. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; Soldat, Bürger, und Christian Patriot. Manassas links die Bundeshauptstadt wehrlos. Aber die Möglichkeit, dann für eine aggressive Kampagne vorgestellt wurde weggeworfen. Mit der Niederlage der Papst auf dem Gebiet der manassas Die opportunitywas erneut vorgelegt, und General Lee bestimmt Vorteil nehmen-tage. In dieser Bestimmung hatte er das Zusammentreffen von PresidentDavis. Auf der 3d von September 1862, begann er mit den Vorbereitungen für theinvasion von Maryland. Die Armee zu diesem Zeitpunkt aufgrund der severecampaigns, durch die es geführt hatte, nicht mehr als vierzig - fivethousand wirksam

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. Gen. Robert Edward Lee; soldier, citizen, and Christian patriot. Manassas left the Federal Capital defenceless. But the oppor-tunity then presented for an aggressive campaign was thrown away.With the defeat of Pope on the field of Manassas the opportunitywas again presented, and General Lee determined to take advan-tage of it. In this determination he had the concurrence of PresidentDavis. On the 3d of September, 1862, he began preparations for theinvasion of Maryland. The army at this time, owing to the severecampaigns through which it had passed, did not exceed forty-fivethousand effective fighting men, every one of whom, however, wasready to do or die, so great was the enthusiasm inspired in them SOLDIER, CITIZEN AND CHRISTIAN PATRIOT. 227 by their noble commander-in-chief. Previous lo starting on themarch for Maryland, my Maryland, General Lee met with apainful accident, which troubled him greatly; but he continued athis duties with a fortitude that was simply heroic. With some ofthe bones of his right hand broken, which caused him keen suffer-. GENERAL J. E JOHNSTON AND GENERAL R. E. I.EE. ing, he never relaxed in his attention to ever^^ detail preparatoryto the aggressive movement he had planned. On the 5th of Sep-tember, 1S62, the passage of the Potomac was successfully accom-plished at Whites and Cheeks Fords, near Leesburg. From thePotomac Lee advanced to Frederick, Maryland, where he arrived 228 GENERAIv ROBERT EDWARD LEE, on the 6th, and made his headquarters at Monocacy, from whichpoint, being firmly established, he seized the Baltimore and OhioRailroad, and the principal roads to Baltimore, Washington, HarpersFerry and the Upper Potomac. In this position he rested a shorttime, in the hope that the people of Maryland would rally to hissupport; and many of them did so. His proclamation to the peopleof Maryland, calling upon them to rally to his standard in thedefence of their rights as a State, was not received as enthusiastic-

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