This poem was first printed in the second issue of Confederate Veteran magazine, which appeared in February 1893. The author clearly was one of Lee's veteran soldiers, and although the verses are far from great poetry, they nevertheless express the affection and reverence in which Lee was still held by his men almost 30 years after the War's conclusion.

"Lee"

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