Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-02-22

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Chas. S. Venable, in an address be-
fore the Association Of the Army Of
Northern Virginia, October so, 1873,
closed by saying, MY comrades, I feel
that I have given but feeble picture
of this grand period in the history Of
this time of trial of our beloved South,
history which is great gift of God,
and which We must hand down as
holy heritage to our children, not to
teach them to cherish a spirit OF bitter
ness or a love for war, but to show
them that their fathers bore them
selves worthily in the strife when to
do battle became a sacred duty. He
role history is the living soul Of ma
tons renown. Comrades, we need not
weave any fable borrowed from Scan
dinavian lore into this woof Of our
history to inspire our youth with ad-
miratjon Of glorious deeds in freedom S
battle done. In the true history Of
the Army Of Northern Virginia, which
laid down its arms not conquered, but
wearied with victory, YOU have rec
ord Of deeds of yalor, Of unselhsh con-
secration to duty, and faithtulness in
death, which viii teach our sons and
our sons sons how to die for liberty.
Let US see that it shall be transmitted
to them
To meet the argument that these
opinions are from Southerners, and to
prove that the North might well be
proud to claim Robert +. Lee as an
American, these extracts from North
ern pens are given. Gen. Winfield
Scott is known to have been an ar
dent admirer Of Lees and to have
pronounced him the very best soldier
be boI ovar soon in the field
He also said, Robert Z. Lee is
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