[217] Idem, p. 68.
[218] Four Years Under Marse Robert, Stiles, p. 49.
[219] The Confederate Cause and Conduct, in the War Between the States, McGuire and Christian, p. 22.
[220] See letter from his eldest son, General G. W. Custis Lee, to the Author, dated February 4, 1907, on file in Virginia Historical Society.
[221] The Confederate Cause and Conduct in the War Between the States, McGuire and Christian, p. 22.
[222] See letter from his nephew, Dr. George Ben Johnston, of Richmond, Va., dated April 17, 1907, to the Author, on file in Virginia Historical Society.
[223] See letter from his son-in-law, James Macgill, dated April 20, 1908, to the Author, on file in Virginia Historical Society.
[224] See letter from his widow, Mrs. Flora Stuart, to the Author, dated March 25, 1908, on file in Virginia Historical Society.
[225] See letter from his brother, Daniel M. Lee, to the Author, dated May 28, 1908, on file in Virginia Historical Society.
[226] See letter from his son, Colonel Richard L. Maury, to the Author, dated June 1, 1907, on file in Virginia Historical Society.