General Lee Discusses Why He Lost at Gettysburg

After the war, former Confederate General and current president of Washington College Robert E. Lee discussed various aspects of the war with mathematics instructor William Allan, who kept copious notes of the conversations. Of particular interest is Lee's thoughts about the loss at Gettysburg. "Life on the Civil War Research Trail" is hosted by Ronald S. Coddington, Editor and Publisher of Military Images magazine. Learn more about our mission to showcase, interpret and preserve Civil War portrait photography at militaryimagesmagazine.com and shopmilitaryimages.com. Image: Library of Congress. This channel is a member of the YouTube Partner Program. Your interest, support, and engagement is key, and I'm grateful for it. Thank you!

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