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Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 General Orders no. 83 re: day of fasting and prayer

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07177 Author/Creator: Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 Place Written: HQ Army of Northern Virginia Type: Document signed Date: 1863/08/13 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

After Gettysburg: "Soldiers! we have sinned against Almighty God . . . we have not remembered that the defenders of a just cause should be pure in his eyes--that our lives are in his hand, and we have relied too much on our own arms for the achievement of our independence."

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