151 years ago today: Saturday Aug. 8 1863 LEE LAMENTS LATEST - TopicsExpress



          

151 years ago today: Saturday Aug. 8 1863 LEE LAMENTS LATEST LOSSES “I, therefore, in all sincerity, request your Excellency to take measures to supply my place,” the telegram read. It was from Robert E. Lee and it was a letter of resignation to Jefferson Davis. The season that started with the amazing triumph of Chancellorsville had ended in the futility of Gettysburg, contributing to a deep depression in Lee. His physical health had not been good either, with a possible heart attack and repeated assaults of digestive disorders. Davis declined the resignation.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 19:39:46 +0000

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