The gold leaf., 1907-01-24
Gen. Robert E. Lee.
A Tribute Paid by Brigadier-Gen-
eraI Frederick Dent Grant on the
Occasion of the Centenary Of the
Great Confederate Commander
High Estimate of the Man.

The eldest son of the Union COM
m,nder-in-chief contributes the fol-
lowing appreciation OF the great Con-
federate commander on the occasion
of he hundredth anniversary OF Gen
FeraI Lees birth, which was celt brated
at the old Confederate capital, Rich
mOnd, Va, Jan. 18th.
From Golfers Tor Jau. 10, 1907.
Ny fath-r, General L. :. Grant,
him. They were both i'll the Mexican
war, I.e. serving on General Scott's
staff and my father as II regimentnl
lieutenant They met ut the City of
Mrxiro in 1S47, aud in 1865 ut APP
pomuttuX. General Lee told my
fattier that ne remembered that early
meeting very we'll
Lee went out OF West Point d sec
Ond lieutenant III the engineer corps
III 1929, my fathers class was 1S43.
Up to 1861, therefore, Lee had seen
over thirty years in the army. Like
General Grant, he won promotion
aud cUInmendation in the Mexican
rampni.n He was breveted colonel
for gnllantry at Chapultepec, He
| went into the service of the COnfed-
erary with II long and brilliant rec
ord As u soldier behind him
1t was my fathers Judgment that
General Lee WAS II great defensive
soldier. 1t is ii quality that is exceed
lngly valuable; and, considering that
the problem OF the South was to meet
and beat back the invading
troops from the North, no better
man could have been found to direct
| the Confederate forces. He showed
! r.al genius in his disposition of his
forces as, Tor instance, when he was
put in command Of the Army of
Northern Virginia. He made them
safe, entrenched them and secured
his line OF communication, turning
over the task of recOnnOitering the
Union position to "Jeb' Stuart.
One of his greatest assets as mil
itary leader was his personality. Ev-
cry one who met him was charmed,
and impressed by his force. The South
had perfect confidence in him-the
same sort OF enthusiasm that his
friends felt. With Lee at the front
thoughtful, experienced, calm, con-
Servative, there was no nervousness
1T Richmond. The smallest land
holder, us well Jefferson Davis HIM
self. felt that the right man was in
command.
The South WAS behind Lee; he had
the confidence of Richmond; and,
what was to the point, his whole
army believed in him. He Was a
model man, had been a model cadet
ut West Point, and his thoughtful
care of his men endeared them to
him. Once he wrote to Mrs. Lee
acknowledging the receipt of a bun
die of socks, and said that he had
just distributed 263 pairs to the
StOnewall brigade
My own impression OF the man, of
course, has been obtained largely
from what I've heard my father say
of him. not as an enemy, but rs a
noble-hearted high minded man who
had simply taken different view on
ii very vital subject That winning
personality, which had charmed the
whole South, appealed strongly to
my father.
General Lee was a beautiful, Iowa
bic character; he was the best type
of Christian gentleman. In his mill
tary character he lived up to his
motto: in planning, all dangers
should be seen; in action none, unless
very formidable.' He came OF good
Stock-he was the son of Light Horse
Uarry"-and Of a family that was
richly endowed with the power to at
tract II following. Few men have
been so human, and at the same time
held the confidence of military men
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