expression or Ii- i''lH. VI W.
rnncOr towards those with whom 'nty
were 50 desperately Struggling lH 49,
for four years. Now that three ar' tl'a
have passed since the great Lon''lyH
was crushed and the armies on tlS lon-
fcdcracy laid down their arms ana non
estly accepted the result OF the hHI3!I-
alloled contest, passion ana pL'Ju'l.
have pretty cmectually given pace ~
cooler judgment In the Nofu anu III
people are ready 10 do justice 10 iHc
South I'm recognizing the motives WINCH
10 a large degree actuatcd them ia thelr
devotion to the Southern 'ohtedeId,Iy,
Robert f. Lee IS a strong tAalHpIr' no
education made him above all IHlHsS a."
Nirginidn, and he was sincere lh ms ~
lief that he owed an allegiance 70 MS
State which was above tndL WhI'h ~,
owed 70 the Government OF me CHittTl
States. The fact that he had TOR thlrty-
two years been I'm the military service
of the United States, and That all o,
his military education had been furnished
by that government, weighed az noun
ing when mis- beloved state OF Virginia
seeded from the Union. TO ner Wa
his first duty and 10 her ne oucied ms
sword with the conviction thal ne was
acting a patriotic part. tie az once pc
came the military leader I'm the Couted-
eracy, although his own active opera
tions were confined To Virginia ana us
neighborhood, and there he made briI
liant record. That General Lee Is fuzzy
entitled to rank among the great com
manders every fair-mindcd man Of our
and with honest pride 10. for he was
an American with a splendid pedigree,
whose ancestors bore distinguished part
i'm the history Of our country from It's
earliest date Of English settlement
This volume is especially interesting and
valuable for the narrative which it gives
Of the operations Of the Army Of North
ern Virginia under the direct command
OF General Lee, related With apparent
perfect frankness from a Confederate
standpoint by an accomplished scholar
a gallant soldier, and an honorable gen
tleman. He handsomely recognizes Tho