Show AROU D CAMP GENERAL LEE AT gettysburg southern army Officer 8 love letter sheds light on famous controversy as to diame blame tho the battle of gettysburg as aa every schoolboy knows practically decided the war of the rebellion bitter controversy tro versy has always existed between the southern generals who took part in this world famous battle as to who was to blame tor for the ill III advised assault upon the impregnable position of 0 the union troops which resulted so disastrously to tho the southern thern cause new light is shed on this interesting question in fix pictorial review wherein Is published the second installment of tho the lovo love letters of a Con confederate federa te general in which tho the blame tor for forcing the battle la is clearly put up to general lee these letters were written by a world famous general to the woman who later became his wife the situation at gettysburg Getty eburg Is described as follows on the day preceding the final assault all three sent regards to you yau find and old lewis pulled a ring from his little finger and making me take it said give this little token taken george please to her of the sunset eyes with my lovo love and tell her the old man says saya since he could not bo be the lucky dog hes mighty glad that you are dear old lewis dear old lo 10 as Ata magruder gruder always called him being short abort for lothario Lot harJo well my chula ill keep the ring for you and some day ill take it to john tyler and have it made into a breastpin and sot set around with rubles and diamonds diamond sand and emeralds just as aa we three separated to go our different ways after silently clasping hands our tears fears and prayers s voiced in the good luck old man a summons came from old peter longstreet et reet and I 1 immediately rode to the top of the ridge where he and marse robert were making a reconnaissance of meads position great godl god said old peter as I 1 came up look general eral lee at the insurmountable difficulties between our line and that of 0 the yankees the steep hills the tiers of artillery the fences the heavy skirmish line and then well have to fight our infantry against their batteries look at the ground well have to charge over nearly a mile of that open ground there under the rain ot of their canister and shrapnel nei net the enemy is there here general longstreet and I 1 am going to strike him said eald marse robert in his firm quiet determined voice about eight I 1 rode with them along our line of prostrate infantry they had bad been told to lie down to prevent attracting attention and though they had llad been forbidden to cheer they voluntarily arose and lifted in reverential adoration their caps aps to our beloved commander as afe e rode slowly along oh the re on sivility lity for the lives of such men jj these well my beloved darling clr ir fate and that of at our beloved be will be settled ere your id i clous brown eyes rest on these da ps of penciled paper your solf oia N last letter perhaps fiur ur line of battle faces ce cemetery our detachments have been hoien h forward f rw ard to support our artil bald s d which stretches over a mile fro the crests of oak ridge and TOO me nary ary ridge the men are lying 11 n 1 e rear my darling and the hot s 4 J sun gun pours poura its scorching rays al vertically down upon them the ring ing and waiting Is almost un ble now and then cheri an olive i h of hope in the shape of a er r bearing a message revives all 11 my sweetheart at one c the awful silence was broken cannon shot and then another r ain len more than a hundred guns guna u the hills from crest to base red by more inore than another hun the whole world a blazing he whole heaven a thunder en n darkness and absolute sl at C v then ian the grim and grew some on en commands then the I 1 of df the attacking columns the C odthe of the men to the positions d to them my aly brave virgin to attack in front oh god fa sy y help me m e as he be never helped TJ I 1 at rive ridden up to report to old pi 1 I 1 shall give him this letter tc 10 ao you and a package to give you oh my darling do you feel the ove love of my heart the prayer as I 1 write the fatal word 10 it now my darling I 1 go but remember always that I 1 love you with all my heart and soul with every fiber of my being that now and forever I 1 am yours yours my beloved it la Is almost three my aly soul reaches reached out to yours my prayers ill keep up a shook um turo tum tum tor for virginia and you my darling YOUR SOLDIER LOVER |