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- 10692
- author: Cooke, John Esten
- title: A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee
- date: None
- words: 175397
- flesch: 60
- summary: One such incident took place on the 7th, when General Gregg attacked with about six thousand horse, but was met, defeated, and captured by General Fitz Lee, to the great satisfaction of General Lee, who said to his son, General W.H.F. Lee: Keep your command together and in good spirits, general--don't let them think of surrender--I will get you out of this. I.--The Funeral of General Lee II.--Tributes to General Lee A LIFE OF GENERAL ROBERT EDWARD LEE.
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- 19154
- author: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
- title: With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War
- date: None
- words: 125564
- flesch: 80
- summary: What have you got to say to the charge? My name is Vincent Wingfield, sir, Vincent replied quietly. Vincent Wingfield turned on his heel, and followed by Dan, a negro lad of some eighteen years old, he walked toward the house, leaving Jonas Pearson, the overseer of the Orangery Estate, looking after him with an evil expression of face.
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- 2805
- author: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
- title: With Lee in Virginia: A Story of the American Civil War
- date: None
- words: 125880
- flesch: 80
- summary: What have you got to say to the charge? My name is Vincent Wingfield, sir, Vincent replied quietly. Vincent took the sheriff's advice, and entered his name in the hotel book as Mr. Vincent.
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- 34473
- author: Hill, Ruth
- title: Robert E. Lee: A Story and a Play
- date: None
- words: 9632
- flesch: 85
- summary: For four years, the life of General Lee was a part of all men's history. General Lee called upon all the citizens to give up all the guns they owned and saw that factories turned out as much ammunition as possible.
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- 4098
- author: Hill, Frederick Trevor
- title: On the Trail of Grant and Lee
- date: None
- words: 55372
- flesch: 59
- summary: A fierce contest followed, during which Johnston was severely wounded, and Jefferson Davis, who was on the field, promptly summoned General Lee to the command. But Grant would not listen to anything of this sort, and directing that he be at once conducted to General Lee, followed an orderly who led him toward a comfortable two-story, brick dwelling in Appomattox village owned by a Mr. McLean who had placed it at the disposal of the Confederate commander.
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- 8462
- author: Dixon, Thomas, Jr.
- title: The Man in Gray: A Romance of North and South
- date: None
- words: 114441
- flesch: 88
- summary: We, older men, must halt and pray, and feel our way. I'm glad to know you, young man.
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