The Story Behind Lee and Jackson_s Last Meeting
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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One of the best known artworks about the Civil War is the oil painting depicting generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson conferring before the Battle of Chancellorsville. What are they talking about and what did they say? Two postwar accounts, one by Lee, provide insights.
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