“In rural and struggling Lexington, Virginia, Lee's new postwar home, one writer joked darkly dollars were so scarce that they had to be introduced to one another when they met on Main Street.” PovertyEconomy Book:Lee: The Last Years Source: Lee: The Last Years
“The war had made some into libertines and some into serious, sober men.” WarDisciplineHardshipTribulation Book:Lee: The Last Years Source: Lee: The Last Years
“Death seemed to lose its terrors and to borrow a grace and dignity in sublime keeping with the life that was ebbing away.” DeathHopeGriefDignity Book:Lee: The Last Years Source: Lee: The Last Years