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All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government as originally organized should be administered in purity and truth.
Robert E. Lee
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Robert E. Lee
Age: 63 †
Born: 1807
Born: January 19
Died: 1870
Died: October 12
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No day should be lived unless it was begun with a prayer of thankfulness and an intercession for guidance.
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My trust is in the mercy and wisdom of a kind Providence, who ordereth all things for our good.
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I will attack no matter what and win the war!
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