The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-09-18
koAEnr EDWARD LEE.


o$ frol. Snept erd. We think that
. che only shadow on the perfection of
Lee ~ soldier OF the very first or
Der was that ne resembled Hannibal
rathsr than Alexander the Great. or
Ca4sar. He knew how to win victories
and was unsurpassed In defensive
~erfAre. but ala not always know
(, t~w 20 resp his triumphs. How much
Ne nay have been thwarted by his
' auxlliasy> generals. or by what shil-
<ler. - translated by Colsridse. calls
~ths> unspsrftual god Circumstance -
vs may not v<nturs to oracurAly de-
ctars; bat Ne ssmed 10 somewhat lack
thee euality - conspicuous In jack
tobn sho sven more notably In Forrest.
\ AZ selsn(lsss pursuit of the snenfS and
\ ~ capturs or anAihisstion. In that
1posst Forrest vas ''heavsn- born
6eassQ5. = IKE Clivs. ana had. he bssA
~ cenhand In ths west instead Of
M yeedsu-hsadsd Bsass. and the
No. 1otd. with men llks ciebsrus
- M ~. thS wsstsr1 Army Of the
fsdsssey would havs matched In
~ 1s1ul glory ths (fiunphsl o. the
topiy os leSsthssu Virginia. hut For-
/ - ~ : pAsnouasnsr soldier. and
4 .r>(h1C ~, whlle Lss to~sr1d above
- - 8opsrsis ana IN % ne Sivic
~ npcsckiss y skoss ncrsj ausii-
~ .Ikscn sllya ps. 70 ths Aesvsnly
0k1 why - dld not after Bukn-
- VS. stsswhslminsiy and disat-
16ccly doSsslsd ! u ,yrsdsricksbufs.
~ tAs tsdsrsl ssassAI ana Me ais
\ pooHAAed srmy into the AsppahGn-
.G>>1 stvss. ar bas TIE whole sorce. !
- e&vss hs1 . sss41sfastory sxplana;
~ JAeason sdvissd night attack.
- ~ ian was not adopted. He
4r(le ~ ,yorrsst: hA cav no -vse N
, G. - Victories without sabsssadsl
4 E1pp)>A ~ bslisvsA that ( b6exsu
80 shosll ~ tsps on t6s move
~ sDoHsP eAptussd ss Asnorallssd,
\ o@ pssoRrsa' 70 ''baud 4 so)Asn
- ~ Avins snsmy," Tiiis W.
- clueas psovsrb: yorrsst psithsr
3eu ~ eareA for the epigrams OF
4 >Deove!bs q sntieuity, and 80 per.
csgu4p6. y M msss srt OF war pro.
k<1c>eD wAach sse1hsa 10 Be in dei,ancs
10 snAsrilas .stratsGv. "Givs me-" he
~ 70 BrasD. sftsr the tremendoua
, Confederate vitory at chickamauga,
q zone brigade OF Infantry and with
my cavalry. I will drive Rosecrans
into the Tennessee river. or capture
his whole army ] believe ne. you'd
!. deeerjG just = Busnslds Would
Dyo Sen eempslIsd 70 surrender st
ossseisburg hal man IKE For
- been IN command or Jackson iis-
1pksd %. the dsfsat and capture OF
pEnasds weuId have isft no orsanis-
~ army In ne north. between Lee
.An4 Hoston. lust - the capture OF
1l>teersss would have opened up the
( :wep> anA prevented the disasters that
~$t<vSssA Ss~sc uPVu w. SouoM-
~ rI4ing With DR., CASTOR. one OF
tho eAief svrgs,ons in Lees army. af.
<tgf ~ battle of Gettysburs. He said
~x1Grs Sever stepped on this plane'
/. sosA IN Srgsy as Lee led into Penn.
y syivanla- They felt capable OF de.
tpo{tne ANY. Yankee force. composed
n - - -~&x~~ = -. suo.... rx.n,,.. =. -
.ibouoht soldiers. and Lee had tn.
came opinion of them Yet Stuart
Eaf1x. and Incidentally. Ewel,. ruInet
the confederaty 80 far as they could
eovever uRconsciousiy,. In that bstsle
sn1 Lee himself. IN trying u r.pall
tht blundefs OF his generals. copn,et
too much, on.the miracles OF va,or th.s
could perform when ne ordered tn,
onset OF Picket and Pettigrew upor
he1shts which, but for Early. would
haxs ssen occupied by confedcra ts-
Afser the. nrst day's battle. Meade
II. a. askauit. would Have been cut e
pieces a. Grant was afterward a
Cold Hrrbor. and his retreat to Wash
insten would have beeh disastrous
bcycad conception. asked Msjol
Kyd Douslass what caused the re-
pulse At Gettysburg. He Answered
me ss ne had done the Comte d.
Paris. "stonewail Jackson wa,
deed" meaning that had Jackson
been alive In command of his ole
corps and along with the vanguard
commanded BY Early he would have
occupled. no Gettysburg town. bu
tn. strategic Gettysburg. the inviron
ing heights Of Little Round Top ant
osgaetery Hin
The Spiritual side.
IA But there was In Lee something SO
much Qreufer than v,,Iitsarv <,rr, "A, s,o