"[W]e made a great mistake in the beginning of our struggle, and I fear, in spite of all we can do, it will prove to be a fatal mistake. We appointed all our worst generals to command our armies, and all our best generals to edit the newspapers." | by: | Robert E. Lee
(1807-1870) General-in-Chief of the Confederate States army |
Date: | 1865 |
Source: | Personal Reminiscences, Anecdotes, and Letters of Gen. Robert E. Lee, 1875 |
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