Culpeper, Va., June 9,
1863.
I reviewed the cavalry of this section yesterday. It was a
splendid sight. The men and horses looked well. They had recuperated since last
fall. Stuart was in all his glory. Your sons and nephews are well and
flourishing. The country here looks very green and pretty, notwithstanding the
ravages of war. What a beautiful world God in His loving kindness to His
creatures has given us! What a shame that men endowed with reason and knowledge
of right should mar His gifts!
SOURCE: John William Jones, Life and Letters of
Robert Edward Lee: Soldier and Man, p. 245
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